An impressive 50-meter long tunnel, of unknown date and purpose, was discovered near Ramat Rahel south of Jerusalem. The tunnel is well-built with a staircase and entrance, and it probably dates to the Roman period or earlier.
An 8-year-old boy found a Roman-era statuette fragment while on a family hike in Makhtesh Ramon.
The Great Isaiah Scroll exhibition re-opened to the public yesterday and will be on display for the next four months.
Two rare and ancient coins allegedly smuggled out of Israel were returned by the US this week. The Persian-era tetradrachm is only the second known of its kind.
Adele Berlin writes about Psalm 122’s perspective of ancient Jerusalem.
Danny Jones discusses new research on the origins of the Philistines on Digging for Truth.
New release: The Names of Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions, by Aaron Demsky, Christophe Rico, Iraj Sheidaee (Polis Institute, $32)
Westminster Books is running a sale on the five available volumes of the Lexham Geographic Commentary. (One volume is yet to come.) They are excellent.
First time on sale for Kindle: The Realia Jesus: An Archaeological Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, by David A. Fiensy ($2.99; paperback $34; Logos $22)
HT: Agade, Ted Weis, Arne Halbakken