Biblia

GREAT DISCOVERIES IN BIBLE ARCHEOLOGY

The Atra-Hasis Epic The Bible is not the only ancient record of Creation and the Flood. Well-known in antiquity is the Atra-Hasis Epic. Atra-Hasis, meaning “exceeding wise,” is the name of the story’s principal character. Dating from the 17th century BC, fragmentary copies of the Epic have been excavated from numerous Mesopotamian sites. Originally about … Continue reading “GREAT
DISCOVERIES IN BIBLE ARCHEOLOGY”

JOSHUA’S “LONG DAY” AND MESOPOTAMIAN CELESTIAL OMEN TEXTS

Bryant G. Wood Over 30 years ago a story circulated in Christian publications that calculations done on NASA computers produced evidence for Joshua’s long day. We published evidence in Bible and Spade (Spring-Summer 1975–82-86) showing that the story had no basis in fact. The story has surfaced once again and is making its way around … Continue reading “JOSHUA’S
“LONG DAY” AND MESOPOTAMIAN CELESTIAL OMEN TEXTS”

CULTURAL CHANGE AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGE IN ANCIENT SUMER

Charles F. Aling One of the primary areas of the Near East where civilization began is the Tigris-Euphrates river valley, comprising portions of modern Syria and Iraq. This region, the fertile valley between the two rivers, has been known since the times of the ancient Greeks as Mesopotamia, literally “the land between the rivers.” This … Continue reading “CULTURAL
CHANGE AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGE IN ANCIENT SUMER”

GREAT DISCOVERIES IN BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: THE SUMERIAN KING LIST

Bryant G. Wood The best-documented event in the Bible is the Flood of Noah’s day. Cultures around the world have oral traditions of a great flood coming upon the earth in antiquity. In Mesopotamia, where writing first developed, the Flood story found its way into Sumerian mythology and was recorded on clay tablets early in … Continue reading “GREAT
DISCOVERIES IN BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY:
THE SUMERIAN KING LIST”