Snapshot of a city moments before destruction

Harmonizing biblical poetry and history to understand David’s time on the run

The new discovery of a length of Jerusalem’s defensive wall that was standing at the time of the Babylonian invasion

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

Over the past decade, archaeologists and scientists have collected and analyzed carbon samples from archaeological strata dating from 3,000 years ago—the time of the biblical kings of King David’s dynasty. Now, the results are finally in. What it revealed is a stunning overlap between biblical history and who built what in Jerusalem during the time of the biblical kings.

Pollen analysis reveals a long, devastating region-wide drought and food shortage—matching up with the biblical account of the book of Ruth.

Some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names

Far from it—hidden biblical insight into the early Philistines reveals remarkable corroboration to the historical picture.

Before there was Samson, there was Shamgar: The archaeological evidence for the battles of the judges.

A recently unearthed trove of bullae provide evidence for what happened to a number of Israelites who escaped the Assyrian captivity.

‘This is quite amazing for us. In 2,000 years, this text has not changed.’

Do great individuals turn the course of history?

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

Have you heard the theory that the biblical Job built the Great Pyramid?

A discovery of several dozen beautifully carved architectural elements from the time of the Judean kings

A drought reveals a 3,400-year-old submerged city—from an empire that once oppressed the Israelites during the time of the judges.

On today’s program, Prof Michael Langlois joins host Brent Nagtegaal to discuss the Mesha Stele along with current scholarship’s unscientific reluctance to accept the historicity of King David.

A new discovery of “one of the oldest known” fishhooks in the world—probably used for hunting sharks?

A reanalysis of two bullae calls into question the dismissal that they are forgeries.