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1. Bible Boot Camp: How to Study the Bible We’re ecstatic to be offering the next installment (volume 2) in our brand new Bible Boot Camp series: How to Study the Bible So many people believe the Bible is accurate, yet so few actually study it regularly.  Many times this is because the reader has [...]

This post wraps up our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. Old Testament Scribes How accurate is the Old Testament we hold in our hands? It’s popular today to attack the accuracy of the Bible on the grounds of its lack of effective transmission. Popular authors [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. The Great Kings of Israel Without question the two greatest kings of Israel were David and Solomon. The Bible is full of rich stories recounting these two remarkable lives. David burst onto the [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. The Biblical Account 1400 BC was an unusual time in history. Moses, about 40 years earlier, led a sea of people through the Red Sea. He was intent to lead them from Egypt [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. An Ordinary Dig Our #4 archaeological find takes us to the ever important city of Jerusalem. A discovery made in 1979 is still hard to comprehend. The discovery came completely unexpected. Archaeologist Gabriel [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. Crucifixion Crucifixion was a painful execution method used primarily from the 6th century BC until the 4th century AD. During these 1,000 years crucifixion was used mainly by three empires: the Seleucid Empire [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. Pilate’s Role Who is Jesus? You and I are sitting down in the Credo House, enjoying a delicious Luther Latte. We’re talking about the important questions of life and I lean forward asking [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. A Tough Time to be Alive Our #7 biblically significant discovery in archaeology takes us back again to the time of the #10 discovery. If you haven’t read about the Assyrian Lachish Reliefs [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. 1967 1967 was an active year. The Doors kicked off the year releasing their self-entitled debut album. The United States was fully involved in the Vietnam War. The Green Bay Packers won their [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. Setting the Stage In 1846 archaeologist Henry Layard led a dig of a site in modern day Iraq named Kalhu. Layard, who also discovered #10 on our list, was fast becoming one of [...]

Setting the Stage In 930 BC the unified country of Israel split into two kingdoms.  The northern kingdom is known as Israel.  The southern kingdom is known as Judah.  200 years later, in 720 BC, Israel is destroyed by Assyria (modern day Iraq). With Israel destroyed Assyria turns its gaze toward destroying Judah.  2 Kings [...]

The Discipline of Archaeology fits nicely with the world of the Bible. At its root the word archaeology consists of two Greek words: ἀρχαῖος and -λογία Archaeos means, “Ancient” and “ology” is “the study of.” The word Archaeology lexically refers to the study of the ancients. Since the Bible is an ancient book it makes [...]