Scholar Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Ancient Bible Texts from Oxford
Dirk Obbink accused of selling papyrus fragments to Hobby Lobby and California collector.
An Oxford professor has been arrested on allegations of stealing and selling as many as 120 ancient pieces of papyrus, including a fragment of the Gospel of Mark …
Southwestern Ends Largest Evangelical Archaeology Program
Coronavirus interrupts excavation projects across Israel.
The nation’s leading evangelical archaeology program is closing, partly in response to COVID-19. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) will shut down the Tandy Institution for …
Bible Museum Criticism ‘Was Justified,’ Founder Says
Steve Green announces 11,500 more items will be returned to the Middle East.
Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby and chairman of the Museum of the Bible, is returning 11,500 antiquities to the Iraqi and Egyptian governments. The ancient clay seals an…
Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Displayed at Museum of the Bible
Updated exhibit will focus on forgery.
The Museum of the Bible displays 16 fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls—and all of them are fake, according to an independent analysis contracted by the museum. The forgeries will remain on display, with an up…
Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2019
A glimpse at the important excavation work revealed this year.
From Goliath-size walls to clay seal impressions the size of a fingernail, archaeological discoveries announced in 2019 continued to add context to our understanding of the Bible.
Archaeolo…
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