August 23, 2008
Bible and Archeology
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| The Megiddo Seal | |||
| There have been numerous seals excavated in Palestine, many having been the seals of ministers and high officials. Some contain personal names of people mentioned in the Bible including kings of Israel and Judah. No seal has been discovered as … | |||
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| Silver Denarius during the time of Jesus Christ | |||
| Jesus’ ministry began in the reign of Tiberius Caesar. There was an instance when Jesus’ opponents tried to trap him by asking about paying taxes to Caesar.
But he, knowing their hypocrisy and having read their hearts, said to them, “Why … |
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| Sennacherib’s Prism Reveals King Hezekiah | |||
| This six-sided hexagonal clay prism, commonly known as the Taylor Prism, was discovered among the ruins of Nineveh, the ancient capital of the Assyrian Empire. It contains the Annals of Sennacherib himself, the Assyrian king who had besieged Jerusalem … | |||
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| Hezekiah”s Tunnel | |||
| The most magnificent waterworks of ancient Jerusalem is Hezekiah’s tunnel. Hezekiah was the king of Judah from about 726-697 B.C. When Sennacherib succeeded his father Sargon as the king of Assyria, Hezekiah refused to continue paying tribute. He rebelled against … | |||
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| Discovering the Palace of King Sargon in Assyria | |||
| Skeptics have accused the Bible of errors regarding a person, place or thing simply because no archaeological evidence has been uncovered corroborating the statement found in the Bible. Such is the case regarding the sole mention of Sargon, King of … | |||
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| The Tomb of Cyrus the Great | |||
| An inscription on the tomb of the great Persian monarch read: “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know that you will come–I am Cyrus, son of Cambyses, who founded the Empire of the Persians … | |||
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| Confirmation regarding the crucifixion | |||
| All four Gospels give details of the crucifixion of Christ. Their accurate portrayal of this Roman practice has been confirmed by archaeology. In 1968, a gravesite in the city of Jerusalem was uncovered containing thirty-five bodies. Each of the men … | |||
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