Daily Archives: December 2, 2020

Is the Bible’s Depiction of the Jewish Exile in Babylon Accurate?

 

 

Is the Bible’s Depiction of the Jewish Exile in Babylon Accurate?

Do secular sources confirm the living conditions that God said the Jews would experience in Babylonian exile?

Questions From Readers​—November 2015

 

 

Questions From Readers​—November 2015

What evidence is there that the ancient city of Jericho was conquered without a long siege?

Did You Know?—October 2012

 

 

Did You Know?—October 2012

Did Christians flee from Judea before Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 C.E.? Who were “the sons of the prophets”?

Did You Know?​—January 2021

 

Ancient Seals​—What Were They?

 

 

Ancient Seals​—What Were They?

Why were ancient seals so important, and how did kings and rulers use them?

‘Out of the Mountains You Will Mine Copper’

 

 

‘Out of the Mountains You Will Mine Copper’

Recent archaeological finds shed light on the use of copper in Bible times.

The Use of Cosmetics in Bible Times

 

 

The Use of Cosmetics in Bible Times

What did women in Bible times use to enhance their beauty?

Did You Know?​—October 2017

 

 

Did You Know?​—October 2017

What Jewish practice caused Jesus to condemn the swearing of oaths?

Did You Know?​—The Watchtower No. 5 2017

 

 

Did You Know?​—The Watchtower No. 5 2017

Was it not insulting for Jesus to refer to non-Jews as “little dogs”?

Did You Know?—June 2017

 

 

Did You Know?—June 2017

Why did Jesus say that the merchants who sold animals in the temple were “robbers”?