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There are two sites in Jerusalem which claim to be the authentic burial place of Christ. One, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, boasts a tradition going back to the fourth century (see “The Place of Christ’s Crucifixion and Burial” by W. Harold Mare in the Spring 1974 issue of Bible and Spade). The Garden … Continue reading “JERUSALEM
REPORT:
ISRAELI SCHOLARS DATE GARDEN TOMB TO THE ISRAELITE MONARCHY”

Alan R. Millard [Alan R. Millard is professor of Hebrew, Akkadian and Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. He has worked on numerous excavation projects in the Near East and currently is epigraphist with the British Archaeological Expedition at Tell Nebi Mend (Qadesh on the Orontes) in Syria.] Every activity concerned with Old … Continue reading “IN
PRAISE OF ANCIENT SCRIBES”

Henry O. Thompson Part 1 of 2 Parts We can learn a great deal about the bene Ammon, the sons of Ammon, the Ammonites, by reading the Bible. There are over 135 references to Ammon, Rabbah or Rabbath (= Rabbath Ammon, the capital), Ammonite, and Ammonites in the Revised Standard Version (RSV). Our knowledge is … Continue reading “THE
BIBLICAL AMMONITES”

Bryant G. Wood Archaeological discoveries in Bible lands over the past 150 years have remarkably verified the accuracy of the biblical record and the reliability of our biblical text. While doing some archaeological research in Israel in the Fall of 1981, I had the opportunity to examine some of these discoveries firsthand. In the pages … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGY
– CONFIRMING THE TRUTH”

F. F. Bruce [F.F. Bruce, M.A., D.D., F.B.A., is emeritus professor of biblical criticism and exegesis in the University of Manchester, England. He is a well-known New Testament scholar, having authored many articles and books in this field.] I MACEDONIA was an ancient kingdom in the Balkan peninsula, to the north of the Greek states. … Continue reading “ST.
PAUL IN MACEDONIA1”

George E. Rice [George E. Rice, Ph.D., is associate professor of New Testament, Andrews University Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan.] The evolution of Christian baptism through the centuries has been recorded in mortar and bricks, paint and mosaics. Among the ruins of early Christian structures, and also in ancient churches still in use, the history … Continue reading “BAPTISM
IN THE EARLY CHURCH”

Jeffrey H. Tigay [Jeffrey H. Tigay is professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.] Although it is widely agreed that the phylacteries mentioned in Matt 23:5 are tĕfîllîn,a this equation has not gone entirely unquestioned. L. Blau stated that only the words tĕfîllâ (singular) and tĕfîllîn (plural) are used in Talmudic literature, and … Continue reading “ON
THE TERM PHYLACTERIES (MATT 23:5)”

Gary R. Habermas [Gary Habermas is associate professor of apologetics and philosophy of religion at William Tyndale College in Farmington Hills, Michigan.] There is little question that the shroud of Turin has occasioned much recent interest in evangelical and nonevangelical circles alike. My own interest in this subject was aroused years ago by my studies … Continue reading “THE
SHROUD OF TURIN AND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES”

Stuart A. West [Mr. Stuart A. West is a graduate of the Law Faculty of University College, London, with an LL.B degree of London University. He now lives in Rehovot, Israel] The Hurrians And The Nuzi Tablets In 1925 excavations were begun in North East Iraq, 150 miles north of Baghdad, under the auspices of … Continue reading “THE
NUZI TABLETS
REFLECTIONS ON THE PATRIARCHAL NARRATIVES”

Kenneth E. Bailey [Dr. Kenneth E. Baily is Professor of New Testament; Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern New Testament Studies, Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon.] Why would Joseph “of the lineage of David,” in the city of his family’s origin, have to seek shelter in an inn and be turned out … Continue reading “THE
MANGER AND THE INN:
THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF LUKE 2:7”