Major Archaeological Finds relating to the New Testament
| SITE OR ARTIFACT | LOCATION | RELATING SCRIPTURE |
Israel
| Herod's temple | Jerusalem | Lk 1:9 |
| Herod's winter palace | Jericho | Mt 2:4 |
|
The Herodium |
Near Bethlehem | Mt 2:19 |
| Masada | Southwest of Dead Sea | cf. Lk 21:20 |
| Early synagogue | Capernaum | Mk 1:21 |
| Pool of Siloam | Jerusalem | Jn 9:7 |
| Pool of Bethesda | Jerusalem | Jn 5:2 |
| Pilate inscription | Caesarea | Lk 3:1 |
| Inscription:
Gentile entrance of temple sanctuary |
Jerusalem | Ac 21:27-29 |
| Skeletal remains of crucified man | Jerusalem | Lk 23:33 |
| Peter's house | Capernaum | Mt 8:14 |
| Jacob's well | Nablus | Jn 4:5-6 |
Asia Minor
| Derbe inscription | Kerti Huyuk | Ac 14:20 |
| Sergius Paulus inscription | Antioch in Pisidia | Ac 13:6-7 |
| Zeus altar (Satan's throne?) | Pergamum | Rev 2:13 |
| Fourth century BC walls | Assos | Ac 20:13-14 |
| Artemis temple and altar | Ephesus | Ac 19:27-28 |
| Ephesian theatre | Ephesus | Ac 19:29 |
| Silversmith shops | Ephesus | Ac 19:24 |
| Artemis statues | Ephesus | Ac 19:35 |
Greece
| Erastus inscription | Corinth | Ro 16:23 |
| Synagogue inscription | Corinth | Ac 18:4 |
| Meat market inscription | Corinth | 1 Co 10:25 |
| Cult
dining rooms (in Asklepius and Demeter temples) |
Corinth | 1 Co 8:10 |
| Court (bema) | Corinth | Ac 18:12 |
| Marketplace (bema) | Philippi | Ac 16:19 |
| Starting gate for races | Isthmia | 1 Co 9:24, 26 |
| Gallio inscription | Delphi | Ac 18:12 |
| Egnatian Way | Kavalla (Neapolis), Philippi, Apollonia, Thessalonica | Cf Ac 16:11-12, 17:1 |
| Politarch inscription | Thessalonica | Ac 17:6 |
Italy
| Tomb of Augustus | Rome | Lk 2:1 |
| Mamertime Prison | Rome | 2 Ti 1:16-17, 2:9, 4:6-8 |
| Appian Way | Puteoli to Rome | Ac 28:13-16 |
| Golden House of Nero | Rome | Cf Ac 25:10; 1 Pe 2:13 |
| Arch of Titus | Rome | Cf Lk 19:43-44, 21:6, 20 |
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