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Biblical Archeology

LOOK: Mysterious Hebrew Stone Unveiled

AP | DANIEL ESTRIN | Posted 04.30.2013 | Religion

JERUSALEM -- An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit i...

Discovery May Help Explain Ancient Biblical Mystery

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.17.2013 | Religion

A pitcher found during an Israeli archaeological dig may shed light on a biblical mystery that has gone unsolved for thousands of years. The broken...

Does Israel Have No Roots There in History?

Richard Elliott Friedman | Posted 12.13.2012 | Religion
Richard Elliott Friedman

On Sept. 24, the president of Iran informed reporters that Israel has "no roots there in history" in the Middle East. But one cannot understand the Jews or Israel if one displaces the first 1,000 years of their history.

The News Cycle of Jesus' Wife

Brook Wilensky-Lanford | Posted 11.26.2012 | Religion
Brook Wilensky-Lanford

The question of "is this a legitimate, non-fraudulent scientific discovery" is of course different from the question of "does this new piece of information change what I believe?"

Israeli Archeologists Find Rare Stone Age Figures

AP | Posted 10.29.2012 | World

JERUSALEM — Israel's Antiquities Authority says archeologists have unearthed two 9,500-year-old figurines near Jerusalem that help shed light on...

How An Ancient Stone Seal May Point To Samson’s Famous Lion Fight

Kevin Belmonte | Posted 10.16.2012 | Religion
Kevin Belmonte

It's such a small relic -- yet it may say so much. Thoughts of things like miracles may seem far removed from our daily existence. But this ancient seal might bring the story of one miracle closer.

Samson Mosaic Discovered In Ancient Israeli Synagogue

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 07.05.2012 | Religion

A colorful mosaic depicting the Biblical figure Samson has been discovered in the Galilee region of Israel, according to the Israeli Antiquities Autho...

Vandals Damage 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic In Israel

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 07.29.2012 | Religion

JERUSALEM -- Vandals badly damaged a rare 1,600-year-old mosaic in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias that formed the floor of an ancient synagogue...

Archeologists Discover Physical Evidence Of Ancient Biblical City

Reuters | Posted 07.23.2012 | Religion

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists said on Wednesday they had discovered the first physical evidence supporting Old Testament acco...

The James Ossuary: Is It Authentic? (An Update)

Robert Eisenman | Posted 12.11.2011 | Religion
Robert Eisenman

The only trial in the world which seems to have taken longer than the Amanda Knox one in Italy is the extended trial over the so-called James Ossuary in Jerusalem.

Digging For Truth: How Deep Are You Willing to Go?

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 10.10.2011 | Religion
Levi Ben-Shmuel

As archaeologists dig deeper into the earth to uncover new truths about the past, their findings have the potential to upend our understanding of religion and the role of God in its unfolding.