Archaeology
When Did We Lose the Ark?
We don’t know much about when or how the Ark of the Covenant disappeared, but we do know that it was never inside Ezra’s second Temple.
September 20, 2021
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We don’t know much about when or how the Ark of the Covenant disappeared, but we do know that it was never inside Ezra’s second Temple.
Today Gaza is rich in archaeological artifacts but poor in livable space, so the city leaders and developers continue to level tels in favor of new construction.
An announcement of Amanda’s new book series, The Red-Haired Archaeologist.
We all are empowered to study the word of God, and it is okay to ask questions of His text and our traditions.
Season 1 of The Red-Haired Archaeologist Podcast has been re-edited!
Once excavation and restoration are complete, Magdala will be a dazzling example of maritime society in the ancient world.
During the Crusades, both the Templars and Hospitallers were warriors, but their spiritual fathers and daily activities put them in fierce opposition with each other.
We are digging in dirt that last saw daylight long before David or Saul were kings in Israel.
I have adopted a new motto for myself: Happy-Crazy-Busy. If I’m not working, then I’m thinking about working. It’s crazy, but I am so happy knowing I’m exactly where God wants me to be at this moment.
When we first encounter the Bible, we are taught its stories—Adam and Eve, Moses and the Red Sea, David and Goliath, Jonah and the whale, and more. When a story lacks the details we crave, we fill in the blanks–with what we’ve seen in movies, read in books, and been told by our Sunday school teachers. But there’s a better way to encounter the whole story of Scripture: uncovering and understanding the ancient world and the people who experienced biblical events.
In Stones Still Speak, Harvard-trained archaeologist and theologian Amanda Hope Haley scrapes back 2,000 years of misguided cultural interpretations to reveal God’s Word in its historical, archaeological, and literary contexts. Far from a dry academic exercise, this process explains how our misunderstandings developed and revitalizes the Scripture you thought you knew, with the greater purpose of encouraging a more intentional, rigorous study of the Bible in your daily life.
Available for pre-order now. Books will ship from your favorite retailer by September 23, 2025.
Copper the basset hound travels the world with his friend, Amanda, while she digs on archaeological sites. On this trip to Bethlehem, the ancient city where Jesus was born, this adventurous dog follows his nose to an ancient stone manger. There he meets a new friend who tells him all about life in first-century Judaea and the night a special baby was born in the house Amanda’s excavating.
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Join Copper as he learns the history of the first Christmas!
