{"id":34984,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34984"},"modified":"2026-08-09T19:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:12:06","slug":"dinesh-dsouza-says-new-book-the-stones-cry-out-proves-bible-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34984","title":{"rendered":"Dinesh D&#8217;Souza says new book &#8216;The Stones Cry Out&#8217; proves Bible history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX<\/strong> \u2014 A trip to Israel by bestselling author and filmmaker Dinesh D\u2019Souza sparked what would become a three-year deep dive into <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/archaeology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biblical archaeology<\/a> \u2014 a field he says offers striking support for the historical authenticity of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In an interview with Fox News Digital, D&#8217;Souza said he became fascinated with biblical archaeology because it &#8220;stunningly supports the historicity of the Bible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Stones Cry Out,&#8221; his newest book, is the culmination of a multi-year effort, begun in 2022, and is scheduled to hit shelves on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49334\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/holy-land-discovery-reveals-ancient-charred-relics-one-jerusalems-darkest-chapters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HOLY LAND DISCOVERY REVEALS ANCIENT CHARRED RELICS FROM ONE OF JERUSALEM&#8217;S DARKEST CHAPTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">D&#8217;Souza explores archaeological discoveries tied to people, places and events described in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49335\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/archaeologists-uncover-vast-complex-ancient-tombs-biblical-city-tied-st-pauls-letters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old and New Testaments<\/a>, examining what they reveal about the historical credibility of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His book delves into dozens of such discoveries. The Texas-based expert said some of the most striking involve relatively minor biblical figures whose existence has been supported by archaeological findings.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split image of Last Supper next to Dinesh speaking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Dinesh D&#8217;Souza, pictured at right, explores archaeological discoveries connected to biblical people, places and events in a new book.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Leemage\/Corbis via Getty Images; NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Not everyone, however, is convinced such discoveries corroborate the biblical record \u2014 a view D&#8217;Souza is unfazed by, he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think the skeptics generally are sort of armchair critics,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49336\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/significant-early-christian-church-emerges-former-fish-market-ancient-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8216;SIGNIFICANT&#8217; EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH EMERGES BENEATH FORMER FISH MARKET IN ANCIENT CITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The problem for them is that archaeology is digging out of the ground artifacts that are a decisive refutation of the things that they say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Skeptics, D&#8217;Souza said, have also historically questioned accounts surrounding Pontius Pilate, the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49337\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/archaeology\/ancient-rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman governor<\/a> who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split image of person holding bible next to Dinesh speaking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Biblical archaeology can connect ancient discoveries with people described in Scripture, according to author and commentator D&#8217;Souza.<\/span> <span>(Krisztian Elek\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images; Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It wasn&#8217;t until 1961 that archaeologists discovered the Pilate Stone \u2014 archaeological evidence that bore Pontius Pilate&#8217;s name and identified him as &#8220;prefect of Judea.&#8221; (That stone is on permanent display at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, according to the museum&#8217;s own website.)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Boom. Not only does it confirm the existence of Pilate, but the Bible writers had his title exactly correct,&#8221; D&#8217;Souza said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49338\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/ancient-book-revelation-city-gives-up-stunning-secret-buried-1500-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ANCIENT BOOK OF REVELATION CITY GIVES UP STUNNING SECRET BURIED FOR 1,500 YEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Later, the title was evidently changed to procurator \u2014 but <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49339\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/christianity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Jesus&#8217; own time<\/a>, Pontius Pilate had the title that the Bible ascribes to him,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Another example involves an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49340\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/rare-biblical-seal-ancient-fingerprint-found-debris-from-jerusalems-temple-mount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Testament story<\/a>, in which Israelites traveled toward the Promised Land through Moabite territory, and the king of Moab called on Balaam, a diviner, to curse them, D&#8217;Souza said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Archaeologist excavating ancient temple in Israel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Archaeologists have long searched throughout Israel for evidence to back up stories in the Bible.<\/span> <span>(David Silverman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 1967, archaeologists excavating Deir &#8216;Alla in modern-day Jordan discovered an ancient plaster inscription referring to &#8220;Balaam, son of Beor,&#8221; a seer who shares the name and patronymic of the biblical figure.