Sermons and Biblical Studies

David Livingston1 BSP 1:1 (Winter 1988) p. 25 [This article is a revision of our paper given at the Memphis Symposium on the Exodus and Conquest in April, 1987.] One of the major reasons why many scholars today reject the truthfulness of the biblical account of the Conquest is the site of Ai. No one … Continue reading “WHERE
IS BETHEL AND AI?”

Bryant G. Wood In today’s climate of biblical scholarship, the vast majority believe that the Israelites first appeared in the land of Canaan at the end of the 13th century BC. Those who take the Bible seriously (a distinct minority), however, object to this dating since it conflicts with the Bible’s own internal chronology which … Continue reading “REVIEW:
VOLKMAR FRITZ ON THE ISRAELITE SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN”

Many people wonder how Moses could have written Genesis, since everything in it occurred before his time. Even Jesus, when quoting Genesis, never refers to it as a book of Moses. Yet, when quoting from passages in the other four books (Exodus through Deuteronomy), he does attribute them to Moses. Suggestions have been made as … Continue reading “WHO
WROTE GENESIS?”

ANSWER: We can give an unequivocal “No” to this question! Proponents of evolution sometimes give the impression that this has been done. However, scientists who do the lab experiments deny that they have ever created life from non-living substances. Experimental life scientists Crick, Miller, Urey, Oparin, and others agree that life has never been created … Continue reading “HAS
ANYONE EVER CREATED LIFE IN A TEST TUBE?”

Bob Boyd1 There are so many archaeological discoveries which pinpoint the historical accuracy of the Bible that it is difficult to understand why critics of the Word of God still question its historical accuracy. One such discovery, found by Hormuzd Rassam in his excavations at Babylon in 1879–1882, and now in the British Museum in … Continue reading “THE
STONES CRY OUT:
THE CYRUS CYLINDER”

William Shea1 BSP 1:1 (Winter 1988) p. 7 Although much has been written about the location of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat (the actual name is “Agri Dagh”), we are glad to present an update on a second possibility nearby. In no way whatever do we mean to detract, in this article, from the great … Continue reading “NOAH’S
ARK?”

Milton C. Fisher1 Jean Francois Champollion 1790–1832 J. F. Champollion and the Rosetta Stone, deposited in the British Museum since 1801, when Britain took Egypt from Napolean. What does it take to crack the code, the strange script of a long dead language? A keen, mathematically logical mind. A good imagination and strong curiosity should … Continue reading “WHO’S
WHO IN ARCHAEOLOGY?”

“If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out…” (Luke 19:40.) For almost two hundred years archaeological finds in many cases have helped to confirm or illuminate the Bible. On the other hand, some finds seem to contradict the Scriptures. A safe approach in such a case is just to wait. Often, … Continue reading “THE
STONES CRY OUT”

Camel Ancestry and Domestication in Egypt and the Sahara by Michael Ripinsky There are a great many magazines on archaeology telling of recent finds. However, most of them are too technical or too theological for many people. And frequently it may be difficult to see the value of a given discovery for Bible study. In … Continue reading “MAGAZINE
REVIEWS”

Treasures From Bible Times By Alan MilIard ‘The Babylonian Story of the Flood,” “King Tut, the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant,” “Deciphering Ancient Writings,” “Any Sign of Moses?,” “The Writing on the Wall: Belshazzar – Man or Myth?,” “Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls,” “Secret Signs – a Christian Connection?” These are some … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEWS”