Nov 29
By: Robin Ngo
When was the Hebrew Bible written? Ostraca with Hebrew inscriptions excavated from the Iron Age fortress at Arad in Israel may provide clues, say researchers from Tel Aviv University.
Nov 25
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
This is the first part of an exclusive Bible History Daily series on historical texts that are important for understanding the history and world of […]
Nov 18
By: André Lemaire
The Mesha Stele details the victories of King Mesha of Moab over the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It was found at Dibon, the capital […]
Nov 11
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The oldest Canaanite sentence has been discovered at the site of Tel Lachish, according to an article published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology. The […]
Sep 27
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
In a BAR article, epigraphy scholar Christopher Rollston asks a seemingly straightforward question: What is the oldest Hebrew inscription?
Sep 16
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
According to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), an incredibly rare papyrus with Paleo-Hebrew text dating to the time of the First Temple has been recovered […]
Aug 24
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The use of passages from the Book of Psalms as decorative motifs is a common practice today, but this is by no means a new […]
Jul 24
By: Robin Ngo
Alan Millard examines the Proto-Canaanite script of the earliest alphabetic text ever found in Jerusalem. What can it tell us about literacy during the time of David and Solomon?
Jul 21
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Archaeologists officially announced the discovery of a 3,100-year-old inscription from the site of Khirbet al-Ra‘i that may be evidence of Gideon the Judge. Khirbet al-Ra‘i, […]
Jul 12
By: Marek Dospěl
Just like their pagan neighbors, Jesus’s followers of the first Christian centuries would commonly resort to protection amulets to guard themselves from illness and any kind of harm.
