The longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean wilderness has been published. “The document is identified as prosecutors’ notes for a trial before Roman officials on the eve of the Bar-Kochba Revolt.” The underlying journal article is here.
“Researchers have deciphered a 2,000-year-old Aramaic inscription on a pottery shard discovered at the Alexandrium Fortress (Sartaba) in the Jordan Valley.”
A rare silver ring discovered at Huqoq in Galilee may depict the temple in Jerusalem. It possibly was one of a group that was a precursor to late-medieval Jewish wedding bands.
The forthcoming “House of David” series on Prime Video takes some liberties.
Steven Notley and Moti Aviam’s lecture about the latest from the Bethsaida/el-Araj excavation is now online. This 87-minute presentation was given at the Museum of the Bible.
Virtual panel discussion on Feb 26: “Debates in the Dust: Seventy Years After the First Dig at Hazor and the Shaping of Biblical Archaeology,” with Igor Kreimerman
Now in Logos Pre-Pub: The Essential Atlas of the Bible: A Visual Experience of the Biblical World (NIV Application Commentary Resources), by Carl G. Rasmussen (HarperCollins, $20)
Nathan Steinmeyer gives a primer on the Shephelah of Judah.
Wayne Stiles has three tours planned, with signups now open:
- Greece Tour in the Footsteps of Paul (with optional extension to Rome) – September 2025
- Israel and Jordan Tour (including Petra) – November 2025
- Advanced Tour to Israel (with optional extension to Egypt) — April 2026
HT: Agade, Ted Weis, Gordon Franz, Arne Halbakken, Explorator
