Biblical Archaeology

Uruk was an important early city of southern Mesopotamia, which is known today as Warka and in Biblical literature as Erech.

Palestine is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

There are many many ancient texts and stories about how the world began; and many are at variance with one another. From a global human standpoint, why should one ancient text be more accepted than any other?

Possible time frames for the dating of the Exodus.

Glossary entry on Jerusalem.

This site brings the social world of ancient associations, Christian congregations and Jewish synagogues to life using inscriptions, monuments, archeological finds, and literary texts from the Roman empire, especially Asia Minor (Turkey). It includes an interactive discussion of associations and guilds, photos of ancient sites including the Sardis synagogue, links, and publications by the author.

A brief explanation of the term Canaan.

Glossary entry on Mt. Sinai.

Relics of saints and sanctuaries have played major roles for two millennia in making New Testament history concrete to generations of believers. This role continues through one of the most exciting finds of recent years – the August, 2010 discovery of a tooth, parts of a cranium and an arm bone purported to be those of John the Baptist, a key...

In 1990, a construction crew building a park south of Jerusalem's Old City made a startling discovery: a cave holding an ossuary bearing the name of Joseph Caiaphas, the high priest who turned Jesus over to the Romans for crucifixion. Also found in the tomb were two Roman nails. A new documentary explores whether the nails from the tomb may be...

One of the greatest influences on Galilee was the urbanization brought about by its ruler, Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great.

Possibly the greatest obstacle to Biblical history is that so few archaeological artifacts have been located. Often the great thirst for such artifacts combines with attempted forgeries to put archaeology and the Bible in constant tension. The latest episode in this ongoing saga is the battle over some 70 books called the "Lead Codices."

Cynthia Astle describes the finds from Crossan and Reed's list of top 10 archaeological finds related to Biblical history.