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dead sea scrolls

Jun 20

Can AI Date the Dead Sea Scrolls?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

First discovered in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the most important collections of ancient texts ever found in the lands of the […]

Jun 20

Oldest Deep-Sea Shipwreck Found Near Israel

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While surveying the floor of the Mediterranean 55 miles off Israel’s coast, the international energy company Energean made a startling find: the oldest deep-sea shipwreck […]

Cropped illustration shows Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, where God gave them the command to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). Photo: From Charles Foster, The Story of the Bible (1897).

Jun 19

What Does the Bible Say About Infertility?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Joel S. Baden and Candida R. Moss analyze the Biblical portrayal of infertility in the Biblical Views column “Reevaluating Biblical Infertility.”

Codex Bezae. Image: Cambridge University Library/ff.288v & 289r from Nn.2.41.

Jun 19

Does the Gospel of Mark Reveal Jesus’ Anger or His Compassion?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In the fifth-century C.E. Codex Bezae, an early edition of the New Testament written in Greek, the Gospel of Mark describes Jesus’ anger before healing a leper (Mark 1:41). While later scribes changed Jesus’ anger to compassion, it is likely that Codex Bezae preserves the original reading.

King Taharqa wearing two royal cobras on his headdress. Photo by ALFGRN, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

Jun 18

King Taharqa of the Kingdom of Cush

By: Marek Dospěl

As the mighty Assyrian army of King Sennacherib was getting ready to attack Judah at the close of the eighth century BC, the Judahite King […]

Modern tefillin, painted black, being strapped to the arm. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA.

Jun 18

What Color Were Ancient Tefillin?

By: Jennifer Drummond

Tefillin, commonly known as phylacteries in English, are Jewish ritual leather cases containing Bible verses written on tiny scrolls, strapped on the forehead and arm […]

Pompeii

Jun 17

New Paintings Found at Pompeii

By: Lila Wolk

Archaeologists working in Pompeii have uncovered yet another house filled with magnificent wall paintings. Nicknamed the House of Phaedra, which like the rest of the […]

edomite-goddess- qitmit

Jun 17

Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible?

By: Megan Sauter

During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of the Jordan River. Recent archaeological discoveries vastly increase our understanding of these kingdoms and their religion.

Entrance to the Cave of Salome. Courtesy Nir-Shimshon Paran and Vladik Lifshits

Jun 16

Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Constructed in the late Second Temple period (first century BCE–first century CE), the Cave of Salome is a massive burial estate among the sprawling hills […]

Machaerus Rendering

Jun 15

Machaerus: Beyond the Beheading of John the Baptist

By: BAS Staff

According to the Gospels, Herod Antipas had John the Baptist imprisoned and killed at the request of the beautiful Salome. Josephus locates the event at Machaerus. The archaeological finds paint a clear picture of this magnificent site’s colorful but bloody history.

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