Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

Also known as the Israel Stele or Victory Stele of Merneptah, it  is the reverse of a large granite stele originally erected by the Ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III, but later inscribed by Merneptah who ruled Egypt from 1213 to 1203 BC. The black granite stela...
Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

Age Problem of the Sphinx

Robert Schoch, a geologist from Boston University in America, claims that the amount of weathering of the Great Sphinx shows that it was not constructed during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt but in fact is some two to four thousand years older. As the earliest monumental...
Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

The City of Hazor and Old Testament Accuracy

Wayne JacksonChristian Courier: Archives, Saturday, August 28, 1999 The city of Hazor lay almost nine miles north of the Sea of Galilee. During the time of Joshua, it was a Canaanite stronghold in northern Palestine. During the conquest of Canaan, as Joshua marched...
Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

Academic Sub-disciplines of Archeology

Archeology Free Online Course 1, Lesson 3Academic Sub-disciplines of Archeology As with most academic disciplines, there are a very large number of archaeological sub-disciplines characterised by a specific method or type of material (e.g. lithic analysis, music,...
Biblical Archeology Course 4, Lesson 2

Jesus Coins

Serendipity, we are told, is the art of the unexpected discovery. If, for example, you order a chocolate sundae and the waitress mixes up your order and brings you a maple syrup and pecan one and you accept it without realising the mistake and then discover that maple...