<p>What if anything do we know about the pivotal time after Israel's great kings, David and Solomon? What of the dynasties of kings in both the north and the south of the ancient land of Israel? How much of their stories is betrayed by the testimony of the silent stones being uncovered by the spade of the archaeologists? From the ancient tunnel beneath Jerusalem, where water still flows, to the mysterious cylinder of the Persian emperor Cyrus, there's much to explore as we dig up “The Two kingdoms”!</p>

Digging Up Beit Shean

The Land of Israel is not just the “Holy Land.” It’s an archaeological mine field, full of contentious debates and controversies that touch the core of faith and identity, across religious and cultural divides. The Bible itself is at stake, along with the events it describes, from Abraham the patriarch, to Moses, to King David, to the days of the Roman empire and beyond. How much is what we might call “history,” and what does the spade of the archaeologist reveal about the timeless characters who occupy the pages of Holy Writ? Grab your fedora, and get prepared for true adventure!