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Herod Antipas in the Bible and Beyond
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2012.—Ed. Although he ruled as tetrarch over Galilee in Jesus’ time, we hear relatively little about Herod Antipas in the Bible and other...
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Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols
This Bible History Daily article was originally published in 2012.—Ed. AN INCREDIBLE FIND. In December 1928, a work crew from kibbutz Beth Alpha was digging a drainage channel when mosaic pieces...
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The Enduring Symbolism of Doves
This Bible History Daily article was originally published in 2013.—Ed. In addition to its symbolism for the Holy Spirit, the dove was a popular Christian symbol before the cross rose to prominence in...
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Where Is Biblical Bethsaida?
Where is Biblical Bethsaida? One contender is the site of et-Tell, a mile and a half north of the Sea of Galilee. Photo: Duby Tal and Moni Haramati, Albatross/Courtesy of Bethsaida Excavations.The...
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The Phoenician Alphabet in Archaeology
These Phoenicians who came with Cadmus…brought with them to Greece, among many other kinds of learning, the alphabet, which had been unknown before this, I think, to the Greeks.—Herodotus 5.58 Found...
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Second Temple Period Discoveries at Biblical Hebron
“After this David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?’ The Lord said to him, ‘Go up.’ David said, ‘To which shall I go up?’ He said, ‘To Hebron.’” —2 Samuel 2:1 This...
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An Unexpected Consequence of the Christian Crusades
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2011.—Ed. The Fihrist (meaning “the catalogue”) is a compendium of all of the significant written works on religion, the humanities and...
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Who Were the Phoenicians?
Amrit’s Phoenician temple in modern Syria dates to the sixth–fourth centuries B.C.E.—when the Persians controlled the region. The temple’s elevated cella in the middle of its court and surrounding...
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The Terra Sancta Museum: A New Stop on the Via Dolorosa
Monastery of the Flagellation. The Terra Sancta Museum is situated within the Monastery of the Flagellation on the Via Dolorosa. Photo: Courtesy of Tamschick Media.The Terra Sancta Museum in...
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2017 BAS Scholarship Winners
Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project. Photo: Ann E. Killebrew.Without volunteers, archaeological excavations throughout the Biblical world would come to a screeching halt. Volunteers donate not only...
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Biblical Riot at Ephesus: The Archaeological Context
This Roman theater played an important role in the riot at Ephesus against Paul and the early Christians, according to Luke’s account in Acts 19. Photo: Jordan Pickett.In Acts 19, Luke describes a...
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Digs 2018: Migration and Immigration in Ancient Israel
On the cover of BAR: Cade Kamaleson from Wheaton College helps uncover a cooking pot dated to the Late Hellenistic/Early Roman period (first century B.C.E.–first century C.E.) at Tel Shimron. Photo: ©...
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Ancient Jerusalem: The Village, the Town, the City
It’s made such an enormous impact on Western civilization that it’s hard to fathom how small its population really was—small compared even to the centers of contemporaneous empires to the east and to...
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Taking Out the Trash in Ancient Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s Ancient Landfill. Archaeologists have uncovered a landfill from the Early Roman period (first century B.C.E.–first century C.E.) on the eastern slopes of Jerusalem’s Southeastern Hill (the...
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1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Revealed at Caesarea National Park
A colorful Roman mosaic from the second or third century C.E. was unearthed at Caesarea National Park in Israel. The mosaic was excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Caesarea...
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To Jerusalem: Pilgrimage Road Identified?
Are these curved stone steps at Beit Horon, about 10 miles northwest of Jerusalem, part of an ancient Jerusalem pilgrimage road? Photo: Courtesy of Yotam Tepper and Yigal Tepper.Before the Romans...
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The Enduring Symbolism of Doves
In addition to its symbolism for the Holy Spirit, the dove was a popular Christian symbol before the cross rose to prominence in the fourth century. The dove continued to be used for various church...
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The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
Beneath the foundations of this octagonal Byzantine martyrium church at Capernaum, archaeologists made one of the most exciting Biblical archaeology discoveries: a simple first-century A.D. home that...
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Where Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus...
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Mark and John: A Wedding at Cana—Whose and Where?
A version of this article originally appeared on Dr. James Tabor’s popular Taborblog, a site that discusses and reports on “‘All things biblical’ from the Hebrew Bible to Early Christianity in the...
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