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09/12/2026

For nearly two centuries, skeptics disputed the biblical account of Jesus’ crucifixion.

First, they noted there was no good evidence the Romans crucified people.

Second, some insisted that even if Jesus had been crucified he could not have been buried in a tomb, as the Bible says he was.

He would have been treated as a common criminal and his body simply abandoned outside the city.

Some like John Dominic Crossan and his colleagues at the so-called Jesus Seminar even suggested Jesus’ body was most likely eaten by dogs.

In 1968 archaeologists found the bones of a man named Yehonanan who had obviously been crucified because there was a large nail sticking out of his heel bone. (See image.)

This important find not only confirms the Romans did crucify people, but it shows how.

Yehonanan had been nailed through the heel, as Jesus was. The bones also showed nails were driven through his wrists.

This is the only way to hold up a body, so that’s how the Romans did it.

Yehonanan’s legs also appear to be broken, which is precisely what the Bible says the soldiers did to the two thieves crucified on either side of Jesus.

Moreover, Yehonanan’s bones were found in an ossuary.

In the first century A.D., once people had been buried in a tomb, their bones would often later be removed and deposited in a stone box—an ossuary.

So Yehonanan, a crucified man and a criminal, was indeed buried in a tomb.

And if that is so, it means the biblical story of Jesus being buried in a tomb is also plausible.

Yehonanan’s case shows that contrary to the claims of John Dominic Crossan and others, there was no Roman prohibition of crucified criminals receiving a normal burial.

One by one, the historical details of the Bible—dating from the age of the patriarchs around 2000 B.C to Jesus’ own time—are being verified and illuminated by biblical archaeology.

09/12/2026

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Archaeologists excavating ancient Egypt uncovered one of the most important confirmations of the Bible ever found: a victory monument from Pharaoh Merneptah that mentions Israel by name—for the very first time in recorded history.

After the death of Joshua, the Bible says Israel entered a chaotic period. The tribes were scattered, leaderless, and repeatedly attacked by foreign enemies (Judges 2:10-15). One of those enemies was Egypt.

In 1208 BC, Pharaoh Merneptah, son of Ramses II, launched a military campaign into Canaan. To commemorate his victories, he erected a stone monument—now known as the Merneptah Stele.

And carved into that stone are these words:
"Plundered is Canaan...Ashkelon is carried off, Gezer is seized, Yanoam is made non-existent; Israel is laid waste-its seed is no more."

This single line is explosive. Why?

Because archaeology confirms exactly what the Bible describes.

Excavators discovered: Israel is listed separately from Canaan, proving Israel was a distinct people—not Canaanites.

The word "Israel" is written in masculine form, which in:
•The cities listed (Ashkelon, Gezer, Yanoam) are feminine-standard for city-states
• This proves Israel had no centralized capital yet, matching the biblical period of the judges
scripture says!

The date of the stele-1208 B'C-places Israel in the land shortly after Joshua's death, confirming:
• The conquest had already begun
• The tribes were settled primarily in the hill country
• Egypt's chariots could not reach them there

This also rules out false Exodus timelines that place Israel too early or too late in history. The Merneptah Stele doesn't quote the Bible. It confirms it.