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Bible News features recent news items and blog posts related to the Bible, with particular emphasis on biblical archaeology, Bible translation and Bible software. This site is a “blog aggregator” and contains links to articles about the Bible and related topics from many different websites. Only the first few words of any article are shown. To read more, click on the article title and you will be taken to the original site for the full article.
The purpose of this site is to help you find interesting news about the Bible from around the web, and to highlight some of the most interesting articles providing Bible news. All articles are selected by Rob Hyndman.
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of a quarry dating from the Second Temple period. Among the artifacts discovered is a door key.
Jezreel Expedition Sheds New Light on Ahab and Jezebel’s City
Today is William Shakespeare’s birthday (or at least as near to it as anyone is able to guess). Did you know that Shakespeare’s plays are chock full of Bible references? Some are obvious, but many require very careful reading—and a thorough familiarity with the Bible—to catch.
Archaeologists working for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) recently excavated a unique ritual bath (mikveh) in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood of Jerusalem (southwest of the Old City). Three separate collecting tanks (otzar) were carved into the rock in order to collect as much rainwater as possible.
Meet Delilah: TV series unveils ‘biblical’ faces. Using skulls up to 6,000 years old unearthed by archaeologists, producers recreate how four residents of ancient Israel might have looked Four face...
When reading the Bible we don't need to choose between a literal reading and a rejection. Both are small-minded and spiritually deadening positions.
One of the aspects that I appreciate in the New Testament episodes of The Bible series is the attention paid to historical context. One of the challenges for film-makes on this kind of project is to provide some explanation of the historical context without weighing the narrative down with turgid exposition.
The Bible miniseries by 'Survivor' producer Mark Burnett started on the History Channel Sunday. The five-part miniseries use modern computer graphics to bring stories from the Bible to life.
Building the Herodian Temple involved ancient construction techniques, and the stones of Herod’s Temple give us clues to Temple Mount history.
Archaeologists have uncovered over 25 inscriptions in Jerusalem’s Old City that served as public boards for gaming. Excavations at the Bronze Age Canaanite site Tel Arad have uncovered over fifty ancient board games, and a “Dogs and Jackals” set from Tel Megiddo was discovered alongside stone dice and other gaming pieces.
There is a fabulous new resource available that I’m delighted to be the first to tell you about. For the last four years when teaching seminary and church groups in Israel, I’ve had as the class guide an outstanding resource that nobody else could buy. I joked with my last group that this book cost $3,640 because they could only get it by coming with me on the trip. The other option was to enroll as a student in one of the short- or long-term study programs at The Master’s College’s campus in Israel for even more money. Today, for the first time ever, you can purchase your own copy of the Satellite Bible Atlas. This new work by Bill Schlegel replaces the venerable Student Map Manual but is superior to it in many ways. One obvious advantage is that you don’t have to spend 60+ hours marking it before it is usable! All the historical markings are printed in bright colors on top of satellite map imagery.
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A mysterious First Temple-era archaeological find under a Palestinian [sic] orchard near Bethlehem is increasingly gaining attention — despite attempts to keep it quiet. In February, a tour guide leading a group through an underground tunnel in the rural West Bank [sic], not far from Jerusalem, was surprised to stumble upon the remains of a unique carved pillar. The pillar matched monumental construction from the 9th or 8th centuries bce — the time of the First Temple in Jerusalem. That signaled the presence of an important and previously unknown structure from that period. Buried under earth and rubble, the pillar was now two yards below the surface.
sraeli archaeologists have discovered a quarry from the Herodian period north of the Old City of Jerusalem. The quarry was revealed in the course of construction of Highway 21.
The Israel museum has announced that it will display the "Gabriel Stone." The "stone" is a tablet inscribed in ancient Hebrew that describes a vision of an attack on Jerusalem during which God appears with angels and rescues the city. Leading the angels, or at least acting as the central character, is the angel Gabriel. The stone was found in Jordan thirteen years ago and scholars are still debating what it means. In 2008 one scholar suggested that a line which reads "after three days you will live" was a reference to resurrection. Some pounced on this interpretation and suggested that it was proof that the Christian story of Jesus rising from the dead after three days was borrowed. Since 2008, however, that interpretation has been shown to be wanting. One major problem is that the lines on the stone have faded and there are cracks in the stone both of which makes it difficult to decipher. What the stone does demonstrate, however, is a high-level of interest, if not preoccupation with, angels in the second temple period. While angels appear infrequently in Hebrew Bible, they are mentioned numerous times in the New Testament and other Jewish and Christian literature of the time.
What is a monumental ancient stone structure doing in the Sea of Galilee? In a recent issue of The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Israeli archaeologists, geophysicists and oceanographers discuss an 880,000-square-foot, 60,000-ton structure submerged in the Sea of Galilee.
Restoring the Ancient Cave Church of St. Peter
I am not a fan of the NIV and TNIV translations. But this shocks me: In February, Biblica (the International Bible Society) officially killed all online versions of the TNIV and NIV-1984....
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Italian archaeologists excavating the Phrygian city of Hierapolis have uncovered the remains of Pluto’s Gate, considered an ancient gateway to hell.
I will not hide from the reader just how thrilled I am with the way that Mary Magdalene (Amber Rose Revah, left) is played. In order to explain why, I will need to reflect first on the depiction of Mary in other Jesus films.
Throughout the history of Jesus films, the depiction of Mary Magdalene has been disappointing. And that's an understatement. Some would say that it has been scandalous. It has been absolutely standard to depict her as the repentant prostitute, harmonizing Luke 7.36-50 (anonymous "sinner") and John 8.1-11 (anonymous woman taken in adultery) with references to Mary Magdalene (Luke 8.1-3, Mark 15.40-41 etc.).
The Cyrus Cylinder, which tells the story of a rare ancient act of tolerance, is touring five American museums this spring
Via Deb Hurn
The exhibition offers a glimpse in to the palace of King Herod (centre bottom), including his bath (top left) and a bust of the Roman Emperor who ruled at the time (right).
Bloomberg runs a story on the excavations at Tell Beth Shemesh, describing the recent discovery of a cultic site as well as the absence of pig bones.
Ancient Rome was the superpower of its day. Yet, when the Romans conquered the tiny province of Judea and quashed the First Jewish Revolt in 70 C.E., it was actually a pretty big deal. BAR readers are familiar with the Judea Capta coins issued by the emperors to celebrate the Roman victory over the Jews,a but new projects are shining a light on some of Rome’s most famous monuments and the important role of the defeated Jews in the distant city. Restoration work was set to begin in December on the iconic Colosseum, Rome’s first all-stone amphitheater, which could seat upwards of 50,000 spectators for its gladiatorial bouts, animal hunts and mock naval battles. The work, expected to conclude in mid-2015, will include the cleaning and restoration of the familiar arcaded façade, the creation of a services center, and the restoration of numerous galleries and underground spaces. 1
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