https://www.dailykos.com/news/Biblicalarchaeology News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:16:42 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:16:42 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/7/24/1873884/-Some-of-the-Findings-from-Biblical-Archaeology <p>Archaeology involves the study of the past through material remains, through things such as artifacts, burials, and sites. In areas where there is a written history, archaeology may confirm the written accounts, add more insight into them, or conflict with the written history. Biblical archaeology is a sub-discipline of historical archaeology which explores the time periods described in the Bible. Geographically, biblical archaeology focuses primarily on the geographic region of modern Israel, Syria, Jordan, and the Sinai—in other words, the lands of the Bible.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ojibwa) Archaeology Bible Biblicalarchaeology History Religion Religion101 Religion102 StreetProphets _1873884 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:30:02 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/8/23/1414577/-Ancient-World-Biblical-Archaeology <p>For some people, the Bible looks as though it should be a history book, but serious scholars recognize that it is a collection of oral histories, most of which were written down many centuries after the events which were supposed to have taken place. To provide additional insights into Bible stories, scholars often turn to archaeology.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ojibwa) Archaeology Biblicalarchaeology History Recommended Religion _1414577 Sun, 23 Aug 2015 15:30:12 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/3/24/1196594/-Biblical-Archaeology <p>Biblical archaeology is a sub-discipline of historic archaeology which focuses primarily on the geographic region of modern Israel, Jordon, and the Sinai—in other words, the lands generally described in the Christian Bible. Biblical archaeology is devoted to the discovery and investigation of the places and artifacts mentioned in the Bible and to the study of Biblical times and documents. Biblical archaeology is a part of Near Eastern archaeology.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Ojibwa) Archaeology Biblicalarchaeology Egypt History Recommended Street Prophets StreetProphets _1196594 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:40:10 +0000