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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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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
Ancient ‘City of Gold’ Uncovered in Egypt
Two years of excavating a 3,000-year-old gold mine reveals the expansive gold industry of the ancient Egyptians.
By
Micah van Halteren
• October 17
Touring Tel Shiloh
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
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
Early Bronze Age Blade Manufacturing Plant Found in Israel
The ‘first time such a workshop has been discovered in southern Israel’
By
George Haddad
• August 11
Rare Year Four Revolt Coin Discovered in Jerusalem
‘For the Redemption of Zion’
By
George Haddad
and
Brent Nagtegaal
• August 1
King Josiah’s Last Stand
New excavations reveal Egyptian army’s presence at Megiddo.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Touring Tel Shiloh With Dr. Scott Stripling
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• July 13
Meet Jerusalem’s Chief Archaeologist
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• June 24
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
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
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
Mysterious Structure, Weapons and Papyri Unearthed in Judean Desert
A remarkable trove of Hellenistic Period remains emerges from the region of Nahal Zohar.
By
George Haddad
• March 25
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
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
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