by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Inscriptions, Monumental Inscriptions, Stone
Finding writing at all is unusual in Biblical archaeology. Finding a piece of such enormous historical importance as “The House of David” inscription was truly an earth-shaking discovery. But it was not the only piece of writing found at the city of Dan. A piece of...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Monumental Inscriptions, Stone
Biblical inscriptions are rare indeed. Complete texts are almost non-existent. We are not surprised to find that the House of David inscription, pieces of which were found in excavations of the Biblical city of Dan in the 1990′s by Prof. Avraham Biran, of the Hebrew...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Monumental Inscriptions, Stone
The man who discovered the Temple Mount Inscription, Charles Clermont-Ganneau, is our link to the story. He was in Jerusalem in 1868, serving as dragoman — translator and interpreter — for the French Consulate, when a startling discovery was reported from...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Inscriptions, Monumental Inscriptions, Stone
Why did they need a warning on the gates of the Temple? The Temple that Herod rebuilt in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish life in the world. It was the place where man met God. It was the largest religious structure (35 acres of space) ever built by one man. And it...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Monumental Inscriptions
The dream of every archaeologist is to find writing in the ancient debris of Biblical cities! It happens rarely, but the excavators of the Biblical city of Dan struck gold. Digging in the plaza outside the main gate of the ancient city, archaeologists found a...
by admin | May 8, 2018 | Browse All, Monumental Inscriptions, Pontius Pilate, Stone
The New Testament refers to Pontius Pilate 60 times. Two of the references add the title “governor” to his name ( Matthew 27:2, and Luke 3:1). Historians, following Josephus, have generally added the rank of Procurator to his name when describing him, but this title...
