by Ted Wright | Mar 7, 2020 | Archaeology and the New Testament, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Bible, Biblical Archaeology, Debates, geography, historical geography, History, Holy Land
1. Biblical Archaeology is over 100 Years Old Biblical archaeology got its start over a hundred years ago in 1890 with British archaeologist, Sir William Matthews Flinders Petrie. Petrie learned groundbreaking excavation techniques from the German archaeologist,...
by Ted Wright | Oct 4, 2019 | Abraham, apologetics, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Babylon, Bible, Biblical Patriarchs, Debates, Digging Deeper, Genesis and Primeval History, geography, historical geography, History, Holy Land, Mesopotamia
Abraham: The Father of Faith He didn’t build any major cities. He left behind no enduring momuments of stone or marble. He didn’t inscribe any clay tablets [that we know of]. He came from the very cradle of human civilization itself, in ancient Mesopotamia,...
by Ted Wright | Aug 2, 2019 | Archaeology and the Old Testament, Canaanites, History, Holy Land, Shiloh, The Conquest, The Judges Period
In 2018 a remarkable ceramic pomegranate was discovered at Tel Shiloh in Israel in ancient Judea/Samaria. Shiloh is the location of Israel’s first semi-permanent Tabernacle in the land of Canaan after the Exodus. After the Conquest of Canaan was well under way, and...
by Ted Wright | Jul 20, 2019 | Ancient Egypt, geography, historical geography, History, Holy Land, science, Space archaeology
Featured image (NASA/JPL Caltech) In the 2012 fictional film, Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover an ancient star-map while working at an archaeological site in Scotland. The map matched several others...
by Ted Wright | Mar 11, 2019 | apologetics, Archaeology and the New Testament, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Bible, Book Reviews, Digging Deeper, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Historiography, History, Holy Land, Paleography
A Sharp Tool for Digging Deeper into God’s Word The Bible truly is an amazing book! As most people know, it is actually a collection of books that records the story of God’s Epic love and actions throughout history. The stories in the Bible are all true, and they are...
by Ted Wright | Apr 21, 2018 | Archaeology and the New Testament, Byzantine Christianity, Christian Pilgrimage, Digging Deeper, History, Holy Land, The Mythic Dimension of the Past
The The Miracle of the Loaves & Fishes: Background & Historical Context For Christians in the Holy Land, one of the great highlights is visting the the places where Jesus spent much of His time, preaching, teaching and performing miracles. Located on the...
