The first time an inscription has surfaced bearing the name of a biblical judge

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.

The semantic debate about using b.c./a.d. or b.c.e./c.e. Here’s why we use the form that we do for our website.

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.

The remains of an altar-cum-lavatory that has shed light on Hezekiah’s reign

A three-millennia-old offering to Zeus—and a link to the infamous deity of the Bible, Baal

Evidence of wine-soaked opulence in the city’s final moments—just as the Prophet Jeremiah described

Two royal, yet sickly, brothers. One horrifying cranial surgery. And: earliest evidence of leprosy?

How ancient is the Bible, anyway? Which is more correct: traditional dating or revised, late scholarly dating?

Manetho names the Exodus pharaoh as one of the ‘Amenhoteps’—another pillar to the early-date Exodus. Are late-date rebuttals sufficient?

There was a time when Iran’s leaders supported the Jews and Jewish statehood.

A biblical conundrum sometimes characterized as killing the early Exodus and conquest theory. Does it?

The 2,700-year-old map that gives directions to a rather familiar vessel

In this second installment of our two-part series, we retrace the Israelites’ journey into the southern Sinai Peninsula—to Jabal Musa.

One of the most turbulent times in Israel’s history—the division of the united kingdom—is confirmed in the archaeological record.

Does the archaeological evidence match the conquest account?

Does the Bible tell us how its historical details and texts were transmitted through the tumults of history?

Four cities, four gates: Are the similarities and dating enough evidence to support a Solomonic kingdom?

The consequential chronological debate you may have never heard of

The Bible reveals a surprising amount of detail about the universe, as well as mankind’s remarkable—yet misguided—attempts to understand it.

‘And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites ….’

A message from the ancient walls of Deir Alla

How Oklahoma became a destination for some of Israel’s most precious artifacts