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Is Joshua Mentioned in the Amarna Letters?
The archive has often been linked with the Israelite conquest, yet there’s no mention of the chief protagonist, Joshua. Or is there?
By
Christopher Eames
• December 8
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
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Top Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology 2018
The finds that caught our eye
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 26, 2018
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser and the Earliest Depiction of an Israelite
The beginning of the end for the northern kingdom of Israel
By
Warren Reinsch
• December 11, 2018
Uzziah: Uncovering a King of Judah
How the “stones speak” about one of Judah’s longest-reigning monarchs
By
Christopher Eames
• December 3, 2018
The Case for Adam and Eve
Genetics, morphology and archaeology—what does science say about the primeval couple?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 21, 2018
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Civilizations: The Persians
Lessons Iran’s ayatollahs could learn from their ancestors
By
Christopher Eames
• November 13, 2018
Nebuchadnezzar’s ‘Tower of Babel’
The Babylonian king’s account of the biblical colossus
By
Christopher Eames
• November 11, 2018
Music: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of ancient music?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 4, 2018
Merneptah Stele: Proving Israel’s 3,200-Year Existence
What does a pharaoh’s conquest have to do with Israel?
By
Warren Reinsch
• October 26, 2018
Clothing: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of early clothing?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 20, 2018
The ‘Jerusalem Stone’
The newly discovered, exceptionally rare inscription of an exceptionally common name
By
Christopher Eames
• October 10, 2018
Language: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical depiction of the development of language?
By
Christopher Eames
• October 4, 2018
Lachish’s Lavatory
The remains of an altar-cum-lavatory that has shed light on Hezekiah’s reign
By
Rachael Grellet
• October 2, 2018
A Tablet, a King and His Rations
How a tablet of an enslaved king’s rations sheds light on biblical accuracy
By
Rachael Grellet
• September 20, 2018
NIMROD: Found?
Has the original despot been discovered?
By
Christopher Eames
• September 14, 2018
Iran Stele—a Warning to Biblical Samaria
Archaeological discovery indicates the Israelite King Menahem of Samaria paid gold and silver to Tiglath-Pileser III in an attempt to appease Assyrian aggression.
By
Warren Reinsch
• September 4, 2018
Marriage: A ‘Cultural Universal’ in Archaeology and the Bible
Just how accurate is the biblical portrayal of early marriages?
By
Christopher Eames
• September 2, 2018
Biblical Belshazzar Revealed
A lesson in being patient in waiting for confirmation of biblical events
By
Warren Reinsch
• August 27, 2018
A Trio of Biblical Prisms
These artifacts depict the conquests—and almost conquests—of Assyrian King Sennacherib over the nation of Judah.
By
Rachael Grellet
• August 1, 2018
Menorah Medallion and Treasure Trove
Dr. Eilat Mazar’s spectacular discovery of the Ophel treasure assemblage
By
Christopher Eames
• July 29, 2018
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Megiddo
How archaeological discoveries from one of the world’s most battled cities correspond with biblical history.
By
Christopher Eames
• July 18, 2018
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Hazor
How archaeological discoveries from the largest city in ancient Israel compare with biblical history.
By
Christopher Eames
• July 14, 2018
The ‘House of David’—Could It Be True?
1993 was a momentous year for archaeology as the Tel Dan Stele threw light on the biblical King David.
By
Rachael Grellet
• July 9, 2018
‘To the King’ Seals Point to Hezekiah
Thousands of these artifacts have brought this biblical story to life.
By
Rachael Grellet
• July 3, 2018
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Hebron
How archaeological discoveries from Judah’s ‘first city’ correspond with biblical history
By
Christopher Eames
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Rachael Grellet
• July 1, 2018
Mesha Stele
Archaeology brings the Bible to life with this epigraph of Moabite history.
By
Rachael Grellet
• June 30, 2018
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