Was the book of Daniel written before or after the incredible events it claims to have prophesied?

A brief on the arch-adversary of the Jewish people

This bulla is the first extra-biblical proof of the existence of Bethlehem.

A handful of ancient Hebrew inscriptions verify the existence of a biblical high priest.

It’s one of the more ambiguous points in the biblical genealogies. And—despite a commonly calculated answer to this question—here’s a case for 70.

Genuine evidence for an early Exodus date? Or the product of artificial inflation?

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology

The Temple Mount Sifting Project announces the discovery of yet another bulla (seal impression) from Jerusalem.

Is the criticism warranted? And why the level of vehemence?

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology.

Further evidence of Jeremiah’s account?

It’s a peculiar ‘love fest’ numbered among the ‘Christian’ holidays. But its real origin is much earlier than the third-century ‘St. Valentine.’

The Tel Dan Stele is arguably the most important artifact ever discovered in the world of biblical archaeology, containing the earliest confirmed mention of King David. In light of the opening celebration, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal interviewed epigrapher and historian Prof. Michael Langlois, who is currently researching the Stele.

You’ve heard of Goliath, but here is a look at the people he represented.

The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.

The debate about the date of the Exodus, conquest of Canaan, and establishment of Israel as a nation: What does Bible chronology say? And does the material on the ground offer any evidence?

Artifacts from Tel Hadid marvelously match the biblical account of Assyria’s deportation practice.

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

If so, what was he doing in the east Sinai outpost of Kuntillet Ajrud?

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem—the Ophel. On today’s program, host Christopher Eames talks with excavation directors Prof. Uzi Leibner and Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat about the upcoming Ophel dig.

How archaeological discoveries from one of the world’s most battled cities correspond with biblical history.

Scriptural phrases that have been confirmed in the archaeological record