Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating to uncover the truth behind events referenced in Biblical texts regarding an ancient Levantine city. Archaeological finds have occasionally corroborated ancient texts, such as those told in the Bible. A study published in the PLOS ONE scientific journal on Wednesday afternoon details archaeologists' most recent finds. The researchers used radiocarbon dates on organic materials from the 13th to 9th centuries providing a glimpse into cataclysmic changes that took place in the ancient city of Gezer, a location often

It’s after a decade-long study Researchers have uncovered new findings about a site in ancient Jerusalem, which matches up with an account from the Bible. Archaeologists have been studying a section of ancient wall in the City of David, the archeological site that formed the original town of Jerusalem, for the last decade. It had previously been believed that the wall was built by Hezekiah, King of Judah, to defend against invaders. Hezekiah is thought to have

It has been an unusually busy news week for Coptic codices. I posted a few days ago about the Mudil Psalms codex, and then yesterday several news outlets reported that Christie’s will be auctioning off the Crosby-Schøyen codex, a papyrus codex containing an eclectic mix of early Christian texts in Coptic (Melito’s On Passover, 2 Macc. 5:27–7:41, 1 Peter, Jonah, and a liturgical exhortation). The codex is currently part of the collection of Martin Schøyen, a Norwegian collector who