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Moses at Mount Sinai: Rage or Ritual?
Why did Moses smash the tablets of the Ten Commandments?
By
Joe LoMusio
ירושלים המונומנטלית של שלמה המלך
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• April 14
On the Threshold of Superstition—Quite Literally
A peculiar biblical passage points to a common motif in the ancient world—and the modern.
By
Christopher Eames
• April 12
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Evidence of Moses’s ‘Conquest of Ethiopia’?
A lesser-known story of the famous biblical personality—and some fascinating evidence behind it
By
Christopher Eames
• January 9, 2022
Top Discoveries of 2021 Held as Evidence Against the Bible—Except They’re Not
An overview of 2021’s most egregious (and occasionally hilarious) claims of archaeology ‘disproving’ the Bible
By
Christopher Eames
• January 2, 2022
Egyptologists Uncover Literal ‘Tongues of Gold’—With a Peculiar Biblical Link?
Gold tongues for the Egyptian afterlife—and the ‘sin of Achan’
By
Christopher Eames
• December 29, 2021
Thera Eruption and the Fall of the Minoans: Mentioned in the Bible?
Biblical clues into the fate of early Crete
By
Christopher Eames
• December 28, 2021
Twin Treasure-Laden Shipwrecks Discovered Outside the Ancient Port of Caesarea
Roman- and Mamluk-era shipwrecks yield fascinating finds.
By
Christopher Eames
• December 22, 2021
Samaria Ivories—Proof of the Bible?
Does a treasure trove of ivories uncovered in ancient Samaria fit the biblical description of King Ahab’s ‘ivory house’?
By
Jude Flurry
• December 18, 2021
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Civilizations: The Phoenicians
What history and archaeology tell us about the ancient world’s ‘red men’
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
• December 16, 2021
Did Israel Source Tin From Britain?
Exploring the evidence that the seafaring tribe of Dan made it to southwest England and back
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• December 14, 2021
Jehoiakim, Tattooed King of Judah?
And other peculiarities about this unusual king of ‘abominations’
By
Christopher Eames
• December 9, 2021
The Origins of the Alphabet
How the ancient alphabet of the Israelites came to be used by nearly 70 percent of the world’s population
By
Christopher Eames
• November 30, 2021
Stamp of Rebellion: Rare Silver Jewish Revolt Coin Discovered (by an 11-Year-Old)
A special coin (produced at the temple itself?) found by a young sifting project volunteer
By
Christopher Eames
• November 28, 2021
The Biblical Figure Behind Our Word ‘Volcano’
A peculiar antediluvian individual we unwittingly reference in everyday language
By
Christopher Eames
• November 27, 2021
Finding Evidence of Noah’s Ark—In a Single Chinese Word
Sometimes the problem with looking for something is that we can’t see the forest for the trees.
By
Christopher Eames
• November 23, 2021
How Sennacherib’s Assyrians ‘Poured’ Their Way Into Hezekiah’s Lachish
Spoiler alert: It’s just as the Bible describes (although you might have missed it).
By
Christopher Eames
• November 18, 2021
Annihilated Fortress Discovered From Maccabees’ Revolt Against Antiochus
A destroyed Seleucid fortress near the Lachish forest—courtesy the Hasmonean revolt
By
Christopher Eames
• November 18, 2021
600-Year-Old Gold ‘Micro-Bible’ Found in North Yorkshire
A once-in-a-lifetime discovery of a pendant thought to belong to a relative of King Richard III
By
Christopher Eames
• November 13, 2021
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
Creation vs. Evolution—Through the Eyes of a Trilobite
New research reveals some of the most ‘advanced’ eyes of the animal kingdom—from one of the ‘earliest’ creatures of the animal kingdom.
By
Christopher Eames
• November 3, 2021
Surprised by a Pagan Temple Discovered Near Solomon’s? Not If You Read the Bible
Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.
By
Christopher Eames
• November 1, 2021
Halloween—in the Hebrew Bible?
It’s often regarded as one of the most overtly pagan of the ‘Christian’ festivals—and is nowhere found in the New Testament. But is there mention of its origins in the Hebrew Bible?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 27, 2021
Gideon v. Midian
:
Evidence for the Biblical Account
Long before Sparta’s 300, there was Gideon’s.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 26, 2021
Discovered: 2,000-Year-Old Seal With First Depiction of Biblical Balsam
A striking Jerusalem gemstone believed to contain the first depiction of a famous ancient perfume ingredient
By
Christopher Eames
• October 20, 2021
Gideon the Judge—Found in Southern Israel?
Scientists have discovered an inscription bearing the name of a biblical judge.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• October 17, 2021
Is This the Biblical ‘Bithiah, Daughter of Pharaoh’?
A peculiar biblical personality and a peculiar Egyptian princess
By
Christopher Eames
• October 13, 2021
Yavne: World’s ‘Largest Complex of Byzantine Winepresses’ Ever Discovered
Uncovered: A multimillion-liter wine-making industry (with a biblical origin?)
By
Christopher Eames
• October 11, 2021
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