News
Mar 19
Azekah’s Stunning New Do
By: Sabine Kleiman, Manfred Oeming, Oded Lipschits
Clay nude female figurines are a common find at Late Bronze Age sites in the southern Levant. Typically hand-sized and made from a mold, these […]
Mar 4
King Hezekiah in the Bible: Royal Seal of Hezekiah Comes to Light
By: Robin Ngo
For the first time, the royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible has been found in an archaeological excavation.
Feb 16
The Animals Went in Two by Two, According to Babylonian Ark Tablet
By: Noah Wiener
A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.
Jan 1
Deciphered Dead Sea Scroll Reveals 364-Day Calendar
By: Robin Ngo
Researchers recently deciphered one of the last two remaining Dead Sea Scrolls. Written in code, the scroll describes a 364-day calendar used by the Qumran community that lived in the Judean Desert.
Dec 9
Israel’s Oldest Chinese Inscription Found on Mt. Zion
Excavators with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology made an unexpected discovery while excavating on Jerusalem’s Mt. Zion: a […]
Dec 5
Scholars Identify Biblical King Balak on the Mesha Stele
By: Robin Ngo
Scholars have proposed a new reading of the Mesha Stele: one line refers not to the “House of David,” but to the Moab king Balak from the story of Balaam in the Bible.
Nov 19
When Was the Hebrew Bible Written?
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 7
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.
Sep 19
The Gospel of the Lots of Mary
By: Robin Ngo
AnneMarie Luijendijk has identified a previously unknown Late Antique text containing oracles called The Gospel of the Lots of Mary.
Sep 15
What Color Was Tekhelet?
By: Robin Ngo
In the Bible, a shade of blue called tekhelet was God’s chosen color for the ancient Israelites. Tekhelet drapes adorned Solomon’s Temple, and tekhelet robes were worn by Israel’s high priests. What was the actual color of ancient tekhelet and tzitzit?
