Bible History Daily
Oct 16
Archive of Hittite Tablets Discovered
Editor’s Note: This article includes a reference to infant death and may be distressing to some readers. International Archaeology Day is this weekend, and Bible […]
Oct 16
Did Northern Scribes Help Write the Bible?
By: Clinton J. Moyer
In the late eighth century BCE, the Assyrian Empire conducted a series of military campaigns that devastated the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The onslaught drove […]
Oct 15
Alternative Facts: Domitian’s Persecution of Christians
By: Mark Wilson
“Alternative facts” and “fake news” are not just a contemporary phenomenon. On occasion ancient writers similarly tried to spin their version of the truth. One such claim was that Roman emperor Domitian was a great persecutor of Christians.
Oct 15
Where Are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Where are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Today, the exact locations of six of the seven ancient Wonders of the World are known. Yet, the […]
Oct 14
Ancient Toilets, Timeless Troubles
Gastrointestinal issues are a common part of the human experience, the most extreme of which can turn fatal if left untreated, an awareness that receives […]
Oct 14
Byzantine Synagogue Uncovered in the Golan
Archaeologists have long suspected that an ancient synagogue lay beneath the ruins of an abandoned village in the western Golan. Now, they have finally found […]
Oct 13
What Did Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem Look Like?
Fifty years ago, leading Israeli scholar Michael Avi-Yonah constructed a now-iconic model of Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem. How accurate is it?
Oct 13
The Stones of Herod’s Temple Reveal Temple Mount History
By: BAS Staff
Building and furnishing the Herodian Temple involved more than stone quarrying and laying, but the stones and foundations of Herod’s Temple can give us clues to Temple Mount history.
Oct 12
What Is the Bar-Kokhba Revolt?
In the early second century CE, the southern Levant was home to a diverse population of Judeans, Nabataeans, Greeks, Samaritans, and others, whose languages, customs, […]
Oct 11
The Emmaus Trail
By: Henri Gourinard
In this post, Henri Gourinard, master tour guide and lecturer at the Polis Institute in Jerusalem, describes the competing views on the location of Emmaus, […]
