Temple at Jerusalem
Jul 11
The Temple Mount in the Herodian Period (37 BC–70 A.D.)
By: Leen Ritmeyer
Archaeological architect Leen Ritmeyer presents drawings of the Temple Mount in the Herodian period.
Jun 29
Did King Ahab Worship Yahweh?
How many temples existed in ancient Israel? Most people think the answer is simple: one. According to the Bible, Jerusalem (in the Southern Kingdom of […]
Jun 17
Teasing the Temple in the Dead Sea Scrolls
By: Clinton J. Moyer
Comfort, comfort my people! –Isaiah 40:1 When Cyrus and the Persians brought an end to the Babylonian Exile and decreed that communities exiled by the […]
Jun 1
Moza Rewrites History, Again
A new study from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Moza, just west of Jerusalem, argues that the site’s prehistoric residents mastered a sophisticated plaster […]
Apr 22
Who Was the Ethiopian Eunuch?
It is common in the Acts of the Apostles to present brief episodes of evangelization that move rapidly across space, with little sustained interest in […]
Apr 10
39 Sites in Lebanon Gain UNESCO Protection
In a decision prompted by a request from the Lebanese government, UNESCO granted enhanced protection status to 39 sites across Lebanon under the 1954 Hague […]
Mar 23
Elite Old Kingdom Tombs Discovered in Aswan
A recent excavation by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has uncovered a cluster of rock-cut tombs in the Aswan region, near Egypt’s southern […]
Feb 6
“Render Unto Caesar” and the First Jewish Revolt
Two coins from the First Jewish Revolt (66–74 CE) have been found among the numismatic material excavated at Carchemish. Located on the Euphrates River in […]
Jan 26
Babylonian Texts Complicate Bible’s Image of Nebuchadnezzar
In biblical memory, Nebuchadnezzar II (604–562 BCE) looms large as an agent of catastrophe. He appears across multiple biblical books—2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, […]
Jan 17
The Doorways of Solomon’s Temple
By: Megan Sauter
In the Bible, the inner shrine of Solomon’s Temple is described as having five mezuzot. What are they? The question has puzzled Biblical scholars for centuries. Does a recently discovered shrine model from Khirbet Qeiyafa hold the answer?
