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The article discusses the archaeological finds uncovered at the site of Kuntillet 'Ajrud in Egypt. The author notes that the site was excavated in the 1970s by a team of archaeologists led by Ze'ev Meshel. Particular focus is paid to a pair of large pithoi, or storage jars, found at the site which were painted and which contained Hebrew inscriptions. The paintings and inscriptions include references to Yahweh, the goddess Asherah, and the Egyptian deity Bes.

The article explores the question of what is the oldest Hebrew inscription. Four inscriptions are discussed: the Qeiyafa Ostracon, discovered at the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa, the Gezer Calendar, discovered at Tel Gezer in Israel, the Tel Zayit Abecedary, and the abecedary found at the site of Izbet Sartah. The author argues that none of these inscriptions can be called the earliest Hebrew inscription because none is a true example of the Hebrew language; rather, they are either Phoenician or Early Alphabetic.

The article offers information on a Hebrew inscription discovered in Israelite fort on Philistine border. Named as the Qeiyafa ostracon, the inscription is considered as the oldest Hebrew inscription discovered, according to the author. He describes it as a five-line, 6-by-6-inch ostracon, an inscription on a broken piece of pottery used as a kind of ancient newspaper. He highlights the importance of the ostracon as the foundation of Hebrew literacy in the Israelite population as early as the kingdoms of David and Solomon.

The article discusses an inscription found over the remains of a partially destroyed tomb near the Kidron Valley and City of David in Jerusalem in 1870. The suggestion that the inscription refers to the tomb of Shebna, a high court official named in the Biblical book of Isaiah, is presented. The meaning of the name Shebna, the frequent excavations at the site of the tomb, and the discovery of seals inscribed with the name Shebnayahu are also discussed.

The article discusses Christian and Jewish messianism and the concept of a Messiah Son of Joseph. Particular focus is given to an inscription known as Gabriel's Revelation and dating to the late first century BCE or the early first century CE. The messiah figure of Ephraim from the inscription is marked by suffering and death, making him different from a the messianic depiction of David. The inscription is compared against New Testament descriptions of Jesus Christ.

In this article, the author argues that the Jehoash Inscription, an ancient Hebrew inscription purportedly found near the eastern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, is very likely authentic and not a modern forgery. The author argues that an analysis conducted by archaeologist Ernst Pernicka of gold globules found on the inscription's patina strongly suggests that the inscription is authentic.

The article focuses on the so-called Ivory Pomegranate Inscription, which is in the Israel Museum. According to the article, it has not yet been conclusively established whether the Hebrew inscription is authentic or a forgery. The article discusses the attempts to conclusively prove or disprove the inscription's authenticity and the difficulty of the task due to breaks in the object.

The article discusses the discovery of a c. 4th-century stone slab with a Hebrew inscription at a Roman villa in Portugal, suggesting that there was a Jewish population in Iberia.

A brief article discusses the number of Old Hebrew inscriptions from the Iron Age that mention YHWH, or "Yahweh," the personal name of the God of the Israelites.

The author discusses the disagreement among scholars regarding the authenticity of the Jehoash, or Yehoash, Hebrew inscription. He notes that while most philologists, including Victor Hurowitz, believe the inscription to be a forgery, a group of geologists have expressed the opinion that the inscription is authentic. The author comments that he believes the Jehoash inscription is indeed authentic.

The author responds to the article "What's the Oldest Hebrew Inscription?" by Christopher Rollston in the May/June 2012 issue. The author suggests that Rollston does not express caution in his methodology of analyzing inscriptions, including an ostracon found at the Khirbet Qeiyafa site. The author describes the four inscriptions discussed by Rollston and suggests that they reveal information about an early phase of the Hebrew language from the Iron Age, while Rollston argues that they are not Hebrew.

The article discusses the authenticity of the Yehoash inscription, a carved, black stone plaque which provides a record of repairs made to the Temple in Jerusalem. Particular focus is given to disagreements among philologists and paleographers concerning the inscription. An article in the "Journal of Archaeological Science" promoting the inscription's authenticity through chemical, geologic, and petrographic analysis is also explored.

The author discusses the importance of the House of David inscription discovered at the archaeological site Tel Dan in Israel. Difficulties in connecting archaeological evidence with the King David of the Hebrew Bible are examined, including lack of information and site contamination. The author explores questions which can be answered using available archaeological data, including those involving ancient Israelite town planning.

The article focuses on the discovery of a Hebrew inscription written in ink on stone that bears similarity to fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It describes the stone as polished on one side and rough on the other, suggesting it may have been mounted in a wall. It dates the script to the late first century B.C.E. or the early first century C.E. and is written in the first person as a collection of short prophecies featuring apocalyptic figures including Gabriel and Michael.

The author discusses his research on the importance of Judean inscriptions in shaping literacy among the Israelites. He states that modern ideas of literacy do not really help in understanding how texts were formed in ancient Israel and notes the importance of epigraphy in understanding the legitimacy of the Bible. In addition, he also narrates that the Iron Age Israel had been exposed to contemporary writing.

The article reports that a committee of textual scholars and geology specialists, appointed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, has declared that the inscriptions on two Israeli antiquities are forgeries, contradicting earlier scientific findings. The two objects are the James Ossuary, a first-century A.D. bone box with the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" and the Jehoash Tablet, on which Jehoash supposedly wrote repairs he had made on the Temple in Jerusalem.

The article reports on the unclarified origin of the handbags with Hebrew inscriptions that are for sale in Saudi Arabia.

The article reports on the discovery of a 3,000-year old Hebrew inscription with the name "Eshba'al Ben Bada" near Jersulam.

Presents the difference between the Siloam and the Hebrew inscription of the early sixth century Before Common Era. Similarities to the pre-Exilic script; Comparison of the script of the late-eighth-century Siloam tunnel inscription to the paleo-Hebrew Exodus scroll from Qumran in Judea.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "The New Jerusalem Inscription: So What?" by Alan Millard and the accompanying illustration by Ada Yardeni in the May/June 2014 issue.

The article reports that a 3,000-year-old eight-letter Hebrew inscription discovered by an archeological team at Hebrew University on a clay jug in Temple Mount, Jerusalem, was deciphered by professor Gershon Galil of the University of Haifa in Israel as a wine's classification stored in a jug.

The article offers archaeological news briefs, namely, the discovery of a huge tomb at the major ritual site of Pachacamac in Peru, the minute traces of 2,000-year-old human blood and skin that was seen by Mexican conservators on several obsidian knives excavated at the pre-Hispanic site of Cantona, and the claim by Jena University archaeologists that a Hebrew inscription seen in a Roman villa near Silves, Algarve, Portugal showed that Jewish communities existed at the Iberian Peninsula.

The article discusses the discovery of a clay bulla, or seal impression, with an ancient Hebrew inscription at an excavation led by Gabriel Barkay at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The find is a fiscal bulla possibly showing evidence of a tax system used by Manasseh, King of Judah in the 7th century BCE. The article also describes Assyrian records discussing Manasseh's tax system.