Scholars are studying sites in the Jordan Valley to see if they are related to early Israelite settlement.
Zahi Hawass tells the story of the discovery of the Solar Boat of Khufu.
An 10-year-old boy hiking in Galilee discovered an ancient stone figure.
Aren Maeir has written an initial summary of this summer’s excavations of Gath. They found quite a bit related to Hazael’s destruction of the city.
Israel’s Good Name describes his excavation experience at Gath.
Gonzalo Rubio explains how eclipses were regarded as omens in the ancient world.
Yosef Garfinkel is lecturing on Khirbet Qeiyafa and Khirbet al-Ra’i on September 15 at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston.
Jerusalem Perspective has posted a lecture by Ronny Reich on “The Mikveh and Ritual Immersion in Jesus’ Day.” Reich is the leading expert on ancient Jewish ritual baths.
The J. Paul Getty Museum has posted a catalog of 630 ancient lamps in their collections.
“Tomb of Christ: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience” will open on November 15 at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC. The website includes a digital guide for the exhibition.
Biblical Israel Ministries & Tours has launched an updated website, including a list of their upcoming Israel tours.
The NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible releases on Tuesday. This is a revision of the NIV Zondervan Study Bible, and one major improvement is the more-readable font. We contributed many of the photos, and I wrote the notes for 2 Kings. Westminster Bookstore has it on sale.
Accordance has many graphics collections for sale, including the American Colony Collection and Cultural Images of the Holy Land.
Wipf and Stock are offering 40% off their catalog with code LABOR40.
Now available in the US (from Biblical Archaeology Society):
- Megiddo-Armageddon, by David Ussishkin
- A Walk to Caesarea, by Joseph Patrich
HT: Agade, Joseph Lauer, A.D. Riddle, Alexander Schick, Paleojudica
