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Christopher Eames
Does the Mesha Stele Say Omri Reigned 40 Years?
A case of numeric exaggeration using a symbolic number? Is it reason to discount a literal interpretation of the 1 Kings 6:1 Exodus timeline?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 24
A 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Inscription Demanding Tribute Found in Jerusalem
‘Excitement on a level I can’t remember ever experiencing,’ one Assyriologist said.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 21
The Curious Conflict Between Radiocarbon Dating and Early Egyptian Chronology
An Egyptian history far
younger
than chronologists said? Here’s the decades-old dating battle you probably haven’t heard of, over Egypt’s earliest history.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 20
A Tale of Two Benayas—3,000 Years Apart
A story of ‘a place and a name’ on Israel’s northernmost border
By
Christopher Eames
Putting Solomon Back Into the Song of Songs
Textual critics claim the Song of Songs is a late composition, certainly not the 10th-century
b.c.e.
product of King Solomon. They are wrong, says Prof. Gabriel Barkay.
By
Christopher Eames
The Hebrew Year 5786 (ה’תשפ”ו)—or Is It?
The consequential chronological debate you may have never heard of
By
Christopher Eames
• September 21
Nimrod: Hunting the Hunter
Strongman of legend—and actual history?
By
Christopher Eames
Who Was the Pharaoh Who ‘Knew Not Joseph’?
He’s often identified with Ahmose I. Here’s a case for someone else, although not so far removed.
By
Christopher Eames
• September 1
The Book of Judges Fails to Mention an Egyptian Presence in Canaan—Or Does It?
A biblical conundrum sometimes characterized as killing the early Exodus and conquest theory. Does it?
By
Christopher Eames
• August 25
Thoughts on Velikovskian Chronology—From One of Its Staunchest Former Proponents
Perspective from the late Dr. Herman Hoeh, an employee of our namesake—one of the theory’s most ardent early supporters
By
Christopher Eames
• August 22
What Age Was Terah When He Begot Abram—70 or 130?
It’s one of the more ambiguous points in the biblical genealogies. And—despite a commonly calculated answer to this question—here’s a case for 70.
By
Christopher Eames
• August 18
Did Nimrod Build the Tower of Babel?
Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the tower of Babel. Is this true?
By
Christopher Eames
First Temple Period Bulla Discovered—Could It Reference King Josiah’s Servant?
The Temple Mount Sifting Project announces the discovery of yet another bulla (seal impression) from Jerusalem.
By
Christopher Eames
• July 30
Et-Tell: Joshua’s Ai After All?
Anticipation—and some skepticism—in awaiting publication of the latest findings, as heralded by a recent Expedition Bible episode
By
Christopher Eames
• June 23
New Research Reveals Dead Sea Scrolls Older Than Previously Thought
An extremely consequential new study—with especially interesting implications for the book of Daniel
By
Christopher Eames
• June 6
Discovered: Lachish Ostracon Bearing Biblical Name ‘Shaphan’
A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)
By
Christopher Eames
• May 25
Revealed: Unique 1,500-Year-Old Menorah-Adorned Stone Capital
A striking artifact unveiled to the public for Israel’s 77th Independence Day
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• May 1
Shiloh Sacrifices: Canaanite or Israelite?
Unlocking the secrets of Shiloh’s
favissa
By
Christopher Eames
Jericho, Ai, Hazor: Investigating the Three Cities ‘That Did Joshua Burn’
Does the archaeological evidence match the conquest account?
By
Christopher Eames
Hezekiah’s Fatal Miscalculation? Evidence for ‘Trust in That Broken Reed, Egypt’
Near-decimation of the kingdom of Judah—the result of an unholy alliance?
By
Christopher Eames
The Hyksos: Evidence of Jacob’s Family in Egypt?
There are some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names.
By
Christopher Eames
The ‘Genesis Tablets’: An Introduction to the Wiseman Hypothesis
An alternative theory to the Documentary Hypothesis, relating to the earliest composition of the Bible
By
Christopher Eames
• March 24
Did Nimrod Build the Tower of Babel?
Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. Is there really no inherent association between man and building?
By
Christopher Eames
• March 21
Review:
Thutmose IV as the Exodus Pharaoh: Chronological and Astronomical Considerations
A new book from Wayne A. Mitchell and David F. Lappin
By
Christopher Eames
• February 10
Uncovering the Biblical City of Sodom
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of nuclear-level devastation at an ancient site near the Dead Sea. But is it in the right place, at the right time? Is it Sodom?
By
Christopher Eames
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