Biblical Archaeology Review

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Was 2 Corinthians originally more than one letter?

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A Bronze Age goblet discovered in the West Bank may feature the earliest known depiction of the cosmos.

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The Hebrew Bible developed revolutionary concepts in civic thought: the dignity of every person, the accountability of rulers, the duty to speak truth to power, and a community that seeks the divine by upholding the humanity of others.

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Was Mary really from Magdala?

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Ancient music and the biblical psalms

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Touring early Christian sites in Syria’s capital.

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Probably not. When Abraham lived the "Sumerian" culture was pretty much over or on its way out. It's hard to know anything for certain but just going on clues from the biblical texts it seems like Abraham and his family were probably Amorites originally from the Harran area. The end of the Ur III period saw a lot of Semitic Amorite tribes migrating into Mesopotamia.

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Does archaeology shed light on the legendary king?

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It's complicated. People didn't see themselves as lands and countries back then. "Canaan" was made up of various tribes of peoples that lived in and around city-states like Hazor and Jericho and also nomadic tent dwellers that moved around. Jerusalem is traditionally associated with a group called the Jebusites until David conquered it around 1000 BC.

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@JonasAfrend Canaanites?

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@craftedheavenly That'd be a spoiler.

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@craftedheavenly Probably Mamluk

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Excavations near Beth Shean, south of the Sea of Galilee, revealed a rock-carved, subterranean water installation that served as part of a sugar mill.

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Death and burial at an ancient crossroads.

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None, really. The original intent of the author was to poetically invoke the largest and most fearsome animals of both land and sea to declare that the Lord is greater than both because he created them. What the original audience believed Behemoth and Leviathan to be is anyone's guess.

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Seven mysterious creatures of the biblical world.

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How green was Gal’on Fortress in the days of the Judges?

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James does not shy away from addressing the pride of the rich, abject favoritism for the powerful, and the corrupt business practices of the wealthy.

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A look at one of the Bible's many unsung heroes.

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What archaeology reveals about Noah and the Flood

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