The New Testament

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls  discovered in caves around the area of Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in Israel date back to at least the 2nd century B.C. making them important in the study of Biblical Archaeology. This ancient preservation of Scripture verifies hundreds of Old...

The Works of Flavius Josephus

Historical Confirmation of Jesus The first evidence comes from the four Gospels which, themselves, are proven to be accurate.{1} Outside the biblical text are several witnesses as well. Jewish historian Josephus (37 A.D.–100 A.D.) recorded the history of the Jewish people in Palestine from 70 A.D....

Jerusalem Burial Cave Reveals Names Testimonies of First Christians

    www.leaderu.com/theology/burialcave.html   A "head stone", found near the entrance to the first century catacomb, is inscribed with the sign of the cross. A first-century coffin bearing cross marks as it was found by archaeologist P. Bagatti in the catacomb on the Mt. of...

small portion of John 18 copied on a piece of papyrus

The earliest piece of the New Testament we have is a small portion of John 18 copied on a piece of papyrus and dating to about A.D. 125      

Herods Temple and City

Remains of Herod’s Palace at Caesarea.  He owned more residences in Masada fortress, Herodion,and  Herod's Temple in Jerusalem.   Herod the Great also constructed a theater with a seating capacity of 3500.  According to Josephus, this is where the death of Herod Agrippa...

The Pool of Siloam?

A spring-fed pool with five porches where people waited their turn to step into the mysteriously troubled waters that were supposed to possess healing virtue (Jn 5:2-4).  The historicity of this site was once in question.   But recent archaeological ...

Rabbi Gamaliel Tomb Inscription

In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is celebrated as a Pharisee doctor of  Jewish Law, who was the teacher of  Paul The Apostle .In The Bible  The Book Of Acts portrays Gamaliel as a man of great respect.    A burial site in Bet Shearim, recently chosen as protected site...

Gallio Inscription

   Discovered during French excavations at Delphi ,Greece,which were first joined then published in 1905. Four fragments of limestone that mentions Gallio. Gallio was Proconsul of Achaia. Paul the Apostle was brought before the judgement seat of Gallio. Bible Scriptures ,Acts...