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שמירת כשרות בירושלים (ובפלשת) של תקופת הברזל IIא
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 5
The Hezekiah Bulla—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3
A Fortress From the Time of David
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
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The Hezekiah Bulla—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3
Where Did Biblical Ivory Come From?
A new study reveals a millennium-long trade monopoly
By
George Haddad
• November 28
Revealing the Source of Royal Ivory From Biblical Times
An interview with ivory expert Dr. Harel Shochat
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 26
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 Tale of Two Benayas—3,000 Years Apart
A story of ‘a place and a name’ on Israel’s northernmost border
By
Christopher Eames
The Tel Dan Stele—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 6
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
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
Touring Tel Shiloh
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Unmarked Graves: Death in the Early Iron Age
Where are the bodies?
By
Samuel McKoy
Three Ancient Wrecks Analyzed Off Israelite Coast
Recent underwater excavations off the coast of Tel Dor give insight into the impact of political change on maritime trade during the kingdom of Israel.
By
Micah van Halteren
• September 8
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
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
King Josiah’s Last Stand
New excavations reveal Egyptian army’s presence at Megiddo.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Assyrian Deportation Policy at Tel Hadid
Artifacts from Tel Hadid marvelously match the biblical account of Assyria’s deportation practice.
By
Samuel McKoy
Making a
Big Story
Out of David and Solomon
How Oklahoma became a destination for some of Israel’s most precious artifacts
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Discovered: Lachish Ostracon Bearing Biblical Name ‘Shaphan’
A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)
By
Christopher Eames
• May 25
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
Is the Transition From Bronze to Iron Evidence of the United Monarchy?
Evidence indicates there was an authority over Israelite metallurgy. Was it David and Solomon?
By
Samuel McKoy
The Tophet—Where Israelites Sacrificed Their Children?
What archaeology and classical history have to say about a detestable practice the Bible describes in the heart of Jerusalem
By
Samuel McKoy
The Book of Esther: Fact or Fiction?
Did the events the book of Esther describes really happen?
By
Christopher Eames
Revealing Jeremiah’s Babylonian Officials
Does archaeology confirm these officials really existed?
By
Samuel McKoy
Excavating Area G—a Time Capsule of Jerusalem’s Destruction
A small excavation with a big message
By
Brent Nagtegaal
The Archaeology of Jerusalem’s Historic Collapse
The biblical text provides a detailed account of Judah’s early sixth-century B.C.E. destruction. What does archaeology tell us?
By
Nicholas Irwin
The Discoveries of the Temple Mount
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• February 25
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