Biblical synagogue breakthrough claim
Archaeologists in northern Israel believe they may have uncovered the remains of a first-century synagogue, a Biblical find labelled as possibly the most significant for decades.
The remains were found in Chorazin (or Korazin, among other possible spellings), an ancient settlement associated with the New Testament.
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Egypt: New discoveries and the book of Exodus
Chris Sinkinson
Archaeological excavation has been fairly muted in the Middle East during the present crisis there. However, a number of discoveries have been made in Egypt over the last year that have been in the news. One in particular may have significant bearing on how we read the Bible.
Any visitor to Egypt will have been awestruck by the stunning ruins of tombs, temples and pyramids. Among those memorable sights will probably be the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor. Built as three terraces into the sides of a cliff it remains remarkably intact having been used and reused for different purposes over 3,000 years.
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AI shedding new light on ancient texts
Chris Sinkinson
From 1947, the recovery of fragments of Biblical texts in the region of the Dead Sea became one of the most celebrated archaeological discoveries of modern times.
Accidentally found by Arab shepherd boys, the first scraps proved to be part of a trove of over 1,000 manuscripts hidden by Jews from the Romans during the first century. A recent paper has announced new light being revealed from these ancient texts.