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The Tel Dan stele. Photo: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Israel Antiquities Authority (photograph by Meidad Suchowolski)

Nov 23 Blog

The Tel Dan Inscription: The First Historical Evidence of King David from the Bible

Few modern Biblical archaeology discoveries have attracted as much attention as the Tel Dan inscription—writing on a ninth-century B.C. stone slab (or stela) that furnished the first historical evidence of King David from the Bible.

Nov 5 Blog

Meet the House of David at the Met

By: Megan Sauter

Through January 4, 2015, the Tel Dan Stela and other treasures from the ancient Near East are on display in the exhibit Assyria to Iberia at the Met in New York.

Apr 15 eBook

Ten Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries

By: BAS Admin

This free eBook brings together the exciting worlds of archaeology and the Bible in ten top Biblical archaeology discoveries! Learn the stories behind Biblical archaeology finds like the Pool of Siloam in Israel, where the Gospel of John says Jesus miraculously restored sight to a blind man.

Jun 28 Blog

What Brings You Here?

By: Hershel Shanks

Some people are interested in it because they think it will validate the historical truth of the Bible. I guess that’s OK, although it’s not my shtick. I’ve always felt you’ve got a weak faith in the Bible if you need archaeology to validate it. On the other hand, archaeology does sometimes provide exciting evidence, for example, that indeed David existed and was the father of a dynasty, as shown by the Tel Dan stela.

Aug 7 Blog

Visiting the Israel Museum

By: Sarah Yeomans

I have been to Jerusalem several times in the course of my fieldwork, ticking off the obvious sites as though working my way through a checklist: The City of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Temple Mount – the list goes on. No one who knows Jerusalem will argue that there are more sites to see and experience than the average tourist’s trip will allow.

Jul 3 Blog

Philip Davies: A Brief Note for Yossi Garfinkel

By: Philip Davies

Philip Davies responds to Yosef Garfinkel's response to his response on the Bible and Interpretation Web site. In it, he accuses Yosef Garfinkel of “misrepresent[ing]” what minimalism is, of being a “careless and overblown writer” and “unable to distinguish truth from fact.”

Jun 19 Blog

A Minimalist Disputes His Demise

By: Philip Davies

Yosef Garfinkel responds to Philip Davies' response on the Bible and Interpretation website. In it, he accuses Yosef Garfinkel of "misrepresent[ing]" what minimalism is, of being a "careless and overblown writer" and "unable to distinguish truth from fact."

Feb 21 Blog

A History of Horses in the Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Examine the history of horses in Ziony Zevit's review of Deborah O'Daniel Cantrell's The Horsemen of Israel: Horses and Charioty in Monarchic Israel.

Oct 14 Blog

The Collections of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Steven Fine reviews the book Chronicles of the Land: Archaeology in the Israel Museum Jerusalem edited by Michal Dayagi-Mendels and Silvia Rozenberg.

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