Category: archaelogy

  • Rebuild a Third Temple?

    There has long been a Zionist desire to rebuild the Third Temple. This desire is found among some Zionist Jews but many more Zionist Christians. Jews today go to the “wailing” wall (aka Western Wall) to mourn the destruction of the Temple and pray for a third temple to be built there. I was there…

  • Archaeologists Discover Notable 1,500-Year-Old Monastery With Mosaic Floor

    Newsweek 2025-01-15 Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a significant Christian monastery dating back to roughly 1,500 years ago at a site in Israel. The remains include a remarkable colorful mosaic floor with an inscription written in Greek—taken from the Book of Deuteronomy—that translates roughly to: “Blessed are you when you come in and blessed…

  • Interesting Fifth Century Amulet

     An interesting fifth century object was found in Turkey. The object was interpreted by the Turkish archaeological authorities as King Solomon which Islam sees as Prophet Solomon. “The depiction of Prophet Solomon on this necklace surprised us and revealed the importance of the artifact for Anatolian archaeology,” said Çelikbaş. Anatolia is a region of Turkey.…

  • Inscription of Abercius

    The inscription of Abercius is the Greek epitaph of Abercius who was probably Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia. It is an important example of early Christian epigraphy. The Inscription The citizen of a chosen city, this [monument] I made [while] living, that there I might have in time a resting-place of my body, [I] being…

  • Megiddo Mosaic Circa 230 AD

    From “Earliest inscription declaring ‘Jesus is God’ discovered in Israel“. The 581-square-foot mosaic features the ancient Greek writing: “The god-loving Akeptous has offered the table to God Jesus Christ as a memorial.” Also found in the same mosaic: References The Ancient Church at Megiddo: The Discovery and an Assessment of its Significance The Megiddo Mosaic

  • Siege of Lachish (701 BC)

    The British Museum has a series of wall panels describing the siege of Lachish by Sennacherib. This is described in the Old Testament in 2 Chr 32:9. 2Ch 32:9-10 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto…

  • Clay Prism of Sennacherib

    This is a neat piece of physical evidence for the historicity of the Old Testament. This clay prism describes the siege of Jerusalem by King Sennacherib. The text says “I shut up Hezekiah like a bird in a cage.” This matches the Biblical account of the siege where Sennacherib surrounded the city, but did not…