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

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

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

Lessons Iran’s ayatollahs could learn from their ancestors

Beware the lens of presentism.

Three successive articles in the Israel Exploration Journal take aim at the Mount Ebal ‘Curse Inscription.’ Do they provide the knockout blow?

We should. It’s the most accurately copied ancient document in human history.

Gratuitous torture, dimensions, animals, plants and period-specific impotence—a remarkably accurate depiction of the infamous ‘bloody city’ in the book of Jonah

An account of the prophet’s life—told by the tiniest artifacts.

Did King Solomon build the Ophel gatehouse?

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

The nation that was both friend, enemy, safe haven and taskmaster to Israel

Is there a man behind the myth?

Genetics, morphology and archaeology—what does science say about the primeval couple?

Passover, certainly. But what about the peculiar Easter traditions—bunnies, painted eggs, hot cross buns? Several passages in the Hebrew Bible contain remarkable descriptions of what appear to be Easter practices. How could this be possible—centuries before the birth of Christianity?

Does the archaeological evidence match the conquest account?

Strongman of legend—and actual history?

A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.

The excavation season begins at the Ophel, Jerusalem. Follow the excavation blog for regular updates.