International Symposium on Archaeology and the Bible

Important dates

1. 7 Nov

   Abstract / full paper deadline

   Passed

2. 4 Dec

   Conference

   Kagoshima, Japan

All deadlines are as published by the organizer. Check the official website for the time zone.

About this conference

The key intention of ISAB is to provide opportunity for the global participants to share their ideas and experience in person with their peers expected to join from different parts on the world. In addition this gathering will help the delegates to establish research or business relations as well as to find international linkage for future collaborations in their career path. We hope that ISAB outcome will lead to significant contributions to the knowledge base in these up-to-date scientific fields in scope.

Topics and scope

• Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Their Impact on Biblical Studies
• The Historical Reliability of the Bible in Light of Archaeological Evidence
• Excavating Ancient Israel: Findings from Key Biblical Sites
• The Role of Material Culture in Understanding Biblical Texts
• Biblical Cities in Archaeology: Jericho, Jerusalem, Hazor, and Megiddo
• Biblical Prophets and Their World: Archaeological Insights
• The Exodus Narrative: Myth, History, and Archaeological Debate
• Religious Practices in Ancient Israel and Judah: Archaeological Perspectives
• The Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Archaeology
• The Bible and the Ancient Near East: Cultural and Political Contexts
• The United Monarchy: David and Solomon in the Archaeological Record
• The Babylonian Exile: Tracing Biblical and Archaeological Parallels
• Women in the Bible and Their Archaeological Footprint
• The Archaeology of Biblical Rituals and Temples
• Biblical Narratives and Epigraphic Evidence: Inscriptions, Ostraca, and Seals
• Archaeological Ethics and the Politics of Biblical Sites
• Archaeology and Apocryphal Texts: Beyond the Canonical Bible
• Reconstructing Daily Life in Biblical Times through Archaeology
• Biblical Geography and Landscape Archaeology
• Digital Archaeology and the Bible: Technologies in Excavation and Interpretation

Call for papers

The call for papers closed on 7 November 2026. For other conferences, see open calls for papers in this field.