Studies of Biblical Interest

Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum's security infrastructure under scrutiny.

Unbelievable. First €88m jewels vanish, now a known problem floods the Louvre and soaks hundreds of Egyptology books. How does the world’s most visited museum keep getting blindsided? Fix your infrastructure before buying more art! 🤦‍♂️📚💦 #Louvre #DoBetter

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How Australia’s first outback mosque was built 600km north of Adelaide, 150 years ago Hergott Springs was used as a camel station on a crossroads to the goldfields during inland exploration. ‘Afghans’ built three mosques in this small outback town.

Australia’s first outback mosque was built in Marree in the 1860s by Afghan cameleers who shaped inland travel and trade. Their legacy lives on in surviving mosques and community memory across the outback. #Australia #History #Islam #Marree #AfghanCameleers #Heritage

Maintaining accuracy, nuance, and respect for the complexity of the past is essential for constructive dialogue and for responsible engagement with sites of such importance.

who has access to them, who benefits from their preservation, and how their many historical layers can be protected without marginalizing the communities that live alongside them.

The central issue (especially for those invested in the study of antiquity) is how heritage sites in politically sensitive regions should be managed:

As a journal committed to scientific inquiry, we aim to distinguish between facts and interpretations. Current reports refer to expropriation and proposed development of the site, but they do not show an explicit plan to destroy the archaeological remains or to enforce a single historical narrative.

Thanks for your post. The situation around Sebastia is indeed worrying, and many heritage and human rights organizations have raised alarms about the implications of expropriation for local Palestinian communities and for the stewardship of a site with deep historical and biblical significance.

In the rubble in Gaza, a desperate search for priceless remnants of history With a ceasefire in effect in Gaza, a restoration team is painstakingly retrieving historical manuscripts, rare volumes, and archival documents from beneath the rubble of a destroyed mosque.

Palestinians race to save centuries-old manuscripts and rare books from Gaza’s destroyed Great Omari Mosque, preserving fragments of 700 years of cultural and heritage amid ongoing war. #Gaza #CulturalHeritage #Manuscripts #History #Palestine #Preservation

Archaeological finds in the Holy Land in the second half of 2025 - Omnes The latest finds include an 8th century B.C. monumental dyke in Jerusalem and a Byzantine gold treasure at Hippos.

New discoveries in the Levant reveal an 8th century B.C.E. dyke in Jerusalem, a Byzantine gold treasure at Hippos, and an Aramaic Bar Kockba inscription near Ein Gedi, deepening our understanding of biblical history. #Archaeology #Israel #Levant #Bible

Israel announces plan to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appears Peace Now, an anti-settlement watchdog group, said the site is around 450 acres — Israel’s largest seizure of archaeologically important land.

Israel's government plans to seize about 450 acres of the historic Sebastia site in the West Bank as settlers set up a new outpost near Bethlehem. Rights groups warn of escalating land grabs and rising tensions. #Israel #Palestine #WestBank #Sebastia

Refining Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts: Methodological Considerations for Future Use | Bible Interp Contact Us

A new study argues that the linguistic evidence in Isaiah 40 to 66 fits best with a pre-exilic date. Most proposed markers collapse under scrutiny, but the remaining features align more with a pre-exilic profile than an exilic or post-exilic one. #BiblicalStudies

A Unique Assemblage of Cremation Burial from Ḥorvat Tevet and Assyrian Imperial Rule in the Jezreel Valley The excavation at Ḥorvat Tevet revealed a unique cremation burial assemblage, dating to the Iron IIC. This diverse assemblage, richer than comparable burials throughout the Levant, includes unparal...

A unique Iron IIC cremation burial at Horvat Tevet contained luxury goods and rare pottery that point to wide Mediterranean and Mesopotamian trade and a high status community. #Archaeology #IronAge #Levant #HorvatTevet #JezreelValley #NeoAssyrian #Excavation #History

Canaanite Folk Worship at Megiddo Conducting salvage excavations at the ancient site of Megiddo, archaeologists uncovered fascinating new evidence of Canaanite folk worship

New finds at Megiddo reveal Canaanite folk worship, including a Late Bronze Age favissa with rare cult objects such as a ram shaped libation vessel, plus one of the oldest winepresses ever found dating to 5,000 years ago. Armageddon keeps delivering. #Megiddo #Archaeology

New analyses of the controversial Jordan lead codices show mixed results: some pieces look modern, others appear older. No single method is decisive, but key examples can’t be proven contemporary, suggesting they merit serious study. #Archaeology #JordanCodices #MaterialsAnalysis

The Pharmacopeia of Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Vessels: A Transdisciplinary Approach with Legacy Artifacts ABSTRACT. Two decades ago, the first organic residue samples ever extracted by ARCHEM came from legacy objects excavated by Flinders Petrie at Sedment, Egypt, which are now in the Penn Museum. They…

New analysis of a multilingual alabastron dedicated to Xerxes I reveals clear evidence of opiates, showing they played a wider role in ancient Egyptian society. This marks the first scientific identification of contents from an inscribed alabastron. #Archaeology #AncientEgypt

New scans of the Menkaure Pyramid’s eastern face reveal two anomalies behind polished granite blocks, possible hidden voids. Using ERT, GPR & UST with image fusion, researchers find evidence supporting a second entrance hypothesis. #Menkaure #Giza #Pyramids #Archaeology #Egyptology

Identification of Pharaoh Sheshonq III’s Sarcophagus in Ancient Tanis Marks Major Archaeological Breakthrough In the clay-shaded gloom of the northern chamber of the tomb of Pharaoh Osorkon II, meticulous archaeological cleaning work has led to a discovery of such magnitude that experts do not hesitate to…

Tanis development proceeding...: archaeologists identify the long-mysterious granite sarcophagus as that of Pharaoh Sheshonq III, found alongside 225 ushabtis in their original context. A landmark discovery rewriting 22nd Dynasty history.

