Sermons and Biblical Studies

John T. Baldwin John T. Baldwin, Ph.D., is an associate professor of theology, Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs MI. Is Darwin invulnerable? Is the evolutionary theory of origins so formidable as to make Christian faith in Genesis weak and obsolete? Not so. Fresh winds blowing across the academic world indicate that scholars are raising … Continue reading “CRACKS
IN THE EVOLUTIONARY FACADE”

John H. Walton John H. Walton is Professor of Old Testament at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. He is author of Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context (Zondervan, 1989, as well as numerous articles, and co-author of Obadiah-Jonah: A Bible Study Commentary (Zondervan, 1982) and A Survey of the Old Testament (Zondervan, 1991). The familiar … Continue reading “THE
MESOPOTAMIAN BACKGROUND OF THE TOWER OF BABEL ACCOUNT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS”

David T. Tsumura This is the third in a series of articles on the relationship between the early chapters of Genesis and the creation and flood stories from ancient Mesopotamia.—Ed. David T. Tsumura is Professor of Old Testament at Japan Bible Seminary, Tokyo. He is author of The Earth and the Waters in Genesis 1 … Continue reading “GENESIS
AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STORIES OF CREATION AND FLOOD: AN INTRODUCTION
PART 3”

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 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Robbins is a member of the Board of Directors of the Associates for Biblical Research. A front … Continue reading “FOSSILS
IN YOUR FAMILY TREE”

Bryant G. Wood Background of the Inscription “I am Mesha, son Chemosh[ît], king of Moab, the Dibonite.”1 So begins one of the most extraordinary ancient documents ever found. (For the unusual circumstances surrounding its discovery, see Archaeology and Biblical Research, Winter 1991: 2–3). Mesha was ruler of the small kingdom of Moab, east of the … Continue reading “MESHA,
KING OF MOAB”

David W.J. Gill David W. J. Gill is a lecturer in Ancient History, University of Wales, Swansea. Introduction Paul and Barnabas arrived at Salamis on Cyprus by sea and preceded “through the whole island as far as Paphos” (Acts 13:6). On other parts of their travels it seems likely that they took advantage of the … Continue reading “PAUL’S
TRAVELS THROUGH CYPRUS (ACTS 13: 4-12)”

Gary A. Byers Where is the lost Ark of the Covenant? There are numerous theories and, occasionally, even claims. Unfortunately, nothing substantial has ever been produced demonstrating the Ark’s present whereabouts. Yet, while we still do not know where it is today, a scholar has now pinpointed the exact spot where it once stood. A … Continue reading “THE
LOST ARK IS STILL LOST — BUT NOW WE KNOW WHERE IT’S BEEN!”

David T. Tsumura This is the second in a series of articles on the relationship between the early chapters of Genesis and creation and flood stories from ancient Mesopotamia. — Ed. David T. Tsumura is Professor of Old Testament at Japan Bible Seminary, Tokyo. He is author of The Earth and the Waters in Genesis … Continue reading “GENESIS
AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STORIES OF CREATION AND FLOOD: AN
INTRODUCTION
PART 2”

Bryant G. Wood The name of David, Israel’s second king, ca. 1010–970 BC, appears in two ninth century BC texts, the Tel Dan Inscription and the Moabite Stone. Since these texts were recently discussed in the pages of Bible and Spade (Autumn 1993, pp. 119–121, and Summer 1995, pp. 91–92), we shall pass on to … Continue reading “SHISHAK,
KING OF EGYPT”

Charles F. Aling Charles F. Aling, Ph. D., is professor of history at North western College in Minneapolis MN and President of The Institute for Biblical Archaeology. He is author of Egypt and Bible History, Baker Books, 1981. The events narrated in the Joseph Story, Genesis 37–50, have long been a favorite topic of investigation … Continue reading “THE
HISTORICITY OF THE JOSEPH STORY”