Biblia

IF EVOLUTION WERE TRUE, IS THERE ENOUGH TIME FOR IT TO HAVE OCCURRED?

No. As we shall see, even if the earth were 4.5 billion years old, that is not enough time. On the other hand, there is ample evidence that it is young. And why not? A miracle-working, Infinite, Omniscient, Eternal Creator doesn’t need long stretches of time. Time is important to humans. It is especially important … Continue reading “IF
EVOLUTION WERE TRUE,
IS THERE ENOUGH TIME FOR IT TO HAVE OCCURRED?”

NUZI TABLETS

Dr. Louis Katzoff 1 Nuzi and the Bible The Nuzi tablets are a primary source of information concerning everyday life in northern Mesopotamia in the mid-second millenium BC. Nuzi was not far from Paddan-Aram, the homeland of the Patriarchs, and thus the tablets shed light on customs reflected in the patrlar-chal narratives. Although the biblical … Continue reading “NUZI
TABLETS”

JESUS ON INFALLIBILITY

David Livingston There is considerable debate these days concerning the inerrancy of Scripture. “Inerrancy” and “infallibility” are essentially the same. Jesus Christ believed the Scripture was infallible, or inerrant. Therefore, anyone who claims to be one of His – under His control – should believe and obey it as He did. What was His view … Continue reading “JESUS
ON INFALLIBILITY”

NEWS AND NOTES

Bethsaida Found For one hundred years scholars have debated the location of Bethsaida, one of the most-mentioned cities in the New Testament. Some have even thought it was buried in the delta of the Jordan River on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. Obviously, a city of its importance should yield a great … Continue reading “NEWS
AND NOTES”

CAN SCIENTISTS PROVE THAT ALL FORMS OF LIFE CAME FROM ONE ORIGINAL CELL?

No. Although this idea is illustrated often with a theoretical “tree of life” pattern, it cannot be proven with any evidence. No one claims to “see” evolution happening today – “it takes too long.” [Fruit fly and pepper moth experiments are irrelevant. With them, although changes occur within the species, the species do not change … Continue reading “CAN
SCIENTISTS PROVE
THAT ALL FORMS OF LIFE
CAME FROM ONE ORIGINAL CELL?”

“REED SEA” OR “RED SEA?” (EXODUS 13, 14)

Was the “Red Sea” through which the Israelites passed merely a shallow “Reed Sea”? Did the Israelites walk through shallow water to reach salvation on the other side? The Hebrew words translated in our Bibles as “Red Sea” are yam suf. Yam, of course, means “sea”. For centuries it has been assumed that Hebrew suf … Continue reading ““REED
SEA” OR “RED SEA?” (EXODUS 13, 14)”

WHO’S WHO IN ARCHAEOLOGY? SIR HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON: 1810–1895

Milton C. Fisher Sir H. C. Rawlinson seated at his desk with the Behistun Rock behind him. Imagine yourself standing on the top rung of a ladder balanced on an 18 inch wide shelf 300 feet up a sheer cliff. Then, imagine steadying yourself with your left elbow and holding a notebook in your left … Continue reading “WHO’S
WHO IN ARCHAEOLOGY?
SIR HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON:
1810–1895”

BOOK REVIEW: BOYD’S BIBLE HANDBOOK

Rev. Bob Boyd Boyd’s Bible Handbook is unique among Bible handbooks. Boyd, a graduate of Washington Bible College, has taken special studies in archaeology at Wheaton College. He is listed in “Who’s Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology,” by the Biblical Archaeology Society. Boyd has provided a potpourri of biblical insights. In addition to an … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEW:
BOYD’S BIBLE HANDBOOK”