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Some rejoice over discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls or the James Ossuary because they help to authenticate the Bible. Others rejoice because they aid scholars and theologians in understanding the cultural context surrounding biblical events and teachings. While archaeological discoveries do not come without their controversy, our understanding of the Bible, both its content and context, continues to expand thanks to the study of these finds.
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New tool finds use where digging is practically or politically impossible in Jerusalem.
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New Testament scholar Garrick V. Allen explains the long history of paratext.
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An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, went up for auction and sold to an anonymous bidder.
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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.
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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.
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