Hershel Shanks has weighed in on the Israeli government’s astonishing about-face on the Jehoash Inscription.
Gordon Govier and I discuss the “palace of David” discovery in this week’s broadcast of The Book and the Spade (direct link here).
Luke Chandler has an exclusive scoop on recent finds from Khirbet Qeiyafa.
Ferrell Jenkins has posted a beautiful aerial photo of Gezer.
Wayne Stiles writes about 5 Christian Sites in Jerusalem You Should Know About.
My memory of whitewater rafting on the Jordan River is more thrilling than what this Haaretz writer
describes, but maybe it’s just grown with the telling.
This article about antiquities thieves in Jordan reveals that some ancient sites are guarded by
powerful genies.
The Garden of Eden is to become a national park in Iraq. (If you don’t see a guard armed with a
flaming sword, it may be a swindle.)
Accordance is ending the summer with some deals sure to interest those who love Bible geography,
history, and archaeology.
HT: Joseph Lauer, Jack Sasson
Photo by Steven H. Sanchez