Natural Law (Continued from Part I) Critics of the Bible often point to ancient history as a method of discrediting the authenticity of the Bible. Specifically they claim ancient history refutes the notion that the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God. Whereas Christians and Jews might point t...

From the Telegraph.co.uk - Speaking of the discovery Father Stefano De Luca who is leading the dig, said: “The mud-filled condition of the site allowed us to find these truly extraordinary objects, which were intact and sealed and still contain greasy substances. “We think these are balm...

Found this update on the trial at Ben Witherinton’s blog. The trial over the authenticity of the inscription on the ossuary is nearly over. Opponents to the historicity of the ossuary had held that the first part of the inscription could well be genuine but that the last part, saying ‘br...

(Hat-tip to HotAir) "A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days. "If...

According to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli archeologists have unearthed a coin in Jerusalem's City of David that, they now believe, was used to pay the head-tax in the Second Temple period. The find was announced by the Antiquities Authority. The rare silver coin was discovered in an archeological exc...

The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College hosts Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire, on view now through June 8, 2008. According to the Brooklyn Museum—which organized the exhibition and first displayed it in 2005-2006—it examines the role of Roman-period mosaics in the dev...

Two annual meetings took place in San Diego this year between November 14 and November 17, 2007. This set of conferences draws thousands of Biblical and religious scholars from around the world who meet in a series of separate but related academic venues. ABR readers who might not be aware may be in...

My faith is not connected to any particular religious dogma. What I have to say here is based on my views as a scholar. I've researched various religions and belief structures for 45 years now, and I don't mind telling you that I see the same thing over and over: closemindedness. People are so self-...