Archaeology

“Archaeologists believe they may have solved a mystery: the location of Bethsaida, the biblical town that was home to the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.” BPNews

“For the first time, scientists have sequenced ancient Canaanite genomes after sequencing DNA material recovered from five Canaanite individuals who lived some 4,000 years [ago] in present day Lebanon.” UPI

Arch of Titus panel commemorating the Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) - originally a color panel

“[A] conservation team from the National Technical University of Athens has unsealed the tomb for the first time since at least 1555. To their surprise they found the original limestone cave walls and the burial bed still intact, despite centuries of damage and the reconstruction of the church that surrounds it.” World

Computers Decipher Burnt Scroll Found in Ancient Holy Ark

“Radiocarbon dating of the scroll suggests that it may be between 1,700 and 1,800 years old, at least 200 years older than previously thought. … the scroll’s distinctive handwriting hearkens back to the first or second century A.D.”

Jewish News Service: “This is the first synagogue discovered in the rural part of the Galilee and it confirms historical information we have about the New Testament, which says that Jesus preached at synagogues in Galilean villages.”

“The Atlantic has an incredible story uncovering the formerly anonymous owner of the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife papyrus… . Fritz denies forging the papyrus, but the reporter of the story seems unconvinced. And for good reason.” Evangelical Textual Criticism

“Some of the items on the list relate broadly to the history of ancient Israel and its neighbors, but a few of them have more specific connections to the Bible.”

10. Beit Shemesh idol head 9. Horvat Kur Byzantine menorah mosaic 8. The site of Herod’s palace 7. Iron Age gate at Gath 6. Rare 3,000-Year-Old seal from Jerusalem found in Temple Mount sifted dirt 5. Eshba’al name found at Khirbet Qeiyafa… CT