Sermons and Biblical Studies

Gary A. Byers What is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings with a single bound? While slingstones do none of the above, they were, nonetheless, among the most important weapons in an ancient army’s arsenal. At our Khirbet el-Maqatir excavation 10 miles north of Jerusalem … Continue reading “TO
SLING OR NOT TO SLING — THAT WAS NEVER THE QUESTION”

Gary A. Byers Recently, the outside world became aware of a small island in the Nile delta where an ancient Egyptian village from the 15th century BC has been discovered. The unique thing about this village, located within the city limits of modern Cairo, is that it wasn’t there during Egypt’s New Kingdom in the … Continue reading “AMONG
THE REEDS OF THE NILE”

Gordon Franz Gordon Franz is an archaeologist, having excavated at a number of sites in Israel, and a Bible teacher. Modern archaeological discoveries have helped to illuminate the familiar Biblical story. In the process, they also enhance its meaning. Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “…in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” What was … Continue reading ““DOES
YOUR TEACHER NOT PAY THE [TEMPLE] TAX?” (MT 17:24-27)”

Stephen Caesar Stephen Caesar is founder and president of Bible Proof Ministries. See his website at http://www.churchsurf.com/host/ma/bibleproof.html According to the Old Testament, the Israelites and Edomites were in a constant state of hostility. In the time of the Divided Kingdom, this hostility erupted into open warfare. Signs of this conflicthave been found all over the … Continue reading “WARS
AND RUMORS OF WARS:
EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT EDOMITE/ISRAELITE WAR
STRENGTHENED BY NEW FINDS”

Austin Robbins Austin Robbins, DDS, recently retired from private practice in New Jersey. He was previously on the faculties of Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Temple University Dental School, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Robbins is a member of the Board of Directors of the Associates for Biblical Research. Fossils … Continue reading “HOW
WERE FOSSILS FORMED?”

Life In New Testament Galilee Being Revealed At Yodfat 2, 000 years ago a town was razed. Today, archaeologists are excavating the site and finding new information about Jesus’ life and times. Blood ran through the streets of the town. Virtually every man and child was massacred and the women and babies were captured to … Continue reading “DIGGINGS
RECENT DISCOVERIES IN BIBLE LANDS”

Bryant G. Wood Archaeological Evidence The Israelites and Rameses When Jacob and his family migrated to Egypt, they were settled in “the land of Rameses.” The Bible tells us, in fact, that they became property owners there (Gn 47:11, 27). During their time in Egypt, the Israelites were used as slave laborers to build the … Continue reading “THE
SONS OF JACOB
NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE ISRAELITES IN EGYPT”

Gary A. Byers Over the past two years, British historian David Rohl has captured the imagination of many Bible students and at the same time created quite a stir among scholars. Through his book Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest (Crown, 1995) and a video by the same name, Rohl has attempted to completely overhaul … Continue reading “PHARAOHS
AND KINGS CONFUSED:
DAVID ROHL’S NEW CHRONOLOGY”

G. Herbert Livingston G. Herbert Livingston is emeritus professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY. He is author of The Pentateuch in its Cultural Environment, 2nd ed. (Baker, 1987) and a regular contributor to Bible and Spade. The area where the archives of Ugarit were found had long been known by the … Continue reading “THE
ARCHIVES OF UGARIT”

Phillip E. Johnson Phillip E. Johnson, a professor of law at Berkeley, is known for his efforts to confront the scientific establishment of Darwinism. His first book on the issue, Darwin on Trial (InterVarsity Press, 1993), has been reviewed by almost every major evolutionist. He also wrote a follow-up called Reason in the Balance (InterVarsity … Continue reading “SEPARATING
MATERIALIST PHILOSOPHY FROM SCIENCE”