Bible Archaeology Report

Author Bryan Windle Publisher Trowel Press Publication Date 2025 Number of Pages 122 Number of Illustrations 20 ISBN 1945750375 In the past, I have reviewed books written by others, including Mark Wilson’s Biblical Turkey, Scott Stripling’s The Trowel and…

This past month, news reports from the world of biblical archaeology included stories about international trade on the Mediterranean, a bridge in Rome, and a Galilean fishing village.

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael (2 Kgs 13:3).

The top three reports in biblical archaeology in July 2026 featured evidence of Judahite idolatry, remains from the Babylonian destruction in Jerusalem, and the discovery of three, previously unknown Assyrian kings. 3.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high…

Here is your one-stop shop for a monthly recap of the latest news from the world of biblical archaeology.

I recently returned from excavating at biblical Shiloh with the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR).

This past month, the news was filled with reports about a mysterious tunnel in Jerusalem, archaeological evidence of the fall of Nineveh, and the discovery of lost pages of a New Testament manuscript.

This month, I am continuing my series “Letters from the Biblical World,” in which I explore extra-biblical letters from the ancient Near East that appear to reference or illuminate people, places, and events described in the Bible.

As the month draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the most significant news stories from the world of biblical archaeology.