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Who Were the Phoenicians?
Who Were the Phoenicians?
What history and archaeology tell us about the ancient world’s ‘red men’
By Mihailo S. Zekic • December 16, 2021
‘Thou Shalt Not Seethe a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk’: Peculiar Scripture Illuminated by Archaeology
‘Thou Shalt Not Seethe a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk’: Peculiar Scripture Illuminated by Archaeology
Why is this biblical command repeatedly used in the context of harvesting fields?
By Christopher Eames • July 27
Zeus’s Thunderbolt, Pharaoh’s Arm: The God of Israel’s Inversion of Pagan ‘Powers’
Zeus’s Thunderbolt, Pharaoh’s Arm: The God of Israel’s Inversion of Pagan ‘Powers’
Biblical examples of the humiliation of pagans—through an inversion of their own (archaeologically attested) powers and attributes
By Christopher Eames • July 24
Think You Know Your Biblical Figures? The Hebrew Pronunciation of Their Names Might Surprise You
Think You Know Your Biblical Figures? The Hebrew Pronunciation of Their Names Might Surprise You
Shlomo, Rivkah, Shimshon—the English language has done a real number on the names of these famous biblical characters (and many more).
By Christopher Eames • July 19
Prof. Gershon Galil Presents Translation of ‘Jerusalem’s Earliest Inscription’
Prof. Gershon Galil Presents Translation of ‘Jerusalem’s Earliest Inscription’
By Armstrong Institute Staff • July 14
Were the Seafaring Denyen the Tribe of Dan?
Were the Seafaring Denyen the Tribe of Dan?
By Samuel McKoy • July 11
‘Gezer Doth Burn With Fire’—Last Monday, As a Matter of Fact
‘Gezer Doth Burn With Fire’—Last Monday, As a Matter of Fact
An accidental grass fire engulfs Tel Gezer.
By Christopher Eames • July 9
Minimalism’s Answer to Bible Historicity: Bible Accuracy Only ‘Coincidental’?
Minimalism’s Answer to Bible Historicity: Bible Accuracy Only ‘Coincidental’?
A curious method of explaining away archaeologically corroborated biblical accuracy
By Christopher Eames • July 7
Meet Avital—The Mazar You Might Not Have Heard About
Meet Avital—The Mazar You Might Not Have Heard About
Few could have matched the prodigious work ethic of Dr. Eilat Mazar—except, perhaps, her sister.
By Armstrong Institute Staff
AIBA’s Bible Translation: The Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
AIBA’s Bible Translation: The Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
A note to our readers, clarifying a potentially confusing issue
By Armstrong Institute Staff • June 30
New Discovery: Jerusalem Elites Were Imbibing on Vanilla-Laced Wine Before City’s Fall
New Discovery: Jerusalem Elites Were Imbibing on Vanilla-Laced Wine Before City’s Fall
Evidence of wine-soaked opulence in the city’s final moments—just as the Prophet Jeremiah described
By Christopher Eames
Riddle Me This: Why Did King Hiram Pay Solomon for Cities He Didn’t Want?
Riddle Me This: Why Did King Hiram Pay Solomon for Cities He Didn’t Want?
Renaissance Italy, dueling mathematicians, and a peculiar account of the Bible’s “wisest” men
By Christopher Eames • June 25
‘And Rehoboam Built … Lachish’
‘And Rehoboam Built … Lachish’
An interview with archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel on the eve of new excavations
By Brent Nagtegaal • June 23
Sir Winston Churchill’s Thoughts on Bible Minimalism
Sir Winston Churchill’s Thoughts on Bible Minimalism
By Christopher Eames • June 22
Ancient Shiloh
Ancient Shiloh
By Armstrong Institute Staff
Job and the Great Pyramid
Job and the Great Pyramid
Have you heard the theory that the biblical Job built the Great Pyramid?
By Christopher Eames • June 18
An Objective Look at Radiocarbon Dating
An Objective Look at Radiocarbon Dating
Carbon dating can be an extremely helpful archaeological tool. But is it the reliable, objective silver-bullet solution it is often portrayed to be?
By Armstrong Institute Staff
An Ingenious Sluice Gate in Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revealed by New Research
An Ingenious Sluice Gate in Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revealed by New Research
What could prove to be the world’s “oldest sluice gate”
By Christopher Eames • June 13
Remembering Ancient Shiloh
Remembering Ancient Shiloh
Archaeologists are uncovering biblical Shiloh and bringing to life some of the Bible’s greatest history.
By Gerald Flurry
Interview: Dr. Scott Stripling
Interview: Dr. Scott Stripling
By Armstrong Institute Staff
The Story of Ancient Shiloh
The Story of Ancient Shiloh
Together, archaeology and biblical history tell the remarkable story of ancient Shiloh.
By Jude Flurry
A Sunken City of Mitanni Has Risen. Will It Shed Light on the Judges Period?
A Sunken City of Mitanni Has Risen. Will It Shed Light on the Judges Period?
A drought reveals a 3,400-year-old submerged city—from an empire that once oppressed the Israelites during the time of the judges.
By Christopher Eames • June 2
‘And Solomon Built Gezer’
‘And Solomon Built Gezer’
By Brent Nagtegaal • June 1
10th-Century B.C.E. and Hasmonean-Era Farmstead Found. But Why Did the Farmers Flee?
10th-Century B.C.E. and Hasmonean-Era Farmstead Found. But Why Did the Farmers Flee?
A remarkable site with two identified periods of use—and the tantalizing mystery of why it was left a ghost town
By Christopher Eames • May 26
Touring the Bible at the Louvre Museum
Touring the Bible at the Louvre Museum
By Mihailo S. Zekic • May 24
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