Sermons and Biblical Studies

William W. Hallo [William W. Hallo is Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature at Yale University and curator of the Yale Babylonian Collection. This article was the Nelson Glueck Memorial Lecture in Bible delivered at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 7, 1977.] Since Dr. Glueck’s untimely death, … Continue reading “NEW
MOONS AND SABBATHS:
A CASE-STUDY IN THE CONTRASTIVE APPROACH”

Siegfried H. Horn [Siegfried H. Horn, Ph.D., is dean and professor of archeology and history of antiquity, emeritus, Andrews University Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan.] In making unwarranted claims about the existence of the Sabbath and the week in ancient times, some scholars have asserted that the Hebrews and the Bible writers borrowed the Sabbath … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGY
AND THE SABBATH”

Stan Hudson Few tangible reminders of everyday life have seen as little change over the centuries as have coins. Except for production techniques, coins have received little improvement in concept from Bible times. The value of gold and silver as a medium of exchange was widely known, of course, even before the invention of coins. … Continue reading “COINS
OF THE BIBLE”

Mitchell Dahood, S.J. [Fr. Mitchell Dahood is professor of Ugaritic and Phoenician Languages and Literature, and Dean of Ancient Eastern Studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Fr. Dahood has written many articles in scholarly journals. He is the author of “Ebla Ugarit, and the Old Testament,” which appeared in the Winter and Spring … Continue reading “EBLA:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES AND BIBLICAL RESEARCH”

Howard J. Vos [Howard J. Vos is professor of history and archaeology at the King’s College, Briarcliffe Manor, New York. He is the author of a number of books on biblical archaeology, including Archaeology in Bible Lands from which this article was taken.] Archaeological discoveries have revolutionized study of the New Testament text. They have … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGY
AND THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT”

G. Herbert Livingston [G. Herbert Livingston is Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Asbury, Kentucky. He is the author of The Pentateuch in its Cultural Enviroment, from which this article was taken.] More than one ancient community probably possessed a rich fund of oral literature that was passed from generation to generation … Continue reading “THE
SCRIPTS OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST”

Abraham Rabinovich Herod the Great was king of the Roman province of Judea from 37 B. C. until his death in 4 B. C. It was during his reign that Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1). When the Wise Men tricked Herod, he mercilessly killed all the male children in Bethlehem under two years of age … Continue reading “FROM
ISRAEL
HEROD’S HIDEAWAY”

On a number of occasions we have reported on the progress of the publication of the Temple Scroll, the last known scroll from the caves at Qumran at the Dead Sea (Bible and Spade, Spring 1972, pp. 49-50; Autumn 1973, pp. 120-121; Spring 1977, pp. 49-55, 60–61; Winter 1978, p. 4; Summer-Autumn 1979, pp. 107-108). … Continue reading “THE
TEMPLE SCROLL”

Bryant G. Wood In our Summer-Autumn 1979 issue we discussed five Assyrian kings named in the Bible (pages 81–96). Now we wish to examine the other side of that coin — the kings of Israel named in the Assyrian records. All told, there are nine kings of Israel and Judah mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions. References … Continue reading “ISRAELITE
KINGS IN ASSYRIAN INSCRIPTIONS”

G. Herbert Livingston [G. Herbert Livingston is Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Asbury, Kentucky. He is the author of The Pentateuch in its Cultural Environment, from which this article was taken.] Though scholars a few centuries ago thought that the Hebrew language was directly given by God without human antecedents, the … Continue reading “THE
LANGUAGE OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST”