Archaeology and the Bible

Archaeology and the Bible: The Finds, and What They Really Show

The Bible is set in real places, among real rulers, and the ground has given back stones and inscriptions that touch its story: a pavement that names Pilate, a tunnel Hezekiah cut, a slab that speaks of the house of David. Each page below takes one find, sets it beside the text, and is careful about the line archaeology cannot cross: it can show that a person or place existed, but it cannot prove or disprove a miracle. Where a find is disputed, we say so. Faith rests on the risen Christ, not on a stone, and yet the stones are worth seeing.