Bible Archeology Discoveries

The Pilate Stone
Discovered: Caesarea Maritima
From: (c. AD 40)

Pontius Pilate is mentioned in the Bible as well as by Josephus, Tacitus and Philo as having been governor of Judea at the time of Christ. For a long time, however, there was no archeological evidence of his tenure there.

In 1961 excavations at Caesaria Maratima discovered a limestone block with a dedication to emperor Tiberius by "Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea." This provided the first archeological evidence of the man who sentenced Jesus to death.

"Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,"
Luke 3:1

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Notable Finds

Much of what is described in Bible text is lost to history, requiring readers to assume the historicity of the scriptures.

However, many of the places and events described in the Old and New Testaments are periodically corroborated by archeological finds.

Some finds simply help us to better understand things from the ancient world. However, others provide important evidence as to the truth of scripture regarding things about which there had previously been skepticism.

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