Biblical Archaeology Sites
Jan 16
Byzantine Monastery Unearthed in Egypt
In the biblical imagination, the desert is never empty. It is a charged landscape: dangerous and barren, yet paradoxically fertile with spiritual possibility. The Israelites […]
Jan 8
Who Were the Maccabees and What Did They Do?
By: Megan Sauter
Who were the Maccabees, what did they do? From priests to kings, the Maccabees created an independent Jewish kingdom in the second century BCE. Their […]
Dec 31
Digging Through Time at Chorazin
By: Achia Kohn-Tavor
If you find yourself navigating the winding roads north of the Sea of Galilee, past the familiar markers of Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes, […]
Dec 5
The Ten Lost Tribes
By: BAS Staff
“So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.” This is how the Book of 2 Kings summarizes the Assyrian conquest […]
Nov 29
Baptismal Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
By: Robin Ngo
In 2015, UNESCO added the archaeological complex at Al-Maghtas, Jordan—called the Biblical “Bethany beyond the Jordan”—to its World Heritage List. Another tradition places the baptismal site on the west bank of the Jordan River—in Israel.
Nov 26
Church of St. Stephen’s Mosaic Masterpiece
By: BAS Staff
Visitors to Southern Israel can now admire one of the most elaborate Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in the country. Soon after it was unearthed in […]
Nov 13
When Did Christianity Begin to Spread?
By: BAS Staff
How old is Christianity? Churches are among Biblical archaeology findings that hold the answer.
Nov 4
Where Is Biblical Bethsaida?
By: Samuel DeWitt Pfister
The ancient village of Bethsaida frequently mentioned in the Gospels is believed to be located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, but where precisely the abandoned city lies remains a fiercely-debated question among scholars.
Oct 21
King David’s Tomb–A Closer Look
By: BAS Staff
The Hebrew Bible makes it clear that King David and his successors were buried somewhere on the narrow ridge of the City of David near the Gihon Spring where the earliest city of Jerusalem was located. But where exactly? In an early-20th-century excavation, Raymond Weill believed he had discovered the royal necropolis, but many have challenged the identification. Was Weill right?
Oct 7
The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
By: BAS Staff
Italian excavators working in Capernaum may have uncovered the remnants of the humble house of Peter that Jesus called home while in Capernaum.
