Has the site of Joshua’s altar been discovered?

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?

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

And evidence for the much-debated era of the Exodus

A Jerusalem discovery 50 years in the making

Against the backdrop of biblical history and archaeological discovery lies a theological conundrum—and a fascinating solution.

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

Archaeologists working in Egypt recently discovered a truly remarkable and rare find—and there may be more to come.

We know what the Bible says. What does archaeology say?

A study into the debate about the earliest biblical chronogenealogies, found in Genesis 5 and 11—for which early textual variants (Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan) differ dramatically. Can we know which is correct?

A document describing Egypt’s sudden downfall is suspiciously similar to the Exodus account.

This is the first discovery of the biblical status symbol in northern Europe.

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city

The much-debated genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 can be somewhat of a headache for Bible scholars. Is it necessarily so?

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

New research making headlines has led to such a conclusion. Here’s how the findings correlate with the Bible account.

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

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?

He’s popularly identified as such by early Exodus proponents using a high chronology. Does the low chronology undermine the identification?

You’ve heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Have you heard of the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, which are centuries older and just as extraordinary?

He’s often identified with Ahmose I. Here’s a case for someone else, although not so far removed.