SEARCH
SEARCH
SUBSCRIBE
 | 
RENEW
 | 
DONATE

language

language Latest

Stela of Baal with lightning, from acropolis Ugarit. Courtesy Photo Companion to the Bible, Genesis

Dec 8 Blog

Back to Ugarit

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

After nearly a decade and a half, archaeologists have returned to northwestern Syria, digging in the shadow of the important Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1200 […]

17th-century bilingual collection of Christian exhortative texts. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Public Domain

May 7 Blog

What Is Coptic?

By: Marek Dospěl

Discover the fascinating history of Coptic, the final stage of the indigenous language of Egypt. Learn about its connection to ancient Egyptian and its significance in the Coptic Church.

Alabaster vessel of King Pepi I (2276–2228 BCE). The Walters Art Museum, Public Domain.

Apr 30 Blog

What Is Ancient Egyptian?

By: Marek Dospěl

The Egyptian language is the sole representative of an autonomous branch of the Afro-Asiatic (formerly Semito-Hamitic) language family. As such, Egyptian is related to both […]

Section of Bodmer Papyrus 66. Public domain.

Apr 16 Blog

What Is Biblical Greek?

By: John Drummond

Biblical Greek, as it is commonly known, is a dialect of the ancient Greek language known as hēkoinēdialektos (“the common dialect”) or Koine Greek. This […]

Hittite Empire

Sep 29 Blog

New Indo-European Language Discovered at Hattusa

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations at the site of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite empire, have revealed a cuneiform tablet written in a previously unknown Indo-European language. According […]

Oldest Written Canaanite Sentence Found

Jun 25 Blog

Oldest Canaanite Sentence Found

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The oldest Canaanite sentence has been discovered at the site of Tel Lachish, according to an article published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology. The […]

Linear Elamite text

Apr 19 Blog

Linear Elamite Deciphered!

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Despite the progress made deciphering ancient scripts over the past two centuries, a few remain tantalizingly out of reach, including the ancient Iranian script, Linear […]

Etched bone fragment from Paleolithic

Jan 30 Blog

Earliest Human Symbol Found?

By: Jonathan Laden

A bone fragment, marked with symbols, was found in early 2021 in the Ramie region of Israel. At approximately 120,000 years old, it is possibly […]

Must-Read Free eBooks

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Past, Present, and Future
Biblical Peoples—The World of Ancient Israel
Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus’ Life
Ancient Israel in Egypt and the Exodus
More Free eBooks

Want more Bible history?

Sign up to receive our email newsletter and never miss an update.

Join Us on an Educational Journey

For more than 40 years, the Biblical Archaeology Society has partnered with world-renowned hosts and guides to provide you exceptional educational offerings in the archaeology of the Biblical lands and in Biblical studies.

Learn More
Sign up for Bible History Daily
to get updates!