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May 2023

May 03, 2023

Evidence for Hebrews / Semites in Egypt: 2000-1200 B.C.

Israeli archaeologist Ze’ev Herzog (b. 1941) wrote on 29 October 1999 in Haaretz: This is what archaeologists have...

May 01, 2023

Jericho: Did the Walls Collapse Due to Resonance?

Joshua 6:14-15, 20 (RSV) And the second day they marched around the city once, and...

May 01, 2023

Joshua’s Conquest: Rapid, Always Violent, & Total?

This is a reply to a guest article on Jonathan MS Pearce’s atheist blog, by...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

The Queen of Sheba, Solomon, & Archaeology

1 Kings 10:1-2, 10-11 (RSV) Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame...

April 25, 2023

Solomon’s Temple and its Archaeological Analogies

Also, Parallels to Solomon's Palace 1 Kings 6:2-6 (RSV) The house which King Solomon built...

April 25, 2023

Solomon’s “Impossible” (?) Wealth & Archaeology

1 Kings 9:14 (RSV) Hiram had sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents...

April 22, 2023

Jason Engwer vs. the Biblical Case for Invoking Saints

Protestant apologist Jason Engwer wrote the article, "Attempts To Make A Biblical Case For Prayers...

April 22, 2023

On Former Catholics & Why They Left the Church

I received a letter from a man who was raised as a Catholic in the...

April 20, 2023

God’s Providence, Miracles & Natural Events

In my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science and History Back Up the...

April 20, 2023

Archaeology & Ten (More) Kings of Judah & Israel

Thus far, in my articles and my 2023 book, The Word Set in Stone: How...

April 17, 2023

Lutheran Professor Ken Howes Reviews “The Word Set in Stone”

[for book and purchase information, see my book page] The problem with too many books...

April 17, 2023

Assyrian King Sennacherib, the Bible, & Archaeology

Bryan Windle states, Sennacherib is mentioned by name 16 times in Scripture, more than any...

April 15, 2023

When Was the Exodus: 15th or 13th Century B.C.?

American biblical archaeologist Bryant G. Wood (b. 1936) obtained an M.A. in Biblical History from...

April 13, 2023

The Tower of Babel, Archaeology, & Linguistics

Prominent online atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce, who runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher...

April 10, 2023

Fall of Jerusalem (586 B.C.), Archaeology, & Biblical Accuracy

Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 630-c. 561 B.C. / r. c. 605-c. 561 B.C.) (1) was perhaps...

April 10, 2023

John Calvin Didn’t Oppose All Religious Images

Sergiusz Michalski wrote in his book, Reformation and the Visual Arts: The Protestant Image Question...

April 07, 2023

King Ahab, Queen Jezebel, & Archaeology

The wicked reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel is summarized in the Bible as...

April 06, 2023

Archaeology & First-Temple Period Bethlehem

This exciting find was announced on the Bible History Daily website, in conjunction with the...

April 06, 2023

Martin Luther’s Mariology: Reply to James Swan

. . . Particularly the Immaculate Conception / Has Present-Day Protestantism Maintained the Classical “Reformational”...

April 04, 2023

Our Mother Mary & “Mother Earth” (Rosemarie Scott)

Guest post by my friend Rosemarie Scott: wife, mother of three and homemaker, living in New York....

April 04, 2023

Development of Doctrine: Esp. the Canon (vs. Jason Engwer)

This is a minor abridgement of a huge dialogue, originally posted on 19 March 2002....

April 01, 2023

Book of Job, Archaeology, History, & Geography

Where Was Uz? Job 1:1 (RSV) There was a man in the land of Uz,...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

Nehemiah: Archaeological & Historical Corroboration

I will be drawing heavily from an article written by the eminent Bible scholar and...

March 31, 2023

Ezra: Archaeological & Historical Corroboration

I will be drawing heavily from an article written by the eminent Bible scholar and...

March 29, 2023

Cana: Archaeological Comparison of “Rival” Sites

John 2:1-2, 6, 11 (RSV) On the third day there was a marriage at Cana...

March 29, 2023

Ziklag (David’s Refuge from Saul) & Archaeology

1 Samuel 27:1-3, 5-7 (RSV) And David said in his heart, "I shall now perish...

March 27, 2023

Was Jonah in the Belly of a Whale? Yes, But . . .

Jonah 1:15, 17 (RSV) So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea;...

March 27, 2023

Samson’s Death-Scene: Archaeological Confirmation

Judges 16:25-26, 29-30 (RSV) And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that...

March 25, 2023

Bp. Butler’s Refutation of Anti-Catholic George Salmon, Pt. 2

The Nature of Papal Infallibility & the Obligatory Discussion of Galileo The book, The Infallibility of...

March 24, 2023

King Solomon’s “Mines” & Archaeological Evidence

King Solomon is traditionally (and I think, solidly) believed to have been king of the...

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