Scholars Debate “Jezebel" Seal

Even before it went to press, Marjo Korpel’s recent BAR article, “Fit for a Queen: Jezebel’s Royal Seal,” made a splash. Professor Korpel’s bold identification of a seal with the infamous Biblical Jezebel—a claim based on a reconstruction of the artifact—elicited a major critical furor.

Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers

“The forgery trial of the century” is reaching a climax. Will the case collapse? Why has it taken so long? Why has the Israeli government not called so many of the people on its witness list? Hershel Shanks explains where the trial stands; experts with insight into the case are invited to comment.

Seal Controversy: From Temech to Shlomit

Although a recently found seal apparently does not belong to the Biblical figure that excavator Eilat Mazar at first suggested, it now seems that it bears another name known from the Bible.