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The Church of Laodicea in the Bible and Archaeology
“I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”—Revelation...
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Jewish Purification: Stone Vessel Workshop Discovered in Galilee
Where do the “Stone Age” and the time of Jesus meet without the aid of a space-time wormhole? At the Galilean site of ‘Einot Amitai near Nazareth in northern Israel, where archaeologists discovered a...
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What Color Was Tekhelet?
Do the blue tzitzit strings of this traditional Jewish prayer shawl reflect the shade of blue in the Bible, called tekhelet in Hebrew? Evidence suggests the tekhelet that colored ancient blue tzitzit...
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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 House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
For much of his adult life, the home of Jesus was in Capernaum, a small fishing village on the Sea of Galilee. It was here during the infancy of early Christianity that he began his ministry in the...
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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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Mark and John: A Wedding at Cana—Whose and Where?
A version of “Mark and John: A Wedding at Cana—Whose and Where?” originally appeared on Dr. James Tabor’s popular Taborblog, a site that discusses and reports on “‘All things biblical’ from the Hebrew...
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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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Rethinking the Pool of Siloam
The steps leading down to the Birkat el-Hamra, a candidate for the Pool of Siloam. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer, BAS. Where is the Pool of Siloam? If you visit the City of David Archaeological Park in...
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Herod Antipas in the Bible and Beyond
Although he ruled as tetrarch over Galilee in Jesus’ time, we hear relatively little about Herod Antipas in the Bible and other ancient sources of the period. Was Herod Antipas (depicted in a painting...
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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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Bar Kokhba Tunnels in the Galilee
Tunnels at Huqoq used during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA. Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have revealed a complex of underground tunnels built by the Jewish...
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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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Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle
Read Theodore Feder’s article “Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle” as it originally appeared in Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2008. The article was first republished in Bible History...
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Tomb of Apostle Philip Found
Amid the remains of a fourth- or fifth-century church at Hierapolis, one of the most significant Christian sites in Turkey, Francesco D’Andria found this first-century Roman tomb that he believes once...
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Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols
AN INCREDIBLE FIND. In December 1928, a work crew from kibbutz Beth Alpha was digging a drainage channel when mosaic pieces began to appear in their shovel loads. Ein Harod is a spring that rises in...
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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 Church of Laodicea in the Bible and Archaeology
I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth. —Revelation...
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A Tomb in Jerusalem Reveals the History of Crucifixion and Roman Crucifixion...
In the history of crucifixion, the death of Jesus of Nazareth stands out as the best-known example by far. Crucifixion in antiquity was actually a fairly common punishment, but there were no known...
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Roman Crucifixion Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion
What do we know about the history of crucifixion? In the following article, “New Analysis of the Crucified Man,” Hershel Shanks looks at evidence of Roman crucifixion methods as analyzed from the...
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