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4 days ago by lukechandler

Pope Benedict announced yesterday, that fragments of bone from the first or second century have been found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul in Rome. Speaking at St Paul’s-Outside-the-Walls, on the eve of today’s Feasts of St Peter and St Paul, the Holy Father said: “This seems to confirm the una ...

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6 days ago by Dr. D

(Shrine where the Ethiopian Ark is housed) The Orthodox Church of Ethiopia has claimed for years that they actually have the original Ark of the Covenant spoken of in the Bible. One of the problems with the claim is that they have never allowed archeologists to inspect or test the artifact which mos ...

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11 days ago by lukechandler

Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus’ birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian antiquities official said Tuesday. The tomb seems to be right in the middle of town. Workers in a house ...

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18 days ago by lukechandler

An Italian team has put the Baghdad National Museum online. This is the same museum that was looted in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein. A number of its artifacts have since been found or returned. The Virtual Museum lets you explore many of its major finds on your co ...

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19 days ago by lukechandler

The website for the Elah Fortress (aka Khirbet Qeiyafa) just got a makeover. Besides the new look, it includes: Photos of the partially-reconstructed western gate. A nice summary of the geography and history of the site, especially as it pertains to Israel and Philistia during the early 10th-century ...

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38 days ago by Charles

Michael Heiser has a brief post concerning Abraham and the location of Ur. Heiser presents an alternative to the traditional location of Ur in southern Mesopotamia. The post also contains a link to an article by Cyrus Gordon.

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43 days ago by lukechandler

A couple of new finds date to the period of the First Israelite Temple (aka – Solomon’s Temple) in Jerusalem. A bone seal engraved with the Hebrew name Shaul (Saul), along with a representation of a flower or piece of fruit, was discovered in excavations directed by Professors Ronny Reich and Eli Sh ...

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44 days ago by acagle

Jerusalem archaeologists uncover Iron Age jar handle with Hebrew inscription Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed in the ancient city, ...

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46 days ago by admin

Do you remember that part of the Gospel of John where the Jews took palm branches and went out to meet Jesus and called him King? That episode is recorded in John 12. It made me wonder: Why palm branches? What do palm branches signify? (more…)

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47 days ago by archaeologyexcavations

Jewish archaeological evidence of the entire period is rather sparse. There are the remains of large and extensive Roman cities, and adequate inscriptions of leaders, including Herod, Pilate and Festus. There are also influential Jews such as Caiaphas, but almost nothing can be found recording the l ...

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