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The Dead Sea Scrolls Don’t Include the Book of Esther—or Do They?

The Dead Sea Scrolls Don’t Include the Book of Esther—or Do They?

The one biblical book suspiciously missing from this massive corpus of scriptural manuscripts—or is it?

By Christopher Eames • March 17, 2022

Jerusalem Archaeology, Muslim History and the Mazar Excavations

Jerusalem Archaeology, Muslim History and the Mazar Excavations

Archaeology in Jerusalem is often unfairly demonized by agenda-driven journalists as the work of ‘Zionists’ in opposition to Palestinians. This could not be further from the truth—as the Mazar excavations in particular attest.

By Christopher Eames • January 27, 2022

Seeking Solomon: United Monarchy on the High Seas

Seeking Solomon: United Monarchy on the High Seas

By Sean Kingsley

The Birth and Death of Biblical Minimalism

The Birth and Death of Biblical Minimalism

By Prof. Yosef Garfinkel

INFOGRAPHIC: The Oldest Picture of Jerusalem?

INFOGRAPHIC: The Oldest Picture of Jerusalem?

By Armstrong Institute Staff

Hezekiah’s Fatal Miscalculation? Evidence for ‘Trust in That Broken Reed, Egypt’

Hezekiah’s Fatal Miscalculation? Evidence for ‘Trust in That Broken Reed, Egypt’

Near-decimation of the kingdom of Judah—the result of an unholy alliance?

By Christopher Eames

Putting Solomon Back Into the Song of Songs

Putting Solomon Back Into the Song of Songs

Textual critics claim the Song of Songs is a late composition, certainly not the 10th-century b.c.e. product of King Solomon. They are wrong, says Prof. Gabriel Barkay.

By Christopher Eames

Revealed: A 2,700-Year-Old Depiction of Jerusalem and Hezekiah?

Revealed: A 2,700-Year-Old Depiction of Jerusalem and Hezekiah?

Remarkably, the relief may picture not only Jerusalem but also King Hezekiah himself.

By Brent Nagtegaal

The Hebrew Year 5786 (ה’תשפ”ו)—or Is It?

The Hebrew Year 5786 (ה’תשפ”ו)—or Is It?

The consequential chronological debate you may have never heard of

By Christopher Eames • September 21, 2025

Why We Are Starting a Biblical Archaeology Institute

Why We Are Starting a Biblical Archaeology Institute

This exciting field of scientific study has bright days ahead, but only if we get back to using biblical history.

By Gerald Flurry

King David’s Palace: Earthshaking Proof of Israel’s Warrior King

King David’s Palace: Earthshaking Proof of Israel’s Warrior King

As monumental of a find as the palace is, the way it was found is perhaps even more remarkable.

By Gerald Flurry • October 20, 2019

Hezekiah’s Tunnel

Hezekiah’s Tunnel

Learn about the 2700 -year-old Jerusalem attraction that still has engineers baffled.

By Armstrong Institute Staff • June 3, 2018

Touring the Bible at the British Museum

Touring the Bible at the British Museum

An inside look at the renowned museum’s greatest treasures

By Christopher Eames • August 9, 2017

Did David and Solomon Actually Exist?

Did David and Solomon Actually Exist?

If so, were they the glorious kings the Bible describes, or just small-time chieftains?

By Brent Nagtegaal • December 28, 2016