#Egyptology #Tanis #SheshonqIII

AI and Archaeology Join Forces to Decode Hittite Civilization - GreekReporter.com The use of AI in archaeology is advancing research on the Hittite civilization, offering deeper understanding of Anatolia’s powerful empire.

AI meets archaeology to decode the Hittites! A new project uses AI to reconstruct clay tablets, standardize records, and analyze artifacts from Anatolia’s Bronze Age empire, unlocking the language and culture of one of history’s earliest civilizations. #Hittites

Rare Sabaean Princess Head Statue from Yemen Listed in Vienna Auction, Sparking Heritage Concerns - Yemen Online | Sana'a – A rare alabaster statue believed to depict the head of a princess from the ancient Kingdom of Saba is set to be auctioned in Vienna next month, drawing renewed at

A rare 1st-century BCE Sabaean princess head from Yemen is up for auction in Vienna, raising alarms over looted heritage and calls for repatriation. Scholars warn it’s more than art—it’s a stolen piece of identity. #Yemen #Sabaean #CulturalHeritage

Megiddo: A City Unearthed, A Past Imagined | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures A Special Exhibition at the ISAC Museum

Step into Megiddo: a city of palaces, fortresses, and ancient intrigue. This ISAC Museum exhibition explores 100 years of digs, artifacts, and headlines—blending archaeology with the mythic allure of Armageddon.

Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter During the feast of All Hallows’ Eve, supernatural tales were a way of promoting prayer for the salvation of suffering souls, says Dr Michael Carter, an English Heritage curator

Halloween isn’t an American import. Medieval monks and nuns shaped All Hallows’ Eve with “soul cakes,” prayers for the dead, and ghost stories to promote piety. The holiday’s spooky roots are Christian, blending ritual, charity, and supernatural tales.

Abandoned chapel to be transformed amid three-year delay Workers have returned to the site which is 'the oldest surviving building of the Methodist movement'.

Restoration has restarted on Bristol’s 18th-century Whitfield Tabernacle, damaged by fire in 2000. The chapel will become a community and arts hub, with updated electrics, toilets, and performance spaces. Completion is expected by 2026. #Heritage #Restoration

Harsh, dry weather is increasing salinity in the soil and damaging the historical monuments in the ruins of cities such as #Ur, the birthplace of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Babylon, once-magnificent capital of empires.

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900-year-old burials of Denmark's early Christians discovered in medieval cemetery Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in the area but still likely harbored pagan beliefs.

Archaeologists in Aarhus, Denmark uncovered 77 skeletons from a 900-year-old Christian cemetery. Burials show early Christians still held some Norse beliefs, revealing a fascinating mix of faiths during the Viking Age. #Archaeology #VikingAge #Denmark

Wine Production in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem - The Ancient Near East Today Winemaking is an ancient practice in the Levant. But when the Franks arrived during the Crusades they brought their own techniques.

During the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Crusaders revived viticulture, blending European and Levantine wine-making: stone winepresses, jars & barrels, and strict oversight. Wine became both culture and control. #Crusades #Viticulture #Jerusalem #MedievalHistory

The Minotaur of Crete May Have Been a Ritual Hallucination in the Labyrinthine Environment of the Palace of Knossos For millennia, the story of the Minotaur—a hybrid creature of man and bull confined in a labyrinth beneath the Palace of Knossos—has been a cornerstone of Greek mythology. Now, new research by…

The Minotaur may have been a hallucination: Minoan rituals at Knossos, dark labyrinths & psychoactive plants could have turned a bull into a man-bull vision. Myth or mind? #Minotaur #MinoanCrete #AncientMysteries #Archaeology

'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians A newfound pottery sherd has cuneiform text from the Assyrian Empire asking the Kingdom of Judah about a late tribute payment.

A 2,700-year-old pottery sherd found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount bears Assyrian cuneiform, recording a delayed tribute payment from the Kingdom of Judah. #BiblicalArchaeology #Assyria #KingdomOfJudah #Cuneiform #TempleMount #AncientHistory

A monumental burial complex from an Amarna-age port at Yavneh-Yam, Israel | Antiquity | Cambridge Core A monumental burial complex from an Amarna-age port at Yavneh-Yam, Israel

A monumental rock-cut burial cave at Yavneh-Yam has revealed hundreds of grave goods, offering the first solid evidence of a significant Late Bronze Age polity, despite before scarce signs of occupation. #Archaeology #LateBronzeAge #YavnehYam #AncientIsrael

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Revelation 1-11 (ITC) by Peter J. Leithart is a theological verse-by-verse commentary on the book of Revelation.

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Hong Kong to launch exhibition on ancient Egyptian civilization Hong Kong to launch exhibition on ancient Egyptian civilization-

A collaboration between the Hong Kong Palace Museum and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, this exhibition marks a major cultural milestone, bringing Egypt’s history, artistry, and archaeological discoveries to Hong Kong audiences. #SCAEgypt #HKCulture #GlobalMuseums