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>The Translation of the Kuttamuwa Stele
>Several days ago I reported on the discovery of the Kuttamuwa Stele. In a recent post, Jim Getz provided a transliteration of the text based on Dennis Pardee’s presentation at the SBL in Boston. In...
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>The Power of the Written Word in Israel
>Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) has made available an excellent article by Joey Corbett on “Word Play: The Power of the Written Word in Ancient Israel” on its e-feature section. The following is...
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>The Walls of Nineveh
> Photo: The Walls of NinevehPhotograph: by Randy OlsonCourtesy: National Geographic National Geographic has compiled a list of twelve ancient landmarks that are on the verge of vanishing. Among...
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>The Miners’ Goddess
>Image: Goddess Hathor According to a report published in Al Ahram Weekly, there was an attempt at stealing a statue of the goddess Hathor, the ancient Egyptian protector of miners. The following is...
View ArticleZahi Hawass Sentenced To Jail
Here is a surprising news story: Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Zahi Hawass has been sentenced to one year of hard labor. From Almasryalyoum Online: Minister of State for...
View ArticleThe Death of Biblical Minimalism
Biblical minimalists have a very low concept of the Bible. Those who hold a minimalist view of the Bible believe that the Bible was written in the Persian period and that the facts contained in the...
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The Ancient Treasures of Ur
Image: Ram in a Thicket The ancient city of Ur was one of the most important cities in the ancient Sumerian world. The city appears in the Bible as “Ur of the Chaldeans” (Genesis 11:28). According...
View ArticleKhirbet Qeiyafa: A City in David’s Kingdom?
CNN has an interesting video on the archaeological excavation at Khirbet Qeiyafa, a site in the Valley of Elah. The site is important because it is from the 10th century BCE and because the site...
View ArticleTwo Important Archaeological Discoveries
CNN is reporting that two important archaeological artifacts were found in a Jerusalem dig. Below is an excerpt of the report published by CNN: Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Antiquities Authority...
View ArticleThe Jerubba‘al Inscription
“on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal” (Judges 6:32). Archaeologists excavating at a site called Khirbet al-Ra‘i, a site located about 4 km west of Tel Lachish, have found an ancient jug with an...
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