Biblical Archeology Course 5, Lesson 5

Biblical Archeology Course 5, Lesson 5

Biblical Archeology Course 5, Lesson 5Siloam inscription The Siloam (Shiloach) inscription or Silwan inscription (in reference to Jerusalem neighborhood called Silwan) is a passage of inscribed text originally found in the Hezekiah tunnel (which feeds water from the...
Biblical Archeology Course 5, Lesson 5

The Story of Haghia Sophia

You might have thought that a church dedicated to wisdom would, by the very nature of things, have a long and peaceful existence – after all, both its builders and its worshippers should value wisdom above all else. Unfortunately the history of the most famous church...
Biblical Archeology Course 5, Lesson 5

Cuneiform and the Bible

Lesley Adkins In the early nineteenth century, the Frenchman Jean-François Champollion embarked on deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, because he was fascinated by the origins of the world and thought he might gain access to texts that were far older than the Bible. In...