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;So skeptics, no surprise, go, \u2018This stuff is clearly made up,\u2019&#8221; D\u2019Souza said. &#8220;Well, fast forward. \u2026 This is a guy who has just a few sentences in the Bible, and yet, thanks to this plaster inscription found in Jordan, he jumps out of the pages of the Bible and into the pages of history via the pathway of archaeology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49341\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-treasure-cache-biblical-city-connected-genesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH ANCIENT TREASURE CACHE AT BIBLICAL CITY CONNECTED TO GENESIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">One of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49342\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/odd-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most &#8220;startling&#8221; examples<\/a> of biblical archaeology, D&#8217;Souza said, involves a high priest named Caiaphas, described as &#8220;one of the villains of the Bible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He presides over the trial of Jesus. He orchestrates the crucifixion,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Church of the Holy Sepulchre exteriors\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tourists visiting Israel can explore biblical sites such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Mahmoud Illean)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yet for many, many centuries, Caiaphus had a kind of shady existence. He was mainly in the Bible, but not really outside the Bible,&#8221; added D&#8217;Souza.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Archaeologists excavating <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49343\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/historic-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in Jerusalem<\/a> later discovered an ossuary, or bone box, bearing the name &#8220;Yehoseph bar Caiapha.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49344\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/lost-pages-ghost-text-recovered-one-worlds-most-important-new-testament-manuscripts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LOST PAGES WITH &#8216;GHOST&#8217; TEXT RECOVERED FROM ONE OF THE WORLD&#8217;S MOST IMPORTANT NEW TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;They look inside the box. It&#8217;s the bones of a 60-year-old man. They date it. It goes to the first century A.D. It&#8217;s Caiaphas,&#8221; D&#8217;Souza said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a complex field, but it&#8217;s very rewarding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And the amazing thing is, we not only have an inscription or reference to him, we have his actual bones. &#8230; Archaeology provides this kind of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/faith-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stunning corroboration<\/a> for the people, the places and the events in the Bible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">D&#8217;Souza described his book &#8220;The Stones Cry Out&#8221; as an &#8220;attempt to bridge the gap between the academic world and the public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a complex field, but it&#8217;s very rewarding,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49347\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/quizzes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He also urged his fellow Christians to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49348\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/vacation-destinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit Israel<\/a>, he said, calling it &#8220;our spiritual homeland&#8221; \u2014 more so than other parts of the Levant.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ISRAEL-DINESH-DSOUZA-BIBLICAL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ANCIENT-HISTORY-DISCOVERY-CHRISTIANITY-FAITH-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dinesh standing in Israel next to depiction of Jeremiah\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>D&#8217;Souza, shown above left, visited the site traditionally associated with the pit into which the prophet Jeremiah was thrown during his imprisonment in Jerusalem, depicted on the right.<\/span> <span>(Debbie D&#8217;Souza; Sepia Times\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;All of the Old Testament and Jesus&#8217; own ministry takes place in the [land] of Israel,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You get a much deeper understanding by being there. And also some of the terms and descriptions in the Bible take on a kind of new life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49349\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Visiting the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_49350\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/archaeologists-make-significant-discovery-near-biblical-pool-where-jesus-healed-blind-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pool of Siloam<\/a>, for example, entails walking the same steps that Jesus took. D&#8217;Souza described it as an &#8220;exhilarating feeling&#8221; to visit the sites where Jesus taught.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/343\/192\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/686\/384\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/672\/378\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1344\/756\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/931\/523\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1862\/1046\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/720\/405\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1440\/810\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200\/675\/israel-pool-of-siloam-dam-discovery-jesus-christ-miracle-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Split image of workers at site, painting of Jesus healing blind man\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Pool of Siloam is one of many biblical sites in Israel that archaeologists are continuing to excavate and study, as seen above left.<\/span> <span>(John Wessels\/AFP via Getty Images; Heritage Art\/Heritage Images\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;If you can&#8217;t make it, &#8216;The Stones Cry Out&#8217; is the next best thing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">D&#8217;Souza&#8217;s book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1636415784?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;The Stones Cry Out&#8221;<\/a> is available for pre-order.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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