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Clifford A. Wilson In our last issue we published substantial extracts from an article by Dr. William White, relating to the Dead Sea Scroll fragments which Jesuit priest José O’Callaghan has identified with portions of the New Testament. We are often asked questions about these fragments and in our desire to be objective in the … Continue reading “THOSE
DEAD SEA SCROLL FRAGMENTS AND MARK”

The common abbreviations listed below are often found in reference works consulted by Christians in their studies. You should know what they mean in order to get the most from your Bible study. A.D. — (anno Domim), in the year of our Lord A.S.V. — American Standard Version (1901) A.V. — Authorized Version (same as … Continue reading “HELPS
FOR BIBLE STUDENTS”

James L. Kelso The following article first appeared in Perspective, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Winter 1972, and is reprinted here with permission. As you read this fascinating article, we suggest that you do so with your Bible opened to the book of Genesis. — Ed. Thus far we have studied Abraham the business man, now … Continue reading “ABRAHAM
AS ARCHAEOLOGY KNOWS HIM
PART II — ABRAHAM THE SPIRITUAL GENIUS”

Magen Broshi [Magen Broshi is curator of the Shrine of the Book in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display. He is a veteran of many local excavations, including the dig of the Phoenician town at Tel Megadim (1967 to 1969), of which he was director. Mr. Broshi is also … Continue reading “JERUSALEM
REPORT: WHERE JESUS WALKED”

[We are grateful to Dr. G. Douglas Young, Director of the American Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, for the material for the above article. This is the first report to be published in the English language on the excavation at Debir. (Other article’s have appeared in Hebrew.) — Ed.] Although the Bible states … Continue reading “DEBIR
— A PUZZLE SOLVED”

Zarephath, the city where the prophet Elijah lived while hiding from King Ah̄ab in the 9th century B.C. is again coming to life. It was during Elijah’s stay with a widow woman there, that he miraculously multiplied her provisions and brought her son back to life. (1 Kings 17) When Dr. Pritchard of the University … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGISTS
BRING ANCIENT
ZAREPHATH TO LIFE”

Mrs. Violet M. Cummings, author of Noah’s Ark: Fact or Fable (Creation Science Research Center, 2716 Madison Ave., San Diego, CA. 92116, 1972, $3.95) accompanied her husband, long-time Ark hunter Eryl Cummings, to Turkey last summer in search of the elusive Ark. Mrs. Cummings has graciously given BIBLE AND SPADE the following firsthand account of … Continue reading “ARARAT
UNFRIENDLY TO ARK SEARCHERS”

Jesuit Priest José O’Callaghan shocked the scholarly world in March 1972 when he announced that he had identified fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls as portions of the New Testament dating to A.D. 50. (See BIBLE AND SPADE, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 35-42). As with most new theories, the initial reaction from most scholars … Continue reading “CONFIRMATION
AND CONSEQUENCES
OF DEAD SEA SCROLL IDENTIFICATIONS”

Josiah, King of Judah, “did that which was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 22:2). As part of his campaign to eliminate idolatry, he “defiled the high places [altars] where the priests had burned incense from Geba to Beersheba, and break down the high places [altars] of the gates” (2 Kings 23:8). … Continue reading “2,700
YEAR-OLD ALTAR SHEDS LIGHT
ON PASSAGE FROM 2 KINGS”

James L. Kelso [Dr. James L. Kelso is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament History and Biblical Archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. His wide experience as an Old Testament scholar and archaeologist includes serving as staff member of expeditions at Tell Beit Mirsim, (1926, 1930, 1932) and as leader of excavations at Tubal Abu el Alayiq … Continue reading “ABRAHAM
AS ARCHAEOLOGY KNOWS HIM
PART I — ABRAHAM THE CARAVANEER”