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ﷺ ,ז״ל, R.I.P.: Honorifics in Judaism, Islam, Christianity, the Bible and Archaeology
A brief journey through a common, if underappreciated, linguistic practice.
By
Christopher Eames
• April 1
Phoenician Scarab Found in Sardinia
New excavations reveal the island played a much more extensive role in Phoenician trade than initially thought.
By
Micah van Halteren
• March 30
מחיר החוכמה
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• March 27
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King Manasseh’s ‘Nose Hooks,’ in the Bible and Archaeology
Beneath a peculiar English translation lies a scripture far more brutal (and a warning to the stubborn).
By
Christopher Eames
• November 9, 2021
Elisha: The Prophet, the Legend, the History
A chronicle told by the Bible, corroborated by archaeology
By
Christopher Eames
• July 21, 2017
New Evidence for King David’s Kingdom
A look at the city-planning of four 3,000-year-old cities with Prof. Yosef Garfinkel
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• June 28, 2023
Discovered: A Connection Between Solomon’s Jerusalem and South Arabia!
Does a new pottery reading reveal the connection between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon?
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Jerusalem Inscription Proves Link Between King Solomon and Sheba
Interview with Dr. Daniel Vainstub
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• April 22, 2023
Is It Wrong to Use the Bible in Archaeological Excavation?
It wasn’t what Dr. Mazar uncovered that rankled scholarly critics—it was that her findings matched the biblical narrative.
By
Stephen Flurry
Temple Incense From the Queen of Sheba? Reanalysis of the Ophel Pithos Inscription
A new study of a pithos inscription, found during the 2012 Ophel excavation, concludes that it contained incense from southern Arabia—paralleling the biblical account of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Jerusalem.
By
Christopher Eames
• April 3, 2023
Touring the Bible’s Buried Cities: Jezreel
Featuring a look at Naboth’s vineyard
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• March 28, 2023
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Beth Shean
By
Samuel McKoy
• March 25, 2023
Touring the Bible’s Buried Cities: Gezer
A journey through one of the most important sites in biblical archaeology
By
Christopher Eames
• February 5, 2023
The Incredible Origins of Ancient Jerusalem
An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city
By
Gerald Flurry
The Birth and Death of Biblical Minimalism
By
Prof. Yosef Garfinkel
Jerusalem’s Massive First Temple Period Gate
Did King Solomon build the Ophel gatehouse?
By
Brent Nagtegaal
King Solomon’s Gates
Four cities, four gates: Are the similarities and dating enough evidence to support a Solomonic kingdom?
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• December 26, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC: Solomon’s Blueprint
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
A Study Into King Solomon’s
Three
FOUR Monumental Gates
Was Solomon a significant king ruling over a vast, wealthy empire? The Bible says he was. What does archaeology say? A journey begins at the gates …
By
Christopher Eames
‘David at Shaaraim and Ziklag’: Prof. Yosef Garfinkel Speaks at Armstrong Auditorium
The visiting Hebrew University professor addresses Armstrong College students at our campus headquarters in Edmond, Oklahoma.
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 27, 2022
‘Land of Milk and HONEY’—An Ancient Apiary in Northern Israel
The discovery of the oldest apiary in the world adds depth to the biblical account of the Promised Land.
By
George Haddad
• November 21, 2022
King Hezekiah’s Monumental Jerusalem Inscription
And a new tool in biblical archaeology: archaeomagnetism
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• November 2, 2022
‘[He]zekiah’: First-of-Its-Kind ‘Monumental’ Inscription of a King of Judah Revealed
The slab fragment might not be much to look at. But even in fragmentary form, it shows that Judah’s kings also had ‘monumental’-style inscriptions …
By
Christopher Eames
• October 26, 2022
Can the Book of Ruth’s Genealogy Be Reconciled With an Early Exodus?
The much-debated genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 can be somewhat of a headache for Bible scholars. Is it necessarily so?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 8, 2022
Rare First Temple-Period Ivories Discovered in the City of David
Just an ancient gift, or more proof of a powerful Judahite kingdom?
By
George Haddad
• September 7, 2022
Excavating the Ophel
After a four-year hiatus, we recently renewed archaeological excavations on the Ophel.
By
Brad Macdonald
Evidence for the Jebusite Araunah (Or at Least, the Incredibly Strange Use of His Name)
Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….
By
Christopher Eames
• August 20, 2022
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, 2022
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