Biblical Archaeology’s Top Ten Discoveries of 2015

[Followers4christ]

Archaeological discoveries made public in 2015 have given us new information about biblical events and people.

10 Beit Shemesh idol head
An Israeli boy enjoying a picnic with his family in mid-November at the ruins of the biblical city of Beit Shemesh found what appeared to be the small head of a statue and showed it to an Israeli tour guide. The guide encouraged the boy to take the find to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which he did. They determined it was the head of a fertility goddess, probably Asherah, dating to the 8th century B.C.

9. Horvat Kur Byzantine menorah mosaic
The 2015 excavation of a Byzantine synagogue at Horvat Kur, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, revealed a mosaic depicting a menorah with a unique oil lamp design. This project is one of several synagogues being excavated near the epicenter of Jesus’ ministry, providing new insights into worship communities in the centuries after Jesus.

8. The site of Herod's palace
Early in 2015, archaeologists announced the excavations of a former Turkish prison near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate would be open to the public via guided tours. The site is believed to have been the location of Herod's palace 2,000-years ago, and possibly the site of the trial of Jesus before Pilate.

Read the whole article at:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct...archaeologys-top-ten-discoveries-of-2015.html

 

[redleghunter]

Archaeological discoveries made public in 2015 have given us new information about biblical events and people.

10 Beit Shemesh idol head
An Israeli boy enjoying a picnic with his family in mid-November at the ruins of the biblical city of Beit Shemesh found what appeared to be the small head of a statue and showed it to an Israeli tour guide. The guide encouraged the boy to take the find to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which he did. They determined it was the head of a fertility goddess, probably Asherah, dating to the 8th century B.C.

9. Horvat Kur Byzantine menorah mosaic
The 2015 excavation of a Byzantine synagogue at Horvat Kur, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, revealed a mosaic depicting a menorah with a unique oil lamp design. This project is one of several synagogues being excavated near the epicenter of Jesus’ ministry, providing new insights into worship communities in the centuries after Jesus.

8. The site of Herod's palace
Early in 2015, archaeologists announced the excavations of a former Turkish prison near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate would be open to the public via guided tours. The site is believed to have been the location of Herod's palace 2,000-years ago, and possibly the site of the trial of Jesus before Pilate.

Read the whole article at:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct...archaeologys-top-ten-discoveries-of-2015.html

The Hezekiah seal was a big deal.

Also waiting for the release of new info on the Mark fragment from 2013:

http://www.dennyburk.com/first-cent...scovered-wallaces-claim-to-ehrman-vindicated/

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Archaeological discoveries made public in 2015 have given us new information about biblical events and people.

10 Beit Shemesh idol head
An Israeli boy enjoying a picnic with his family in mid-November at the ruins of the biblical city of Beit Shemesh found what appeared to be the small head of a statue and showed it to an Israeli tour guide. The guide encouraged the boy to take the find to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which he did. They determined it was the head of a fertility goddess, probably Asherah, dating to the 8th century B.C.

9. Horvat Kur Byzantine menorah mosaic
The 2015 excavation of a Byzantine synagogue at Horvat Kur, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, revealed a mosaic depicting a menorah with a unique oil lamp design. This project is one of several synagogues being excavated near the epicenter of Jesus’ ministry, providing new insights into worship communities in the centuries after Jesus.

8. The site of Herod's palace
Early in 2015, archaeologists announced the excavations of a former Turkish prison near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate would be open to the public via guided tours. The site is believed to have been the location of Herod's palace 2,000-years ago, and possibly the site of the trial of Jesus before Pilate.

Read the whole article at:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct...archaeologys-top-ten-discoveries-of-2015.html

Astounding

 

[Thunder Peel]

There have been some pretty awesome discoveries lately. Everything just points back to God's word being true time and time again.

 

[imind]

There have been some pretty awesome discoveries lately. Everything just points back to God's word being true time and time again.

except for all the parts that have been shown to be untrue...and the many contradictions.

 

[Paul K]

I love it when they discover something that proves that the bible was correct. I read an article somewhere when they tried to disprove the accuracy of the bible by comparing it with the dead sea scrolls that was discovered just after WW2. They couldn't. The dead sea scrolls were very similar to the modern bible translations, with a few differences due to the dead sea scrolls being written in aramaic and the modern being written in English.

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[redleghunter]

except for all the parts that have been shown to be untrue...and the many contradictions.

As in?....

 

[Nithavela]

Minor point, nothing can ever be proven true outside of the field of mathematics. There can only be evidence for something.

On the other hand, you can disprove something.