Ancient Egypt

The Political and Theological Message of Moses’ Last Speech

Taking Egypt out of the Jews.

Micah Goodman
April 29 2020 12:01AM

The Plagues of Frogs and Darkness Were an Assault on Ancient Egyptian Theology

Showing the Israelite God’s masterful transvaluation of the Egyptian pantheon.

Raheli Shalomi-Hen and Ilan Ben Zion
April 3 2020 12:01AM

What Were the Israelites Building in Egypt?

Storehouses for the wealth of priests.

David Falk
April 1 2020 12:01AM

How the Excavation of Megiddo Found Evidence of a Biblical Episode

And the role of General Allenby of Armageddon.

Eric Cline
March 26 2020 12:01AM

Archaeologists Brew Biblical Beer with Ancient Yeast

“By the way, the beer isn’t bad.”

Robin Ngo
May 30 2019 12:01AM

How Did a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Amulet End Up in Jerusalem?

When Canaan was an Egyptian province.

Daniel Shani
Oct. 25 2018 12:35AM

One of the Earliest Examples of the Semitic Alphabet Has Been Discovered on a Piece of Egyptian Limestone

ABGD vs. Halaham.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 24 2018 12:01AM

An Egyptian-Aramaic Papyrus Contains Rosh Hashanah Prayers from the 8th Century BCE

Scholars have deciphered three ancient psalms.

Karel van der Toorn
May 3 2018 12:01AM

The Torah’s Prohibitions of Incest Distinguished the Israelites from Their Neighbors

“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do.”

Eve Levavi Feinstein
April 30 2018 12:01AM

Which Jews Came Out of Egypt? And When Did God Get Out of Our Heads?

Two important new books on the Bible.

Benjamin Sommer
March 29 2018 12:01AM

What Were Jewish Slaves in Egypt Building?

Temple storehouses, perhaps.

David Falk
March 26 2018 12:01AM

How the Torah Uses Egyptian Words and Customs to Color the Joseph Story

Reeds, dreams, and beards.

Gary Rendsburg
Dec. 22 2017 12:01AM

New Discoveries Support the Biblical Account of the Razing of Gezer

Destroyed by Egypt, rebuilt by Solomon.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 20 2017 12:01AM