Sermons and Biblical Studies

Stephen C. Meyers Stephen C. Meyers, Th.M., is Vice-President/Treasurer of The Institute for Biblical and Scientific Studies, Philadelphia PA. The following article is a response to “Biblical Chronologies Compared” by Curt Sewell, which appeared in our Winter 1995 issue, pp. 20–31, in which Sewell referred to the work of Harold Camping. — Ed. Camping’s chronology … Continue reading “HAROLD
CAMPING’S BIBLE CHRONOLOGY —
WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE AND FOUND WANTING”

Gary A. Byers “Moses as High Priest and Sorcerer? A Response to Graham Hancock’s Egyptian Explanation for the Ark of the Covenant.” This was the title of a fascinating paper presented by Michael Heiser of Pilsbury Baptist Bible College at the Near Eastern Archaeological Society’s Annual Meeting in Chicago last November. Heiser’s remarks were prompted … Continue reading “THE
ARK OF THE COVENANT:
MOSES’ SECRET WEAPON?”

Milton C. Fisher Milton C. Fisher, Th.M., Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Philadelphia Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Associates for Biblical Research and a frequent contributor to ABR publications. The possibility that the Ark of the Covenant still exists and is located in Ethiopia … Continue reading “THE
ARK OF THE COVENANT:
ALIVE AND WELL IN ETHIOPIA?
A CRITIQUE BY”

Like a silent witness to history, it rests, rolled in red satin in a jewelled box inside a lead case at the cathedral in Turin, Italy. It is a 14-foot linen burial cloth which bears the detailed front and back image of a naked man who has undergone a horrible death by crucifixion. A puncture … Continue reading “THE
SHROUD OF TURIN:
EVIDENCE FOR THE RESURRECTION?
CORAL RIDGE MINISTRIES”

Bryant G. Wood The names of many rulers and officials are recorded in the Bible. Many of these individuals are known to us through the discoveries of archaeology. In this column, which we hope to continue in future issues of Bible and Spade, we will explore the extra-Biblical evidence for persons named in the Bible. … Continue reading “BIBLE
PERSONAGES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
SERUG, NAHOR AND TERAH”

An interview with Bryant Wood by Gordon Govier Bryant Wood began concentrating on the Late Bronze era during studies at the University of Toronto. His doctoral thesis was on the local Canaanite pottery of the period. He became a controversial figure in the field when he publicly criticized Kathleen Kenyon’s conclusions about Jericho. Wood maintains … Continue reading “REEXAMINING
THE LATE BRONZE ERA”

Kenneth A. Kitchen Kenneth A. Kitchen is professor of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, England. He is author of The Bible in its World (Paternoster, 1977), as well as numerous other books and articles. The ‘Tabernacle’ of Exodus 26/36 holds a midway position in Biblical tradition between the simple family sacrifices of the Patriarchs … Continue reading “THE
TABERNACLE — A BRONZE AGE ARTIFACT”

Curt Sewell Curt Sewell is a retired Electronics Engineer listed in Who’s Who in Technology and Biographical Directory of American Men of Science, residing in Livermore CA. He teaches and writes on creation-evolution and the historicity of the early portions of Genesis. Introduction Until a few years ago, I thought that if one accepted the … Continue reading “BIBLICAL
CHRONOLOGIES COMPARED”

G. Herbert Livingston G. Herbert Livingston is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore KY, and a regular contributor to Bible and Spade. Introduction The modern Turkish village of Boğhazkoöy (recently renamed Boğazkale) is now located on the site of the capital of the ancient empire of the Hittite people. The location … Continue reading “THE
ARCHIVES OF HATTUSAS”

Ewa Wasilewska Illustrations by Michael Grimsdale Anthropologist and archaeologist Ewa Wasilewska earned an M.A. from Warsaw University and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, where she is a professor of anthropology. Turkey’s soil is rich in ruins: Ottoman, Seljuk, Byzantine, Greek. But far older than any of those cultures—and forgotten almost entirely for 3000 … Continue reading “THE
HITTITES OF ANATOLIA”