Archaeology

New Testament scholar Garrick V. Allen explains the long history of paratext.

An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, went up for auction and sold to an anonymous bidder.

And other brief news from Christians around the world.

Learning about the land of Pharaoh helps us understand the people of Israel in their context.

From ancient Israelite DNA to a moat around Jerusalem, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this year.

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation.

From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path.

Once, the House of David seemed like a folk tale. Now, the rocks testify to its historic significance.

And other news briefs from around the world.

From papyrus in Montana to ivory in Jerusalem, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this year.