Until about a century ago virtually all knowledge of the ancient Near East stemmed ultimately from the Bible. Nearly all history of Egyptian, Babylonian, Hittite and Persian empires and monarchs was ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In 1846—before archaeology even existed as a field—an Assyrian obelisk was discovered in what is today northern Iraq. It ...

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Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions. When the ribbon was cut to dedicate Jerusalem's newest archaeological attraction last summer, Eilat Mazar stood among the ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

Archaeologists have made astounding discoveries in the last few decades that prove many Biblical figures actually walked and breathed on Earth. The existence of at least 50 people mentioned in the ...

The Biblical narrative has always told a great story. A Semitic monotheistic people are enslaved and brutally mistreated in ancient Egypt. Against all odds they break free, return to their ancestral ...

The Foundation for International Studies is giving a short course on The Bible and Archaeology by biblical scholar Anthony Frendo. The five sessions will cover topics such as: Many people are ...

The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Studies and the Foundation for International Studies are organising a short course on "The Bible and Archaeology" which is structured over five sessions on ...