Archaeologists believe they have discovered the foundation of the original building of the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the nation’s oldest Black churches The announcement, shared first …
The ancient city of Marea once served as a bustling port town along the northern coast of Roman-era Egypt (30 BC to 640 AD). Found just 28 miles southwest of Alexandria, Marea’s …
A five-letter inscription dated around 3,100 years ago with the name of a biblical judge was unearthed in the excavations at Khirbat er-Ra‘i, in the Southern district of Israel, the …
The early morning air breathes hot on her face as archaeologist Cynthia Shafer-Elliott picks up her trowel to begin her work she describes as “not for the fainthearted.” Before her stands …
Excavations in Egypt’s the Western Desert have unearthed the ruins of an early Christian monastic site, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Highlights of the discovery include three churches and a set of …
Some 1,900 years ago, Jewish refugees fleeing the Romans made their way to the Judean Desert. Among the belongings they carried with them were scrolls featuring the biblical books of …
The City of David – another term for the Jerusalem of ancient times – was located on a narrow ridge south of the present-day Old City. It borders the deep …
An archaeologist at the University of Reading believes he may have stumbled upon the house where Jesus lived as a boy with his parents, Mary and Joseph. The ruins of …
An ancient mosaic from a 4th-century house in the centre of the ancient city of Paphos in Cyprus, was a ‘pictorial’ criticism of Christianity according to experts. Dr. Marek T. …
The Bible is a source of faith for billions of devout Christians around the world but can it act as a source of information for historians? According to Professor Tom Meyer, a …