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שמירת כשרות בירושלים (ובפלשת) של תקופת הברזל IIא
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Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 5
The Hezekiah Bulla—In Five Minutes
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Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3
A Fortress From the Time of David
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Armstrong Institute Staff
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Exodus Outside of the Bible: The Classical Accounts
Evidence of the core historicity of the Exodus—as related by non-Jewish authors of classical antiquity
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• March 11, 2023
‘The Ostrich Leaveth Her Eggs in the Earth’: 4,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggs Discovered in the Negev
Eight large ostrich eggs discovered at an ancient nomadic campsite
By
Christopher Eames
• January 11, 2023
‘Every Shepherd Is an Abomination Unto the Egyptians’
The question is, why?
By
Samuel McKoy
• January 10, 2023
What Does the Name ‘Sarai’ Really Mean?
The name change from Sarai to Sarah parallels that of her husband, Abram/Abraham. But like her husband, the Hebrew doesn’t seem to entirely make sense. Why not?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 21, 2022
Iron Chariots: A Biblical Impossibility?
The Bible records the existence of iron chariots before the Iron Age. Is it possible?
By
Samuel McKoy
Understanding the Archaeological Timescale
A brief overview of the secular timescale of history and its connection to the Bible
By
Samuel McKoy
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Christopher Eames
• December 6, 2022
Was Hercules Samson?
Is there a man behind the myth?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 14, 2022
Linear Elamite: One of the World’s Earliest Languages Finally Deciphered
Or, all but. According to a new study, it’s about as good as done—representing a huge boon for archaeologists and historians (with an interesting link to the Bible).
By
Christopher Eames
• September 12, 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
Job and the Great Pyramid
Have you heard the theory that the biblical Job built the Great Pyramid?
By
Christopher Eames
• June 18, 2022
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, 2022
Highlights From a New Academic Conference on Temple Mount Research
Some colorful highlights from the inaugural “International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research”
By
Christopher Eames
• May 22, 2022
Is This Anat? Gaza Farmer Uncovers Peculiar ‘4,500-Year-Old’ Idol Head
A remarkable discovery, if the official assessment is true—but we are left with more questions than answers.
By
Christopher Eames
• April 28, 2022
Were There Giants in Canaan After All?
Corroboration for the biblical account from contemporary ancient sources
By
Christopher Eames
• May 5, 2021
Fossilized Fish on Mount Everest—Proof of the Flood?
Maybe; evidence of the physics, certainly.
By
Christopher Eames
• February 1, 2021
‘World’s First Signature’—an Early Biblical Name?
A small clay tablet, history’s ‘earliest signature,’ beer, and a fierce auction fight
By
Christopher Eames
• August 27, 2020
Top Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology 2018
The finds that caught our eye
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 26, 2018