Examining the “spirit of python” in the Bible Megan Sauter April 28, 2022 0 Comments 36660 views Share Paul and the Slave Girl. This oil painting shows the apostle Paul casting the “spirit of python” from the slave girl, whom he encounters in Philippi. Based on the episode from Acts 16 in the Bible, the … Lire la suite

Unsilencing the Archives Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology April 27, 2022 0 Comments 340 views Share ONLINE EXHIBIT Badè Museum of Biblical ArchaeologyBerkeley, Californiawww.psr.edu/centers/bade-museum The virtual exhibition Unsilencing the Archives: The Laborers of the Tell en-Nasbeh Excavations (1926–1935) has been recently launched online by the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology. Developed with support from the … Lire la suite

Dating the Copper Scroll Ancient Jewish scroll — and treasure map Megan Sauter April 26, 2022 1 Comments 20158 views Share The Copper Scroll. Found in a cave near the Dead Sea, the Copper Scroll describes a vast treasure—hidden in locations throughout the Judean wilderness. Some think the scroll served as a map to the … Lire la suite

The Adam and Eve Story: Eve Came From Where? Adam and Eve in the Bible Biblical Archaeology Society Staff April 26, 2022 100 Comments 178023 views Share “So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place … Lire la suite

Questions abound following announcement of sensational new find Nathan Steinmeyer April 25, 2022 0 Comments 765 views Share The folded lead tablet from Mt. Ebal. Photo by the Associates for Biblical Research. In early 2022, a research team led by scholars from the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR) announced the discovery of a lead tablet … Lire la suite

Fruit in the Bible David Moster April 23, 2022 26 Comments 45989 views Share Carbonized raisins from Iron Age I (12th to 11th centuries B.C.) Shiloh were published by Israel Finkelstein in BAR in 1986. Seeds and fruit remains are exciting discoveries for archaeologists. Not only do they provide clues about ancient agriculture and diets, … Lire la suite

Excavations uncover church’s original medieval altar Nathan Steinmeyer April 22, 2022 0 Comments 732 views Share The ancient altar from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. During building renovations in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, archaeologists came across a stunning discovery, a large section from the church’s original ancient altar. The … Lire la suite

The Shapira Fragments An artifact of 19th-century Jewish Christianity Jonathan Klawans April 21, 2022 12 Comments 11194 views Share By permission of the The British Library/add. ms. 41294, fol. 33In 1883, Shapira offered to the British Museum 15 fragments of what he claimed to be the oldest written Biblical text in the world—an abbreviated version … Lire la suite