Archaeologists have found remains of a royal palace on the northwestern slope of Alexandrium (Sartaba).
“Israel’s Civil Administration says it seized dozens of archaeological artifacts from a site north of Ramallah in Area B today and transferred them to the Museum of the Good Samaritan archaeological site in Area C.”
The top three reports in biblical archaeology last month were “about an Early Bronze Age winepress, a Late Bronze Age site, and Iron Age trade.”
Bryan Windle is on Digging for Truth to discuss the identity of the Magi.
Josephus Christianus is a new research project devoted “to studying the reception of Flavius Josephus’ works within the Greek Christian tradition from the second to fifteenth centuries CE.”
Online course from the Biblical Archaeology Society: “The Arameans and the Bible,” taught by K. Lawson Younger Jr., Feb 3 to March 12 ($319)
Westminster Books is the first I’ve seen to have available the Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Historical Books, Volume 1: Joshua-Ruth, edited by Barry J. Beitzel ($34). They also have the set of the four available volumes on sale ($130). Amazon will have the book next week ($38).
HT: Agade, Alexander Schick, Ted Weis