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Bryant G. Wood Ivory pomegranate bearing an 8th century BC Hebrew script. It is the only known object attributed to Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. Solomon’s Temple (sometimes referred to as the “First Temple”) was Israel’s central place of worship for about 380 years, from its construction in ca 970 BC until it was destroyed by … Continue reading “OBJECT
FROM SOLOMON’S TEMPLE RECOVERED”

Bob Boyd After the discovery of gunpowder by the Chinese in the ninth century A.D., weapons of warfare have become so sophisticated there is fear today that someone might push the wrong button and precipitate a nuclear holocaust! What about weapons of warfare in days gone by? It is apparent that early man used clubs … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGY
AND WEAPONS
OF WARFARE: SLING STONES AND ENGINES OF WAR”

Ron Zuck by John Bimson Reviewed by Ron Zuck For those who wish a comprehensive understanding of Old Testament life and culture, John Bimson’s compact handbook of Old Testament life is essential. His panoramic presentation provides detail for comparing life during the Old Testament era with that of modern times. Beginning with a description of … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEW: THE COMPACT HANDBOOK OF OLD TESTAMENT LIFE”

Gene Fackler Ancient Egyptian art is one of the oldest and most magnificent of mankind. These artists, (3000–2000 BC), created sculptures, paintings, reliefs and built architectural wonders on a mammoth scale. The pyramids and the sphinx are just two examples. How did the artisan of that day paint and sculpture a human figure on a … Continue reading “ART
SCHOOL IN EGYPT 2000 B.C.”

Supreme Court Judge Converted To Christianity The city of Athens, during the time of the Apostle Paul’s ministry, was a mecca of religious systems. It was so congested with different kinds of gods that Paul admonished the inhabitants in Acts 17:22–23 for their religious zeal: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGICAL
NEWS AND NOTES”

David Livingston Bronze figure of a bull wearing a sun disk and a cobra (uraeus) on his head. His cult center was in Memphis. The Exodus: Did it really happen? There is little, if any, archaeological evidence for it. Therefore, many non-evangelical scholars do not believe it occurred. Even if the Egyptians did obliterate evidence … Continue reading “THE
PLAGUES AND THE EXODUS”

Milton C. Fisher Crisis in the Persian Gulf has turned all eyes on Iraq. Those familiar with ancient history, especially Bible history, know that today Iraq occupies the land between two rivers (the Tigris and Euphrates), called by ancient Greek historians MESOPOTAMIA or “midst-of-rivers.” Mesopotamia first occurs in our English Bible at Gen 24:10, where … Continue reading “WORDS
IN THE NEWS”

Robert Goette Picture 1: Taken August 28, 1990, from Bear Meadow, 10 miles from Mount St. Helens and looking into the crater left by the May 18, 1980, explosion. The Explosion And Aftermath On May 18th 1980, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occured at Mount St. Helens, precipitating an avalanche of more than … Continue reading “MOUNT
ST. HELENS
ACTIVE GEOLOGICAL LABORATORY”

Interested In Everything! I listen to your fine broadcast whenever possible. . . Although I believe without reservation anything the Bible says relative to the physical sciences, and don’t breathe a sigh of relief every time they confirm something in Scripture, I am nevertheless, deeply interested and fascinated by the various disciplines, archaeology, paleontology, geology, … Continue reading “FROM
THE MAILBAG. . .”

Milton C. Fisher The pioneer explorations at Jerusalem by the British Army engineers Charles Wilson and Charles Warren were followed up, as you may recall, by a French foreign service official named Charles Clermont-Ganneau. After he studied ancient oriental languages in preparation for a civil service post in the Near East, the young Frenchman spent … Continue reading “CHARLES
CLERMONT-GANNEAU 1846–1923”