WHEN SENNACHERIB, King of Assyria, sent his army to the kingdom of Judah in 701BC, and had it destroy the city of Lachish, 43km south-west of Jerusalem, he was doing his bit for science as well. As ...

Experts in biblical history say Zionists and their backers are ignoring inconvenient truths about the history of Israel.

This article argues that narratives about the loss and (potential) recovery of biblical texts can reveal a previously neglected genre of “biblical theology” in premodern Jewish sources—a religious ...

Bruce Gordon shows how believers in every era have experienced their sacred book through all the human senses. In one of his many insightful essays, the late missiologist Andrew Walls asked whether ...

In southern Turkey, an extensive new trail network spirits trekkers to Pisidia, home to many lost treasures and a true crossroads of civilizations The city gate of Ariassos, one of several ancient ...

If anything, the historical details are even messier than Susan Lim’s new account allows. What does history have to do with faith? Everything. As Paul attests in 1 Corinthians 15, Christ died. He was ...

A recent archaeological discovery in Israel has unearthed a 5,500-year-old factory, unraveling a long-standing biblical mystery. This find provides new insights into ancient manufacturing practices ...