As Passover approaches, we will get the obligatory articles (usually written by devoted skeptical journalists) about "the real truth" behind Passover (and Easter, of course). The article you'll find at this post over at Todd Bolen's Bible Places blog isn't of that...
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Jesus Tomb Website: 17 Errors
Not sure how how missed this 2007 post on Mark Goodacre's blog, but a recent post of his drew my attention to it. With more Jacobovici nonsense having recently arrived for Easter, I thought this was still worth letting you all know about.
The Talpiot Jesus Tomb
An emailer asked me about this today, and I was quite surprised that I had never posted this paper I wrote on the so-called Jesus tomb. I blogged about the tomb back in 2008, but I never posted this link (at least that I could find quickly). So, here it is.
“Lost Underwater City” Gets Recycled
You just knew it was going to happen. Now the underwater city that really isn't an underwater city is being linked to Atlantis! Sweet! PaleoBabble followers will recall that many commenters to earlier posts on this "find" pointed us in the direction of "ghost...
Google Earth and Biblical Studies
A pretty sweet combination for biblical geography and archaeology. Check it out.
“Solomonic” Wall Discovered in Jerusalem
You may have already heard about archaeologist Eilat Mazar's work in Jerusalem. She has found some massive walls and structures that appear to date securely to the 10th century BC -- Solomon's era. You can read a summary of the story here, and take a look at her...
PseudoScience and the Ohio Serpent Mound
An interesting discussion on this over at the "Hot Cup of Joe" blog, which focuses on archaeology and anthropology. Check it out for some holiday PaleoBabble!
ZIBBC Volume 3
In this, my fourth post on the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (ZIBBC), I'll say a few things about Volume 3, which covers 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. I know. You're thinking, "What could anyone possible put into a...
Lost Army of Cambyses Noted on Egyptology News Blog
Check out the post here. Time will tell if this is the real deal, but it's already quote interesting. Editor's note: see here for more background information, and Zahi Hawass' claims against; sadly, there doesn't seem to have been scholarly follow up to this report:...
Caves Beneath the Giza Plateau
Not Paleobabble; this is for real. A couple weeks ago I blogged about Andrew Collins' discovery (and Zahi Hawass' ridiculous denial). Here's a link to a video of the caves. And the Talking Pyramids blog is a cool one. Editor's note: broken link replaced with the...
Ancient Elongated Skulls: Alien Remains?
Nope. For those who'd like a longer answer, read on. We've all heard people on radio talk shows go on and on about the "mysterious" elongated skulls from South America. There are those who say that scientists and scholars refuse to look at this evidence, or that the...
Two Very Nice Blogs on the Pyramids
Part of combating PaleoBabble is exposing it -- and Egyptology seems to breed more paleo-nonsense than most fields. Another need is dispensing solid information in its place. I'm adding these two blogs to PaleoBabble's blogroll, but I wanted you to know about them...
Micromorphologic Examination of the ‘Gabriel Revelation’ Stone
An update from April DeConick on the Gabriel Inscription. Editor's note: content of the link has been reproduced below:From The Forbidden Gospels: Article Note: "Micromorphologic Examination of the 'Gabriel Revelation' Stone (Yuval Goren), originally published January...
More Noah’s Flood Nonsense
This is Paleobabble on several levels. Editor's note: content from the link reproduced here:From The Biblia Hebraica Blog: "Proof" of Noah's Flood Discovered ... Again, originally posted on Dec. 10, 2008: "Proof" of Noah's Flood Discovered ... Again Great news,...
New Inscription and the Jewish Roots of Christianity: The “Aaargghh! Award”
My thanks to OJA, Debra, and TH (from elsewhere) for sending me the link to the NYT article entitled, "Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection." This article is especially noteworthy in that I have decided to keep tabs on hyped media stories from now...