Sermons and Biblical Studies

Ronald Knisley Scorpions are in the news now because of the release of the movie Scorpion King. Based loosely on history, this movie is about one of the first Pharaohs in Egypt. In the movie, warlord Memnon puts the venom or poison of a scorpion on an arrowhead and tells an assassin to use it … Continue reading “FOR
YOUNG PALEONTOLOGISTS
SCORPIONS – ANOTHER PUNCTURING OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION”

For Young Archaeologists Gary A. Byers As usual, the Hollywood movie The Scorpion King is another example where an ancient historical character is used in a plot that has little to do with real history. “The Rock,” a professional wrestler, plays the role of the Scorpion King. I was surprised to find out that there … Continue reading “THE
SCORPION KING”

Paul Maier The emporer Tiberius. His image was on the coin Jesus referred to in Matthew 22:18–21, when he said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, to God what is God’s.” Istanbul Museum. No figure in all of history has provoked such extreme reactions. While believers acclaim Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God … Continue reading “HISTORY,
ARCHAEOLOGY, AND JESUS”

David G. Hansen One of the most interesting questions about Old Testament history concerns the Exodus occurrence and who might have been the Pharaoh. An article in Archaeology and Biblical Research by J. LoMusio several years ago provided a well-reasoned argument, with considerable evidence that Moses lived during Egyptian Dynasty 18 in the 15th century … Continue reading “MOSES
AND HATSHEPSUT”

Richard S. Hess New York: The Free Press, 2001, hardback. x + 385 pp. ISBN 0–684-86912–8. This book is written by a member of the “new generation’’ of Israeli archaeologists who holds a professorship at the University of Tel Aviv, and by a journalist who has published critical analyses of the history of archaeology of … Continue reading “REVIEW
OF THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: ARCHAEOLOGY’S NEW VISION OF ANCIENT ISRAEL AND THE
ORIGIN OF IT’S SACRED TEXT, BY ISRAEL FINKELSTEIN AND NEIL SILBERMAN”

Carolyn R. Hansen A visit to Asia Minor can simply be a whirlwind tour of Biblical sites, or it can be much more. Traveling May 18-31, 2002, with Dr. James Martin, of Bible World Seminars, not only provided ABR members with the opportunity to see the locations of New Testament churches, it also illuminated the … Continue reading “EXPLORING
BIBLE TIMES”

John J. Davis The 1968 discovery of the remains of a crucified man in a cave at Giv’at ha-Mivtar in Israel created considerable interest among both Biblical and archaeological scholars (Kuhn 1978:118–22, 1979:303–34; Naveh 1970:33–37; Strange 1976:199–200; Tzaferis 1970:18–32 Yadin 1973:18–22). A brief summary of N. Haas’s original work appeared in the last issue of … Continue reading “RETHINKING
THE CRUCIFIED MAN FROM GIV’AT HA-MIVTAR”

Michael Ireland The discovery of an inscription which seems to mention James, the brother of Jesus Christ, was announced at a news conference in Washington DC October 21, 2002. “It may not change the way most of us perceive the personalities of early Christianity, but a University of Wisconsin-Madison archaeologist calls it a major discovery, … Continue reading “JAMES
OSSUARY SURFACES IN JERUSALEM”

William Ellwanger One of the majestic cedars of Lebanon emerging from the rocky terrain. One of the days on our recent visit to Lebanon was dedicated to finding and photographing the famous Cedars of Lebanon (technically cedrus libani). Based on numerous Biblical references and a great deal of literature about the cedar forests in Lebanon, … Continue reading “THE
CEDARS OF LEBANON”

Gordon Franz Students of the Bible are aware of the connection between the Jerusalem Temple and the city of Tyre. Hiram, king of Tyre, sent cedars of Lebanon, cypress logs and artisans to Jerusalem to help King Solomon build the First Temple (1 Kgs 5; 2 Chr 2). However, most people may not be aware … Continue reading “THE
TYRIAN SHEKEL AND THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM”