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Ancient Pergamon - Biblical Archaeology Society Pergamon was important not only for having the second largest library of the Roman empire, but because that is apparently where the codex (the bound book) was invented, in the 200s BCE Between the first and fourth centuries CE, the codex overtook the scroll as the preferred format for first Christian, then eventually all, Greco-Roman literature
The Church of Laodicea in the Bible and Archaeology Mark R Fairchild of Huntington University explores the Laodicean church’s lukewarm reputation, while examining the recent archaeological excavations at Laodicea, Turkey, in his article “Laodicea’s ‘Lukewarm’ Legacy: Conflicts of Prosperity in an Ancient Christian City,” published in the March April 2017 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review
pergamon Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerce or to visit the famous Asclepion, a center of medical treatments
throne of satan Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerce or to visit the famous Asclepion, a center of medical treatments
Paul’s First Missionary Journey through Perga and Pisidian Antioch . . . Acts indicates that Paul deliberately traveled to cities with Jewish populations Perga was a major city, and the presence of a Jewish community there made it an ideal base for Paul’s first missionary journey through Anatolia
Virtual Museum Tours - Biblical Archaeology Society Ishtar Gate, sixth century B C E , Pergamon Museum, Berlin Bearing a dedicatory inscription by King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate served as a grand entrance to ancient Babylon Jewish captives, including the prophet Daniel, may have passed through this gate
Dating Babylon’s Ishtar Gate - Biblical Archaeology Society The Ishtar Gate, housed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin Courtesy Rictor Norton , CC BY 2 0 , via Wikimedia Commons Babylon’s famous Ishtar Gate was commissioned by King Nebuchadnezzar II, but was it completed during his lifetime?
Medicine in the Ancient World - Biblical Archaeology Society Surgical Techniques Surgical techniques in the ancient world could be surprisingly advanced The famous Roman physician Galen (c 129–199 A D ), who was born in ancient Pergamon near the Asklepion, is generally regarded as the most accomplished medical researcher of the Roman world, and some of his surgical procedures would not be seen again until modern times
Sarah Yeomans - Biblical Archaeology Society It also touches upon what we know of medical culture in cities which Paul, and possibly Luke, visited By considering material from cities such as Tarsus, Pergamon and Ephesus – and the roads in-between – we bring into focus what the life of Luke, an Imperial-era physician in Asia Minor, may have looked liked