The goal of this article is to update the ABR community of supporters and other interested readers on the present state of the Genesis 5 and 11 Research Project. The project officially began in 2016 (with its unofficial roots extending back to 2010). The research has produced substantial fruit, and as a result, ABR is … Leer más
From 12 to 1 BC, he led a campaign against the Homanades (Homonadenses), a tribe based in the mountainous region of Galatia and Cilicia, around 5–3 BC, probably as legate of Galatia. He won the campaign by reducing their strongholds and starving out the defenders.[4] For this victory, he was awarded a triumph and elected duumvir by the colony of Antioch of Pisidia.[5] Caesar Augustus: An … Leer más
Author: David G. Hansen PhD Category: Patriarchal Era 2166-1876 BC Created: 25 June 2010 This article was first published in the Spring 2005 issue of Bible and Spade. “If the full meaning of a passage [in the Bible] is to be grasped, the context of the passage needs to be appropriately developed” (Greenwold 2004: 72). In his pithy study … Leer más
Author: Bryant G. Wood PhD Category: Sojourn of Israel in Egypt 1876-1446 BC Created: 28 January 2016 This article was first published in the Spring-Summer 1997 issue of Bible and Spade. magazine Archaeological Evidence The Israelites and Rameses When Jacob and his family migrated to Egypt, they were settled in “the land of Rameses.” The Bible tells us, in fact, that … Leer más
Author: Paul J Ray Jr Category: Patriarchal Era 2166-1876 BC Created: 05 January 2012 There has been a division among scholars as to whether the sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt was 215 (or 210) years long, or 430 years long. Although, along with Genesis 15:13-21, Exodus 12:40 is our primary source, evidences other than the variants of the … Leer más
Top Three Reports in Biblical Archaeology – January 2023 The new year began with significant stories related to the Romans, Moabites, Israelites, Judahites, Canaanites and Akkadians. Here were the top three reports in biblical archaeology in January 2023. 3. The Mystery to Roman Self-Fixing Cement Finally Solved According to a recent article published in Science Advances, … Leer más
March 25, 2022 Bryan Windle Top Three Reports in Biblical Archaeology – March 2022 This month’s news items include three finds related to names that were considered divine in the ancient world: Baal, Horus, and YHWH. One of these discoveries will almost certainly be high on most year-end Top Ten lists. Here were the top … Leer más
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021BRYAN WINDLE Top Ten Discoveries Related to Moses and the Exodus NOTE: Here is the video version of this blog, from Episode 157 of the TV show, Digging for Truth, by the Associates for Biblical Research. The account of God raising up Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in … Leer más
All three of this month’s top reports in biblical archaeology come from the New Testament-era. 3. Roman Theater Identified at Hippos A Roman theater, previously discovered was recently identified through further excavations at Hippos, a Roman city-state on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. The theater was built south of the hilltop, along … Leer más
Related to Abraham JULY 16, 2021 BRYAN WINDLE Abraham was the first and greatest of the Hebrew patriarchs; his story unfolds over 15 chapters in the book of Genesis (from Gen. 11:26-Gen. 25:8). The Lord called him out of his own country to a new land and promised to bless the earth through him (Gen. … Leer más