On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal interviews Dr. Vainstub about his new reading of the inscription and its connection to the biblical narrative.

On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal takes you on a tour of Gezer, highlighting the latest evidence supporting Solomonic-period construction.

One of the great debates in the world of biblical archaeology is about the historicity of the biblical kingdom of kings David and Solomon. Many would say the evidence for such kingdoms is provided exclusively by the grand structures they left behind. But are other metrics of empire being overlooked? On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal interviews Christopher Eames about his recent article in Let the Stones Speak in which he discusses further evidence for the biblical kingdom.

Hatikvah “The Hope” (National anthem of the State of Israel)

On today’s podcast, host Brent Nagtegaal talks to Professor Ben-Yosef about how the copper production site in Timna—as well as the wider Aravah Valley area—could have contributed to the power and wealth of the kingdom of David and Solomon, as well as the Edomites.

Interview with Dr. Daniel Vainstub

A world premiere exhibit presented by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, from Feb. 25, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025

On February 25, the Kingdom of David and Solomon archaeological exhibit opened in Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond Oklahoma.

Our institute is excited to announce two monumental projects.

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

Renaissance Italy, dueling mathematicians, and a peculiar account of the Bible’s “wisest” men

If so, were they the glorious kings the Bible describes, or just small-time chieftains?

Are we using the right metrics to judge the United Monarchy?

Did you know that our modern English alphabet is derived from the same one used by the ancient Israelites? (Part 3)