Feb 17 Blog
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 18 Blog
By: BAS Staff
Although the famous “brother of Jesus” inscription on the so-called James Ossuary has been authenticated by two world-class paleographers, not everyone is convinced that the inscription is authentic.
Sep 14 Blog
In a BAR article, epigraphy scholar Christopher Rollston asks a seemingly straightforward question: What is the oldest Hebrew inscription?
May 1 Blog
By: Hershel Shanks
According to scholar Christopher Rollston, there are many examples of the marginalization of women in the Bible.
May 19 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
This is an update to our original coverage of the Mt. Ebal inscription as first published in Bible History Daily on April 25, 2022. In […]
Mar 5 Blog
Within 48 hours, a supposedly ancient ostracon containing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great went from being authenticated by leading experts to […]
Sep 18 Blog
By: Jonathan Laden
A volunteer looking through dirt that had been excavated from Robinson’s Arch in 2013 found a 1-cm impression of a seal. The impression, or bulla, […]
Sep 17 Blog
Two First Temple period seals were discovered in the Givati Parking Lot excavations in Jerusalem. One seal belonged to a woman named Elihana bat Gael.
Jul 23 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
The Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) July 18, 2013 press release is crowned with an extraordinary headline: King David’s Palace was Uncovered in the Judean Shephelah.
Jan 14 Blog
By: Robert Cargill
The Jerusalem Column is the first inscription from the Second Temple period where the full spelling of the Hebrew name of Jerusalem appears.
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