by Ted | Jun 29, 2019 | Archaeology and the Old Testament, Babylon, Bible, Digging Deeper, Genesis and Primeval History, Hammurabi, Historiography, History, Mesopotamia, Paleography, The Mythic Dimension of the Past
Overview Understanding the historical and cultural context of the Old Testament is perhaps one of the most important principles of sound biblical hermeneutics. Typically, conservative and liberal scholars have responded in one of two ways in attempting to understand...
by Ted Wright | May 8, 2019 | Archaeology and the Old Testament, Bible, Digging Deeper, History, Hittites, Paleography, The Conquest, The Judges Period, The United Monarchy
In 1906, near the bend of the Halys River located near the modern Turkish village of Boğazkale, a German professor and Assyriologist named Hugo Winckler started full scale excavations of an unknown and lost empire. Winckler decided to excavate the site because of...
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 | Feb 17, 2018 | Ancient Egypt and the Pentateuch, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Historiography, History, Moses Inscription, Paleography, The Exodus
On a regular basis I am sent in a question or questions about some detail of the Exodus. The questions range from the identity of the Exodus pharoah, to where I think the lsraelites crossed the Red Sea (or “Reed Sea,” depending on who you ask). One question that I’ve...
by Ted Wright | Apr 26, 2017 | Ancient Egypt and the Pentateuch, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Blog, Digging Deeper, Douglas Petrovich, Moses Inscription, Paleography
WHO WROTE THE PENTATEUCH? AND WHEN DID THEY WRITE IT? Two years ago Epic Archaeology published an article highlighting the work of language scholar Dr. Douglas Petrovich. Petrovich’s theory about the Hebrew language will now be highlighted in the latest...
