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Museum of the Bible

Posted inNews

US Restitutes 17,000 Looted Artifacts to Iraq

by Hakim Bishara July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

“This is the largest return of antiquities to Iraq,” said Iraq’s culture minister Hassan Nazim.

Posted inNews

Museum of Bible Returns 5,000 Artifacts With “Insufficient” Provenance to Egypt

by Hakim Bishara January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

The US Department of Homeland Security returned the artifacts to Cairo yesterday, concluding Egypt’s efforts to retrieve the items since 2016.

Posted inOpinion

The True Cost of Museum Fakes

Avatar photo by Erin L. Thompson March 26, 2020March 9, 2021

The Museum of the Bible recently admitted all of its Dead Sea Scroll fragments are forgeries. But when fake antiquities are donated to museums, taxpayers lose.

Posted inOpinion

Museum of the Bible Has Jumped the Ark

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Do we really have to explain to the CEO of the Museum of the Bible that archaeologists didn’t find the rock that killed Goliath?

Posted inArt

Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible Revealed as Forgeries

Avatar photo by Michael Press October 24, 2018October 24, 2018

The museum, not unfamiliar with scandal, failed to perform due diligence before showcasing the scrolls.

Posted inArt

An Illegal Archeological Dig in the West Bank Raises Questions About the Museum of the Bible

Avatar photo by Michael Press June 22, 2018October 23, 2018

The Museum of the Bible has been funding a number of scholarly projects, including an illegal excavation in the West Bank that will certainly influence how the public understands the Bible and the ancient world.

Posted inOpinion

The Illegal Papyrus Trade and What Scholars Can Do to Stop It

by Roberta Mazza March 1, 2018March 2, 2018

In 2012, a remarkable artifact appeared on eBay — and my research into its origins raised troubling questions.

A Hobby Lobby location in Georgia and one of the seized cuneiform tablets (illustration by Benjamin Sutton/Hyperallergic)
Posted inIn Brief

Hobby Lobby Turns Over 245 More Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton January 19, 2018

Last year, the craft store chain agreed to hand over 5,548 antiquities that it had improperly imported.

Posted inArt

As the New Museum of the Bible Opens, Questions About its Scholarship Remain

Avatar photo by Michael Press November 20, 2017

The Museum of the Bible has the potential to reach a much greater audience than any individual scholar and there is real concern that it will selectively use scholarship to promote an evangelical Protestant view of the Bible and religion.

Posted inIn Brief

Hobby Lobby Busted for Illegally Importing Thousands of Iraqi Antiquities

by Claire Voon July 6, 2017July 6, 2017

The US government has raised serious questions about the origin of thousands of ancient artifacts being purchased for a Hobby Lobby-supported museum.

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