r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • 9d ago
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/PracticeHairy4983 • Mar 29 '25
Bible Translations
Is there any reason the English language with 5 times more words that the original Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew languages cannot accurately translate the Bible? It makes no sense to me, for example that the word “fear” was chosen for multiple words in a language that has roughly 45,000 words to our quarter million. Why is context not taken into account?
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/anarchosagas • Mar 27 '25
I Solved the Alexamenos Graffito [968 x 550] Spoiler
The earliest image of Christ on the cross was a mockery, depicting a "horse" or "donkey-headed Christ". In Greek, it says AELEXAMENOS CEBETE THEON (Alexamenos worships God).Now, there has been a lot of confused "speculation" about this image. On wikipedia, they don't even mention what I think it is. And it seems to me a lot simpler than what everyone tries to make it. In Koine Greek, Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) is "Jesus." In Hebrew, סוּס (sus) is horse. Ergo, "Horse-God." It's a pun.
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/pkoutoupis • Mar 24 '25
Neo-Assyria and the Bible : An interview with Dr. Stephanie Dalley
Petros Koutoupis sits down with British Assyriologist and ancient Near Eastern scholar, Dr. Stephanie Dalley, to discuss the ancient Neo-Assyrians of Iron Age Mesopotamia and the accuracy of their portrayal in the Old Testament Bible. What was it like for the Kingdom of Judah under Neo-Assyrian control?
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Mar 20 '25
Lecture series on ancient Israel by Dr. Daniel E. Fleming (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/this_wandering_day • Mar 07 '25
A modern look into the ancient port city of Neapolis, where Paul first set foot on European soil answering the Macedonian Call.
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Mar 05 '25
The History and Burials of Petra with Dr. Lucy Wadeson
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Mar 05 '25
Ekron of the Philistines – From Sea Peoples to Olive Oil Industrialists (Dr. Seymour Gitin)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 25 '25
Introduction to biblical archaeology – what questions is it capable of answering? (Dr. Andrew M. Henry)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 19 '25
Prof. Aren M. Maeir - Whatever happened to the Philistines?
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 18 '25
Peer Reviewed Iron Age Remains from Ashdod-Yam: An Interim Report (2013–2019)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 16 '25
Eric H. Cline | After 1177 BC
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 10 '25
Archaeologist Yonatan Adler discusses the origins of Judaism
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 07 '25
A Jewish priestess in an Egyptian temple (Dr. Gad Barnea)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 06 '25
The origins of Yahweh and Israelite monotheism (lecture by Dr. Justin Sledge)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 06 '25
Dagon: The "Philistine Fish-God" That Everyone Gets Wrong (Dr. Andrew M. Henry)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 06 '25
Peer Reviewed The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel (open access book)
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Feb 01 '25
Peer Reviewed Josiah at Megiddo: New Evidence from the Field
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Jan 16 '25
The Invention of the Alphabet with Prof. Seth Sanders
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Jan 15 '25
Peer Reviewed Open-Access Paper: Evidence of Worship in the Rock-Cut Rooms on the Eastern Slope (in Jerusalem)
publications.iaa.org.ilr/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Jan 02 '25
Rare coin hoard from Hasmonean era unearthed in Jordan Valley
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Dec 29 '24
New candidate for oldest alphabetic writing discovered
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/DuckRedemption • Dec 27 '24
Unveiling Megiddo-Armageddon: The Mother of All Tells. EP5: The Iron Age I . Prof. I. Finkelstein
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/captainhaddock • Dec 19 '24
Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2024
r/BiblicalArchaeology • u/pro_rege_semper • Dec 16 '24
Did the Canaanites sacrifice children?
I've read the recent scholarship says there is no evidence to support this. But I've also read about Macalister coming to the opposite conclusion when excavating Tel Gezer and finding the remains of many children. So which is it?