Sermons and Biblical Studies

Milton C. Fisher Many and baffling were the twists and turns in the events leading to and following the November 1922 discovery of the first, and still singular, treasure-filled tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh. Egyptological patron, George E.S.M. Herbert, known as Lord Carnarvon, and artist-excavator Howard Carter worked in tandem for 16 years. Their primary … Continue reading “HOWARD
CARTER [1873-1939]”

G. Herbert Livingston Through the skills of many archaeologists, over the past century and a half, remarkable information about ancient civilizations has come to light. Interestingly, some notable discoveries were accidently made by natives or by tourists. Among the most significant finds have been inscriptions on various materials: stone, clay, wood, and papyrus being most … Continue reading “THE
ARCHIVE OF EBLA”

Gordon Franz JESUS AND THE FORGOTTEN CITY: New Light on Sepphoris and the Urban World of Jesus. Author: Richard A. Batey Jesus and the Forgotten City was published by Baker Book House, 1991, 224 pages. It can be purchased from the Associates for Biblical Research for $20.00 plus $2.00 postage and handling. Jesus and the … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEW: JESUS AND THE FORGOTTEN CITY”

David Livingston One Viewpoint Many professors in colleges, universities and seminaries today agree with the following ideas and so teach their students. This is one reason young people who have had a strong religious faith lose it when they go to college. For many centuries, Jewish and Christian theologians agreed that the accounts of the … Continue reading “CREATION
STORIES
OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST”

Bill Crousea Noah and his ark is from a late 13th-century Hebrew Bible and Prayer book in the British Library. Since the early 1950’s the search for Noah’s Ark has been the subject of many books and movies.1 What gave rise to this interest was the distinct possibility that actual remains of Noah’s Ark might … Continue reading “NOAH’S
ARK
IT’S FINAL BERTH”

[Editor. We are now hearing from listeners to our “Stones Cry Out” weekly broadcast over the most recently added stations: on the Caribbean island of Granada and a network out of Webster NY. Our program is so unique, all the stations broadcasting it are giving time free to ABR. Will you help us locate new … Continue reading “FROM
THE MALL-BAG. . .”

Milton C. Fisher R.A.S. Macalister helps us see where we are in our “Who’s Who” series. When he wrote A Century of Excavation in Palestine (Fleming H. Revell Co., 1925), he chose to start that century with the decision of Edward Robinson in 1824 to interrupt his teaching, pursue Old Testament studies in Germany, and … Continue reading “ROBERT
ALEXANDER STEWART MACALISTER (1870–1950)”

Gordon Franza There are two incidents recorded in the Gospels when a disciple requested a “leave of absence” in order to “bury” his father (Mt 8:21–22; Lk 9:59–60). Although the requests appear reasonable, Jesus gave a seemingly harsh reply in each case: “Follow Me, let the dead bury their own dead.” This statement is often … Continue reading “LET
THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD
(MATTHEW 8:22; LUKE 9:60)”

Gerhard Hasela Recently two articles of vital interest on the Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the book of Daniel1 were published from among the Dead Sea scroll textual finds made originally in 1952 in Cave 4 at Qumran. The publication by Professor Eugene Ulrich, “Daniel Manuscripts from Qumran” (1989), gives us full insight into these … Continue reading “NEW
LIGHT ON THE BOOK OF DANIEL FROM THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS”

William H. Sheaa Introduction A pivotal event in Bible history is the death and burial of Jacob as described in Genesis 50:1–14. This marks the end of the Patriarchal age. The purpose of the present study is to suggest that there may be a record outside the Bible which bears on this event. We will … Continue reading “THE
BURIAL OF JACOB
A NEW CORRELATION BETWEEN GENESIS 50 AND AN EGYPTIAN INSCRIPTION”