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Christopher Eames
The Bible ‘Is Not History’—Because It Doesn’t Cite Sources?
So goes a recent claim. If only the biblical authors had remembered to cite their sources … or did they?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 11
The Hebrew Year 5785—or Is It?
A significant chronological debate you may have never heard of
By
Christopher Eames
• October 2
Another First Temple Period Seal Found in Jerusalem—Could It Belong to a Biblical Figure?
Who was ‘Yehoezer, son of Hoshayahu’?
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• September 1
How Long Was the Reign of King Saul?
We know the regnal lengths for the other kings of Israel and Judah. Why the comparative ambiguity surrounding King Saul?
By
Christopher Eames
• August 21
Children of Jethro: Spotlighting the Druze Community
Tragedy brings into world focus one of the most enigmatic communities living in northern Israel (and beyond).
By
Christopher Eames
• August 6
After 156 Years, Has the
Mmst
Mystery Finally Been Solved?
Hundreds of King Hezekiah’s handle inscriptions bear the enigmatic term. Dr. Daniel Vainstub presents a fascinating new solution to the riddle.
By
Christopher Eames
Esther in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Only one biblical book is missing from the massive corpus of manuscripts. Or is it?
By
Christopher Eames
The Book of Esther: Fact or Fiction?
Did the events the book of Esther describes really happen?
By
Christopher Eames
Earliest Deep-Sea Shipwreck Ever Discovered Found Off Israel’s Coast
A 3,300-year-old vessel laden with hundreds of Late Bronze Age Levantine storage vessels
By
Christopher Eames
• June 19
Coin Hoard Discovered in Lod
A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• June 18
Where Is Mount Sinai? Part 2: Journey to Jabal Musa
In this second installment of our two-part series, we retrace the Israelites’ journey into the southern Sinai Peninsula—to Jabal Musa.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 14
Where Is Mount Sinai? Part 1: Not in Saudi Arabia
A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 12
Was Rahab Really a Canaanite?
Against the backdrop of biblical history and archaeological discovery lies a theological conundrum—and a fascinating solution.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 7
Was Rahab Really a Prostitute?
Yes—here’s what those who call her profession into question leave out.
By
Christopher Eames
• June 5
What Would We Know About Ancient Israel—If We
Didn’t
Have the Bible?
Quite a lot, it turns out
By
Christopher Eames
• May 31
Another Second Temple Period Gold ‘Child’s Ring’ Found in Jerusalem!
A 2,300-year-old treasure from the City of David
By
Christopher Eames
• May 27
The Khirbet Qeiyafa Shrine Model: Insights Into Biblical Architecture
What a 3,000-year-old artifact reveals about royal Solomonic construction
By
Christopher Eames
Does the Bible Describe Moses as Having Horns?
A preposterous question, surely. But perhaps you have noticed the artistic depictions. What does the biblical passage that they are derived from really
mean?
By
Christopher Eames
• April 28
Was David and Solomon’s Jerusalem a ‘Godforsaken’ Place?
What does archaeology tell us?
By
Brad Macdonald
and
Christopher Eames
Is This Moses?
No evidence of the man in Egyptian history—so goes the common refrain. Or is there?
By
Christopher Eames
Latest Round in Mount Ebal Saga: Curse Tablet Hit by One-Two-Three Punch. But Is It a Knockout?
Three successive articles in the
Israel Exploration Journal
take aim at the Mount Ebal ‘Curse Inscription.’ Do they provide the knockout blow?
By
Christopher Eames
• March 26
The Number 666—in the Hebrew Bible?
An infamous number from the New Testament book of Revelation, but it is also found in the Hebrew Bible. Does it carry the same negative connotations?
By
Christopher Eames
• January 16
Uncovering the Identity of Melchizedek: Dead Sea Scroll 11QMelch
For thousands of years, speculation has abounded as to the true identity of Melchizedek—then out of the wilderness came a Dead Sea Scroll.
By
Christopher Eames
• January 12
A Tale of Two Flags
Comparing the origins and symbols of the Israeli and Palestinian flags—and the insight they give into a continual conflict
By
Christopher Eames
• December 12, 2023
Biblical Archaeology and Israel at War: Lessons From the Fall of France
How was the world’s strongest army defeated in six weeks?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 27, 2023
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