Researchers from Israel Antiquities Authority, the Safed Academic College, and the Israel Cave Explorers Club embarked on an intricate excavation mission to the cave on a cliff face near the Lebanon border. And their daring efforts paid off.  Inside the cave, they found large wine jugs, a cooking pot, and

A remarkable papyrus written in Coptic was uncovered during a 1934 expedition by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The manuscript was preserved by the Met but had never been deciphered or detailed in a scientific journal until now. It is a 1,500-year-old ‘magical papyrus’, probably

Minute inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating may cause a massive overhaul of the historical timeline, researchers studying anomalies in this dating method have found. By questioning certain assumptions underlying radiocarbon dating, a team of researchers at Cornell University have uncovered 20-year offsets in the calibration of radiocarbon dating used in

A majority of serious students of the Bible realize that what they study is not an English Book. The Jewish Bible was written in Hebrew and some sections in Aramaic. Christian writings were authored in Koine Greek. And Bibles in all other languages are translations of those early originals. One

A carefully sculpted head of an unknown 9th century BC Biblical king has been discovered in Israel and archaeologists are working hard to try and discover just who this mystery king was. The two-inch sculpture constructed out of faience is in excellent condition with only a small portion of

Many students who wish to begin studying beyond the English translations of the Bible do not know how and where to begin. I get questions about this frequently and they deserve a good and thorough answer. I will provide helpful links to free resources and specific book titles in a

Were Qumanites Essenes? The famous Dead Sea Scrolls continue to interest many students of ancient Jewish life. One question the scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls have not resolved is whether the Qumran community was indeed Essene. This was a common assumption during the early years of Dead Sea Scrolls

Israeli archaeologists and high school students found this jug in Yehud, a town near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. It depicts “the thinker” a figure of a human in a retrospective pose. While jugs like this are fairly common finds in a region dense with ancient objects, the statue

Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians has recently been unearthed in the City of David in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, funded by the City of David Foundation (Elad). In the excavations – concentrated on the eastern

Archaeologists discovered an unusual cave is in the town of Reineh (between Nazareth and Kana). It was a stone quarry cave that doubled as a workshop and a first-century factory of tableware.  Several stone bowls and cups in various stages of completion were found in the bowels of the

It was a ground-breaking discovery that was hiding in plain sight for more than half a century. Utilizing advanced multispectral imaging technology, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered an “invisible” Hebrew inscription on the back of a pottery shard. The pottery shard has been on display at the Israel

What is so important about seeking the Biblical context? Why devote such an effort to this task? Do we even need the original context? The truth is – yes, very much so. The effort of many hours of study and research is justified because the understanding of the Bible out of

Lawrence Mykytiuk writes that there are figures “mentioned in the Bible have been identified in the archaeological record. Their names appear in inscriptions written during the period described by the Bible and in most instances during or quite close to the lifetime of the person identified.” Here is a list

An old Christian hymn evokes God’s help to never to forget the suffering of Jesus – “King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary… Lest I forget Thy love for me, lead me to

The Bible was not written in English. In fact, throughout history Jews communicated in multiple languages, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and their ancient texts are a product of this multilingual mix. Of course, Classical Hebrew is the language in which most of the Biblical stories came down to us. But Aramaic,

Do you know how deep? Somewhere inside you suspect there must be so much more. As you read the Bible some pieces of the puzzle are missing and some things just do not make any sense. The roots of your faith run deep, indeed, they are quite ancient. The matter

The archaeologist who excavated a Jerusalem burial cave in Talpiot, featured in a new film is among the experts who have slammed the movie’s claim that the cave is the tomb of Jesus, his wife, and their son. The film—The Lost Tomb of Jesus, directed by Canadian journalist

Excavated from Bulgarian church ruins, remains are from the right time and place. Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the “forerunner of Christ,” who baptized Jesus, the scientists say. Discovered in 2010 among

Apparently, some scientists are trying to find out if this is possible to find Jesus’ DNA. It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this year, I found myself on a small island in the Black Sea, just off Sozopol

A replica of a 2,500-year-old merchant ship from the Hellenistic era set sail during its launch ceremony in Haifa, Israel, on March 17, 2017. This was an identical copy of a ship which that ran aground off the coast of present-day Israel about 500 years before

Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman road dating back 2,000 years ago. This impressive man-made structure had been beautifully preserved beneath the ground in Bet Shemesh, near the modern Highway 375. This ancient Roman road stunned archaeologists not only by the impeccable state in which it was

Quick, think of an archaeologist… You pictured Indiana Jones, right? That’s not surprising. Harrison Ford’s popular character didn’t just grab the attention of movie audiences. As National Geographic previously reported, the film franchise inspired a lot of real-world interest in the field of archaeology. Of course,