Another pillar of the late-Exodus theory, ably contested and defended. But there is more than meets the eye …

Talking with the City of David Foundation about an excavation two decades in the making

Recognizing the “holy bridge between East and West”

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

Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.

Scientists discover 2,700-year-old remains of cannabis on a Tel Arad incense altar, paralleling details of the reign of King Ahaz. But does the ritual cannabis use reflect standard worship practices at Jerusalem’s temple, as the researchers suggest?

It’s a peculiar ‘love fest’ numbered among the ‘Christian’ holidays. But its real origin is much earlier than the third-century ‘St. Valentine’ and links back to the book of Genesis.

It’s a key pillar to the late-date Exodus theory. Does it stand up to scrutiny?

Written around the time of King Solomon, this special artifact provides insight into the Hebrew calendar.

The book of Jeremiah contains a remarkable description of what appears to be Christmas trees. How could this be possible—centuries before the birth of Christianity?

Sometimes the problem with looking for something is that we can’t see the forest for the trees.

Biblical clues into the fate of early Crete

An eighth-century b.c.e. seal was discovered on the Emerald Isle. How did it get there?

New archaeological discovery in Jerusalem adds to evidence of King Josiah’s reign.

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?

Impossible odds?

Who were the ‘sons of God,’ ‘daughters of men’ and ‘Nephilim’ of Genesis 6?