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Bryant G. Wood BSP 7:4 (Autumn 1978) p. 110 BSP 7:4 (Autumn 1978) p. 111 After wandering in the wilderness of the Sinai peninsula for some 38 years, the Israelites proceeded up the east side of the Dead Sea to enter the Promised Land from the east. In the following pages we will travel with … Continue reading “THE
ISRAELITES AND THE KINGS HIGHWAY”

Raymond L. Cox [Raymond L. Cox, a frequent contributor to BIBLE AND SPADE, is pastor of the Salem, Oregon Foursquare Church. He has traveled extensively in Bible lands and has written over 1650 articles on biblical and archaeological subjects. In addition, he is the author of four books.] Paul and Barnabas probably encountered “perils of … Continue reading “JOURNEY
TO PISIDIA”

Kenneth A. Kitchen [Kenneth A. Kitchen is lecturer in Egyptian and Coptic in the School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies at the University of Liverpool, England. He is the author of Ancient Orient and Old Testament (Inter-Varsity Press, 1966) as well as numerous other articles and books on the ancient Near East.] Like a brilliant … Continue reading “EBLA
— QUEEN OF ANCIENT SYRIA”

Archaeologists and other specialists are presently conducting research at five sites southeast of the Dead Sea which are possibly the “Cities of the Plain” mentioned in Genesis 13, 14, and 19, the best known of which were Sodom and Gomorrah. (For previous reports see the Summer 1974 and Winter 1977 issues of Bible and Spade.) … Continue reading “FROM
JORDAN
SPECIALISTS HELP RECONSTRUCT LIFE IN THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN”

John K. Cooley In Nebuchadnezzar’s great image in Daniel 2, which represented the world powers from Babylon to Rome, the Greek empire was a “kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth” (Daniel 2:39). This empire had its beginnings with Philip II of Macedon (359-336 B.C.), but it was his son, Alexander … Continue reading “A
GREEK GOLDEN TREASURE”

Bryant G. Wood The Jabbok River is mentioned a number of times in the Bible as an important boundary line and travel route. While serving as a member of an archaeological survey team during the early part of this year, the author had the opportunity to become intimately familiar with a section of the Jabbok. … Continue reading “JOURNEY
DOWN THE JABBOK”

We frequently mention the Jewish historian Josephus in the pages of Bible and Spade. So that you will get to know him a little better, here is a short biography of Josephus. Born Joseph ben Matthias, he is called Flavius Josephus, the Flavius a later embellishment, taken in deference to his patron and savior, the … Continue reading “MEET
JOSEPHUS”

In our Winter 1977 issue we gave a short report on the discovery of the earliest known example of Hebrew writing. The text scratched on a piece of pottery (an “ostracon”), has now been published, giving further details on this important discovery. The Site The ostracon was found at a site call Izbet Sartah in … Continue reading “FROM
ISRAEL
THE OLDEST KNOWN HEBREW WRITING”

Clyde T. Francisco [Clyde T. Francisco is John R. Sampey professor of Old Testament, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.] As the Greek writers observed, Egypt is indeed “the gift of the Nile.” This well-watered and relatively secure country was the major setting for the life of the Hebrews during the Exodus events. The Sinai peninsula itself … Continue reading “THE
EXODUS IN ITS HISTORICAL SETTING”

What language or languages did Jesus speak? The scholarly debate which has been raging for over a century can be briefly summarized by dividing the protagonists into two major schools of thought: Hebrew advocates — these scholars believe that Jesus spoke the language which the Israelites had spoken for centuries and which the Old Testament … Continue reading “THE
DEAD SEA SCROLL FINDS AND THE LANGUAGE OF JESUS”