Evidence for the infamous biblical queen

Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Anatolia there were—but Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Canaan?

Spoiler alert: It’s just as the Bible describes (although you might have missed it).

Biblical examples of the humiliation of pagans—through an inversion of their own (archaeologically attested) powers and attributes

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel’s excavation of an ancient fortress city is uncovering some important biblical history.

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

But you won’t find that in the reporting or the scientific study.

The discovery of peculiar artifacts that debunk an early scholarly theory about the Bible’s greatest lament

The eight primordial deities of ancient Egypt—so ‘primordial’ that even the ancient Egyptians appear to have been confused by them. Is this Noah’s family?

A cautionary tale for those who would so quickly use arguments from silence to discredit events mentioned in the Bible

A journey of three seal stamps, of twisted floors and belligerent Ammonites, from seventh-century b.c.e. Edom all the way to the 20th-century antiquities market

It’s a common charge, that the presence of Aramaic in certain biblical texts is “proof” of late authorship. But with the book of Jonah, it’s rather more nuanced …

A story of ‘a place and a name’ on Israel’s northernmost border

Debate over events aside—how the detailed, eyewitness-style, Egyptianized language within the Torah points clearly to an Israelite experience in Egypt

The latest foolhardy attack to take down biblical kings David and Solomon

A treasure trove of names of the prophet’s contemporaries

A case of numeric exaggeration using a symbolic number? Is it reason to discount a literal interpretation of the 1 Kings 6:1 Exodus timeline?

The Bible records the existence of iron chariots before the Iron Age. Is it possible?

Is this classic account limited only to Genesis?

Few could have matched the prodigious work ethic of Dr. Eilat Mazar—except, perhaps, her sister.

Few could have matched the prodigious work ethic of Dr. Eilat Mazar—except, perhaps, her sister.

The Babylonian king’s account of the biblical colossus