It’s a common charge, that the presence of Aramaic in certain biblical texts is “proof” of late authorship. But with the book of Jonah, it’s rather more nuanced …

Where is biblical Ai? There are two primary theories; one contradicts the Bible.

The remarkable new discovery of a Middle Bronze Age ivory comb inscription from Lachish

Could this developing research help end some of the most contentious archaeological debates?

And evidence for the much-debated era of the Exodus

The much-debated genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 can be somewhat of a headache for Bible scholars. Is it necessarily so?

A dramatic numismatic snapshot of Byzantine history (including a veritable “time lapse” of the maturation of the empire’s princes!)

Originally thought to have been imported, an ingenious method of analysis reveals a high-quality alabaster originating in ancient Israel.

Once again, studies show that the United Monarchy of David and Solomon was an industrial powerhouse.

Another pillar of the late-Exodus theory, ably contested and defended. But there is more than meets the eye …

Recognizing the “holy bridge between East and West”

Further evidence of Jeremiah’s account?

An intact Ramesside-period underground tomb inadvertently revealed along Israel’s coast

Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….

The recent death of one of Israel’s great archaeologists—and a warm friend of our namesake, Herbert W. Armstrong

Archaeological discoveries reveal the eyewitness account—surprise, surprise—to be spot-on. (And as an aside: Does the Bible reveal the origin of such machines?)

Why is this biblical command repeatedly used in the context of harvesting fields?

Biblical examples of the humiliation of pagans—through an inversion of their own (archaeologically attested) powers and attributes

An accidental grass fire engulfs Tel Gezer.