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Bryant G. Wood The author atop the stone retaining wall at Jericho. He is pointing to the remnants of the mud brick wall that collapsed when the Israelites attached the city. On the front cover the author is seen standing in front of the stone retaining wall. The Israelites marched around this wall when they … Continue reading “AN
EDITORIAL COMMENT”

Bryant G. Wood Bryant Wood on Jebel Abu Ammar. The broad valley behind him may be the valley where Joshua and the Israelite forces camped on the eve of their victory over Ai (Jos 8:11, 13). In the distance is Kh. el-Maqatir, Wood’s candidate for the Ai of Joshua. We know where most secular scholars … Continue reading “BENEATH
THE SURFACE
AN EDITORIAL COMMENT”

Gary A. Byers This evidence [at et-Tell] shows that the narrative in Joshua is not to be taken literally, but is an example of the process by which all the Israelite conquests of several centuries were referred to the time of Joshua” (Cohen 1962: 72, emphasis added). “Since the writer has scoured the district in … Continue reading “ABR
AND THE SEARCH FOR AI”

David P. Livingston While we were doing our research to locate Bethel at El Bireh (Livingston 1970; 1971; 1998) we went to the other side of nearby Mount et-Tawil and found an ancient site named Kh. (“ruins of”) Nisya. Local Arabs told us the name “Nisya” means “forgotten.” No one remembered what the ruins were. … Continue reading “IS
KH. NISYA THE AI OF THE BIBLE?”

Austin Robbins “Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge which some have professed and in so, doing have wandered from the faith.” (1 Tm 6:20–21, NIV) The world today has a reverence for science that almost borders on worship. Scientific investigations have resulted in many benefits in … Continue reading “TRUE
AND FALSE SCIENCE”

Gordon Franz As a young boy, I remember well the excitement as the Christmas season approached. There was snow on the ground, sleigh riding, Christmas trees and caroling, manger scenes and eggnog. Yet I also remember another holiday which my Jewish friends celebrated about the same time—Hanukkah. In elementary school they would play with their … Continue reading “HANUKKAH:
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT”

Gary A. Byers We are all familiar with the Three Kings of Christmas. The day of their visit to the baby Jesus is celebrated annually on January 6, the Feast of Epiphany. Tradition says they arrived on camels and their names were Caspar, Melchoir and Balthazar, who was black. Their bones are said to be … Continue reading “GLITTERING
GOLD, MEDICINAL MYRRH AND FRAGRANT FRANKINCENSE”

David Livingston Most scholars today locate Old Testament Bethel at the Arab village of Beitin about 11 mi north of Jerusalem. An examination of the evidence, however, indicates that this identification in incorrect. It is important to correctly locate Bethel because Ai is located with relation to Bethel (Gn 12:8; Jos 7:2), and finding Ai … Continue reading “LOCATING
BIBLICAL BETHEL”

Bryant G. Wood As you trudge up the dusty road to Kh. el-Maqatir, site of an ABR-sponsored excavation, you get the distinct impression that you are climbing a mountain. Your legs tell you that you are gaining elevation. The higher you go, the better the view of the surrounding countryside. And as you approach the … Continue reading “THREE
COINS FROM A MOUNTAIN”

Robert T. Boyd When the laws of legal evidence are applied to the Biblical Flood story, it makes a compelling case. No other book in the world has been ridiculed, criticized and sought to be destroyed as has the Bible. People have been cruelly persecuted, burned at the stake, and lives have been forfeited by … Continue reading “THE
ANCIENT DOCUMENT RULE AND THE FLOOD OF NOAH’S DAY”