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The Book of Judith presents a truly remarkable heroine. Judith is introduced as a devout, shapely, beautiful and wealthy widow who exhibits characteristics equal to those of Israel’s finest warriors.
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The Siloam Pool has long been considered a sacred Christian site, even if the correct identification of the site itself was uncertain. According to the Gospel of John, it was at the Siloam Pool where Jesus healed the blind man.
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The origins of Jewish dietary laws have long been the subject of scholarly research and debate. Regardless of their origins, however, these age-old laws continue to have a significant impact on the way many observant Jews go about their daily lives.
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The Euphrates River was one of the great arteries of the ancient Near East. Flowing from modern-day Turkey through Syria and Iraq before joining the Tigris and emptying into the Persian Gulf, it supported some of the world’s earliest cities and empires.
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Although often overshadowed by their male counterparts, prophetesses in the Bible play an important role. Yet, their role does not always match our common understandings of biblical prophets.
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In the field of biblical archaeology, biblical texts and archaeological finds must be examined critically and independently, but ultimately, they must be interpreted together.
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Between the 4th and 6th centuries, the Roman province of Syria saw an unprecedented boom in Christian worship. Early Christian communities thrived especially on the Aleppo Plateau, where agriculture and trade generated considerable wealth and prosperity.
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This question is not as simple as it appears. There is plenty of evidence from archaeology and the Biblical texts, but the two sources of information are not compatible, which adds an element of mystery to this ancient kingdom
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A recent article by archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef has reignited debates about nomadic societies, the kingdom of Edom, and, by implication, how the Bible has been used to interpret the archaeological record.
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Reading the Book of Amos in context
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Banias is one of the more breathtaking natural archaeological sites in the Holy Land. Known in the New Testament as Caesarea Philippi, the site features a large spring-fed cavern surrounded by the ruins of Roman-era temples at the foot of Mt. Hermon.
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The Bible records that the Phoenicians had a close relationship with the Israelites: Their royalty married each other; they traded with each other; and, significantly, they never went to war with each other.
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A rare shell seal has been discovered at Tel Hadid in central Israel with religious imagery involving a moon standard, a worshiper, and a possible altar.
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ALT multiple angles of view on a shell seal from above, with drawings below. Credit: Ido Koch; photograph by Sasha Flit, drawing by Ulrike Zurkinden.
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In 1 Corinthians 6:15–17, Paul admonishes the Corinthian Christians for their casual attitude toward sexual sin, specifically calling out those who solicit prostitutes.
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Were Early Christians Class Conscious? biblicalarchaeology.org/dail…
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Ancient Israel’s neighbors east of the Jordan biblicalarchaeology.org/dail…
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A new study from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Moza, just west of Jerusalem, argues that the site’s prehistoric residents mastered a sophisticated plaster technology nearly 9,000 years ago. biblicalarchaeology.org/dail…
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The biblical region that shaped two faiths
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A short history of ancient Egyptian language
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