Biblical Archaeology News & Opinion
There is so much news in the world of Biblical archaeology and the Holy Land, it is hard to keep up! That is why we offer the latest news from the lands of the Bible that will interest you the most.
Egypt Unearths Three Coffins in Luxor: French Mission
The French archaeological mission from the Institute of Oriental Archaeology and the University of Strasbourg, working in Al-Assassif area located in Luxor on the west bank of the Nile River, announced on Wednesday the discovery of three wooden coffins for women in the courtyard of the cemetery No. 33. In a press statement, ...
CNN: Global Passion Created by King Tut
CNN revealed in a recent report that an obsession has swept the world over everything related to the pharaonic King Tut. Since the 1960s King Tutankhamun, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of his tomb three years later. The report said the touring exhibitions of king Tut, which include traces of what was ...
Ancient Animal Mummies Found in Egypt
An excavation of the Saqqara Necropolis, south of Cairo, has yielded a large collection of artifacts: animal mummies, wood and bronze statues of Egyptian gods, and much more. This is at the location of the sacred animals necropolis where, last year, the tomb of the 5th Dynasty royal priest Wahtye had ...
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament
What do the Dead Sea Scrolls say about Jesus? What do they say about the world in which Jesus lived? In BAR, James C. VanderKam examines the overlap between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls say about Jesus? Nothing. What do they say about ...
Why Did the Magi Bring Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh?
Were the gifts of the magi meant to save Jesus from the pain of arthritis? It’s possible, according to researchers at Cardiff University in Wales who have been studying the medical uses of frankincense. Since the early days of Christianity, Biblical scholars and theologians have offered varying interpretations of the meaning ...
After two thousand years, Jesus’ manger returns to Bethlehem in time for Christmas
The Vatican has decided to send a piece of the Holy Manger, in which the faithful believe baby Jesus slept, back to its home in the Holy Land This post appeared first at https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-after-two-thousand-years-jesus-crib-returns-to-bethlehem-in-time-for-christmas-1.8187149
Was Tutankhamun buried in someone else’s grave?
e may not have the whip, the hat, the gun, and the dusty old leather jacket, but Nicholas Reeves has a theory that is straight out of the Indiana Jones movies. Reeves, a British Egyptologist, has written a string of highly respected books, most notably The Complete Tutankhamun, and his idea ...
Details of New Archaeological Discovery in Saqqara (Photos)
In the presence of prominent businessman Mohamed Aboul Enein, the founder and chairman of Cleopatra Group and writer Elham Aboul El Fateh, the General Manager of Cleopatra Media Group, Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anani announced on Saturday a new archaeological discovery in Saqqara archaeological area. This discovery was made by an Egyptian ...
Aboul Enein: Tourism Sector is Witnessing Major Breakthrough
Prominent businessman Mohamed Aboul Enein, the founder and chairman of Cleopatra Group, expressed his happiness at sponsoring the new archaeological discovery in Saqqara, to support Egyptian achievements in various fields. Aboul Enein stressed that the tourism sector is witnessing a major breakthrough thanks to the efforts of Antiquities Minister, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, ...
Antiquities Minister Inspects GEM (Photos)
Following Saqqara dazzling discovery, Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Dr. Khaled Al Anani inspected on Saturday Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) to follow-up work progress in the project, set to be inaugurated next 2020. The minister was accompanied by General Supervisor of the GEM project Atef Moftah, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa ...