Sermons and Biblical Studies

Raymond L. Cox [Raymond L. Cox, a frequent contributor to BIBLE AND SPADE, is pastor of the Salem, Oregon Foursquare Church. He has traveled extensively in Bible lands and has written over 1650 articles on biblical and archaeological subjects. In addition, he is the author of four books.] Why did Paul walk to Assos from … Continue reading “AFOOT
TO ASSOS”

Harry M. Orlinsky [Harry Orlinsky is a professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He is a leading Old Testament scholar, being one of the world’s authorities in biblical philology, Septuagint, and Bible translation.] The destruction of Solomon’s Temple and the Babylonian Exile are two events that we all take … Continue reading “THE
FALL OF JERUSALEM IN THE LIGHT OF ARCHAEOLOGY”

Bryant G. Wood Water was one of the most important considerations in choosing a settlement site in antiquity. The city of Jerusalem was no exception. Its earliest inhabitants, the Jebusites, were no doubt attracted to the site by the generous supply of water provided by the Gihon Spring on the east side of the Hill … Continue reading “WATER
SYSTEMS OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM”

Bryant G. Wood Hezekiah was one of the kings of Judah who “did that which was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 18:3). During his reign of twenty-nine years, from ca. 715 to 687 B.C., he destroyed the centers of idolatry and reestablished the worship of Yahweh (2 Chronicles 29–31). The name … Continue reading “SENNACHERIB,
HEZEKIAH, AND A “BIBLE PROBLEM””

John Wenham The old testament at various places records numbers which seem impossibly large. Some have assumed that these figures were simply invented, and are evidence that the Bible is historically unreliable. But who would make up such figures? Would any man invent a story of a bus crash in which 16,000 passengers were killed? … Continue reading “THOSE
PUZZLING OLD TESTAMENT NUMBERS”

Zarapath, where Elijah raised the widow’s son to life (1 Kings 17), continues to produce fascinating discoveries. (For earlier reports, see our Winter 1972 and Winter 1973 issues.) During the 1974 season, a find was made which links the site to the goddess Tanit and the practice of child sacrifice. The Iron Age city of … Continue reading “EVIDENCE
OF CHILD SACRIFICE FOUND AT ZARAPATH”

The one attraction that made Ephesus famous among the cities of antiquity was her Temple of Artemis (Roman Diana), one of the seven wonders of the world. It measured 180 by 360 feet and had columns on the order of 70 feet high. It was this temple that Demetrius the Ephesian silversmiths referred to when … Continue reading “ALTAR
OF ARTEMIS FOUND AT EPHESUS”

Raymond L. Cox [Raymond L. Cox, a frequent contributor to BIBLE AND SPADE, is pastor of the Salem, Oregon Foursquare Church. He has traveled extensively in Bible lands and has written over 1650 articles on biblical and archaeological subjects. In addition, he is the author of four books.] It is not easy to locate the … Continue reading “A
THEATER AND THE CHURCH”

Edward L Waltz [Edward L. Waltz is a systems engineer with the Aerospace Systems Division of Bendix Corporation. He has been responsible for the development of ERTS MSS processing systems for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Brazilian National Space Agency.] The recent disclosure that the camera of a U.S. satellite has photographed … Continue reading “SPACE
AGE ARK-AEOLOGY”

The Institute for Creation Research, under the leadership of John Morris, had hoped to put a team on Mount Ararat in July and August of 1974 to continue their exploration work (see Bible and Spade, Summer 1974, pages 90–96). Because of the Cyprus situation, however, the team was unable to secure a permit to visit … Continue reading “FROM
TURKEY
ARARAT ‘74”