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Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #1 Dead Sea Scrolls


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #2 House of David Inscription


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #3 Jericho


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #4 Ketef Hinnom Silver Amulet Scroll


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #5 The Crucified Man


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #6 Pontius Pilate Inscription


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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 [...]

Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #7 Hezekiah’s Tunnel


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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 [...]

 

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(Latin, “appeal to the people”) This type of argument is an oft-used fallacious argument where one will appeal to the popularity of a position as evidence of its truthfulness. For example, one may say that aliens must exist since so many people believe in them. This does not mean that one should not take into [...] continue reading