Let the Stones Speak

On today’s program, Prof Michael Langlois joins host Brent Nagtegaal to discuss the Mesha Stele along with current scholarship’s unscientific reluctance to accept the historicity of King David. https://armstronginstitute.org/1051-mesha-stele-the-second-house-of-david-inscription

The Bible describes several peculiar architectural features of Solomon’s temple and palace complex. Remarkable parallels to these features were discovered on a 3,000-year-old strange stone model at Khirbet Qeiyafa. On today’s program, Let the Stones Speak host Christopher Eames interviews Dr. Madeleine Mumcuoglu, a lead researcher of the shrine model. They also discuss her discovery of the earliest alphabetical sentence ever found in Israel—the Lachish Comb Inscription. “Triglyphs: Another New Style of Monumental Architecture” “The ‘House of the Forest of Lebanon,’ an Impossible Equation, and the Danger in Trying to ‘Fix’ the Bible” “3,700-Year-Old Appeal Against Lice: Earliest(?) Alphabetic Inscription Discovered in Israel” RELATED PUBLICATIONS: Solomon’s Temple and Palace: New Archaeological Discoveries, by Yosef Garfinkel and Madeleine Mumcuoglu Crossing the Threshold: Architecture, Iconography and the Sacred Entrance, by Madeleine Mumcuoglu and Yosef Garfinkel

Another year in biblical archaeology is behind us—and a big year it was, particularly in discoveries and research relating to kings David and Solomon. https://armstronginstitute.org/980-top-10-biblical-archaeology-discoveries-of-2023

For today’s program, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal traveled to Ein Hatzeva, located in southern Israel, to interview Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini at what she believes is one of the many military outposts dating to King David’s time. https://armstronginstitute.org/969-outposts-built-by-king-david-discovered-in-southern-israel

On today’s podcast, host Brent Nagtegaal talks to Professor Ben-Yosef about how the copper production site in Timna—as well as the wider Aravah Valley area—could have contributed to the power and wealth of the kingdom of David and Solomon, as well as the Edomites. https://armstronginstitute.org/966-did-the-massive-copper-mines-of-edom-empower-the-kingdom-of-david-and-solomon

This amazing discovery was made on one of the final days of the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem. On this program, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks with dig codirector Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat, one of the world’s foremost experts on Second Temple Period architecture, about the ornate ceiling panel. VIDEO HERE -www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7VFJatNxqs

AIBA's Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem. VIDEO HERE

On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal interviews the lead author of the paper, archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling, about the discovery and its final publication. Video Here https://armstronginstitute.org/897-the-curse-tablet-from-joshuas-altar-on-mount-ebal

Interview with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner VIDEO HERE

A journey through one of the most important sites in biblical archaeology Video HERE

On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal interviews Dr. Vainstub about his new reading of the inscription and its connection to the biblical narrative. https://armstronginstitute.org/888-jerusalem-inscription-proves-link-between-king-solomon-and-sheba

On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks about how an honest archaeological mistake led to an all-too-wonderful discovery. Then he discusses how the famous Persian king was critical in the construction of the second temple in Jerusalem. https://armstronginstitute.org/871-king-darius-in-israel-an-almost-amazing-archaeological-discovery

A somewhat belated discussion about another amazing year of discovery https://armstronginstitute.org/861-top-10-biblical-archaeology-finds-of-2022

We talk with the City of David Foundation's Ze'ev Orenstein about an excavation two decades in the making. https://armstronginstitute.org/858-excavation-of-the-entire-siloam-pool-begins

A journey through one of the most important sites in biblical archaeology https://armstronginstitute.org/854-touring-the-bibles-buried-cities-gezer

One of the most important archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem is the Ophel Gatehouse, uncovered by the late Dr. Eilat Mazar. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal takes you on a tour of the gatehouse and discusses its 10th-century B.C.E. dating. https://armstronginstitute.org/836-investigating-king-solomons-jerusalem-gatehouse

On today's program, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks with archaeologist Christopher Eames about four ancient gatehouses that have been attributed to King Solomon's era. https://armstronginstitute.org/830-king-solomons-gates

Following a careful cleaning process, a new discovery can be revealed to the public: an exceptionally rare silver half-shekel coin, from Year 3 of the Great Revolt. On today's program, we talk with Dr. Yoav Farhi who analyzed the coin. https://armstronginstitute.org/817-extremely-rare-silver-coin-from-year-three-of-the-great-revolt-unveiled

And a second “House of David” inscription confirmed https://armstronginstitute.org/804-prof-yosef-garfinkel-presents-earliest-alphabetical-inscription

And a new tool in biblical archaeology: archaeomagnetism https://armstronginstitute.org/791-king-hezekiahs-monumental-jerusalem-inscription