August 23, 2008
Bible and History
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| Historical Accuracy of the book of Luke |
| At one time, scholars did not view Luke’s historical accounts in his Gospel and Acts as accurate. There appeared to be no evidence for several cities, persons, and locations that he named in his works. However, archaeological advances have revealed … |
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| The Dead Sea |
| The Dead Sea is a large inland lake measuring about 50 miles long and 10 miles wide. It is located in Judea, in southeastern Israel, approximately 12 miles east of Jerusalem. It is known in the Bible as the Salt … |
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| The River Jordan |
| The Jordan River is the largest and longest river that flows in Israel. Moreover, it is the only river within Israel that has a permanent flow year round. All other rivers dry up for periods of months and do not … |
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| The Pilate Inscription |
| It wasn’t long ago when many scholars were questioning the actual existence of a Roman Governor with the name Pontius Pilate, the procurator who ordered Jesus’ crucifixion. In June 1961 Italian archaeologists led by Dr. Frova were excavating an ancient … |
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| Mount Sinai |
| Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Horeb, is the mountain where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. However, a major controversy among archaeologists and Bible historians has been raging for many decades as to where the real Mount … |
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