Archeology

[phkrause]

Biblical Archeology: Bringing the Bible to Life

Independent sources confirm many of the major and minor characters of the Bible.

http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/48969466.html?s=mm

[Kevin H]

Our church use to be very much into the archaeology. People like Lynn Harper Wood, Dr. Theile, Dr. Horn etc. Sadly since the 1980s we have started going more to church history and reformation studies and studying more the style of Chuck Swindall, et.el. and getting away from serious Bible study and archaeology. There are aspects of the investigative judgment that are clearer from archaeology. There are things about the law/grace/Sabbath debate that are clearer from archeology. The issue of women's ordination would have been resolved.

Since the mid 1800s we have been in an explosion of Biblical knowledge where we can investigate the Bible as never before. However we are just reading and speculating on the words. And we are reading what others read and speculate on the words. After our pioneers and our great heroes who wrote the SDA Bible Commentary, we have stopped investigating the pages of scripture in light of these discoveries. Is this part of the investigative judgment? Is our return to pre-mid 1800 approaches to Bible study the worshiping in the holy place instead of going with Jesus into the most holy place and allowing Satan to lull us to sleep in our reading the text and speculating? Are the events in San Antonio the result of refusing to enter with Christ into the most holy place like J. N. Andrews, W. W. Prescott, Lynn Harper Wood, Dr. Theile and Dr. Horn and others use to do?

Thank you so much for sharing this article. Here is a Youtube you may enjoy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIfCbnhnmYg

[phkrause]

Don't forget Dr Gerrridy, not sure of the spelling. He used to be at AUC, than Andrews and La Sierra? I believe he's retired now?

[Gregory Matthews]

Archaeology is a mixed bag.  Sometimes it will seem to support the Bible and sometimes it will seem to contradict the Bible.  It is not infallible.  However, it is important.

[Kevin H]

As Dr. Fleming pointed out in that youtube I shared; at times when it appears to contradict the Bible it is because the archaeologist wants his own dates and original things hoping that he will be the new standard. Also, there is a fear of too much supporting the Bible so they may be looking for things to try to make it different. In these cases we can still evaluate the evidence and maybe come up with our own conclusions.

However there are indeed places where the evidence does seem to contradict the Bible, but I have found that often it is not really contradicting the Bible but our understanding of what we expect the Bible to say due to our traditions.

[Kevin H]

Yes indeed Dr. Geraty. However I left him out for 2 reasons: First being too afraid that I was going to mess up the spelling of his name. (Fortunately I found it online just now). But also the church's shift that I am whining about has moved him out of the position where he should be. We don't respect our archaeologists today as we did in the 1950s. A sad part of this was in this sad General Conference he was given 2 minutes to speak. As he was coming up to speak there were some delegates who just "happened" to be in his way delaying his approach to the microphone. The chairman up front started his two minutes from the moment he left his seat and the delegates that got in his way ended up taking a large amount of his 2 minutes so he had to be cut short. If we had treated Dr. Horn or Dr. Thiele this disrespectful way our members would have been in an uproar.

[phkrause]

Archaeologists Discover 3,300-Year-Old Pottery Dating to Rameses and Possibly Moses: Like an 'Indiana Jones Film Set'

Israeli archaeologists this week unveiled what they are calling a "once-in-a-lifetime discovery" involving 3,300-year-old untouched pottery that dates to the time of Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II and, possibly, to the time of Moses.

https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/michael-foust/archaeologists-discover-3300-year-old-pottery-dating-to-rameses-and-possibly-moses-like-an-indiana-jones-film-set.html?

[phkrause]

Two new skeletons found at Pompeii excavations

Archaeologists at Pompeii said Tuesday that they had uncovered two new skeletons of male victims who likely died in an earthquake that accompanied the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Italian city in ash in AD 79.

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-skeletons-pompeii-excavations.html?

[phkrause]

Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find

The Tartessos peoples burned down their own temples and vanished 2,500 years ago.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z85a/archaeologists-uncover-the-ancient-gods-of-a-lost-civilization-in-stunning-find?

[phkrause]

Well-preserved 3,000-year-old sword found in Germany

Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments have announced the discovery of a well-preserved Bronze Age sword in the town of Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/well-preserved-3000-year-old-sword-found-in-germany/147628#:~:text=Archaeologists from the Bavarian State,of Nördlingen%2C Bavaria%2C Germany.?

[phkrause]

Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery

Dutch archaeologists on Wednesday revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site—dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" in the country's media—which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar.

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-dutch-unveil-year-old-stonehenge-like-discovery.html?

[phkrause]

Rare Roman Mausoleum Unearthed in London

Archaeologists say it’s the most intact structure of its kind ever found in Britain

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/roman-mausoleum-found-london-180982395/?

[phkrause]

Biblical City of Sodom Has Been Found, Archaeologist Says: 'Wiped Out in the Blink of an Eye'

An archaeologist who claims to have located the city of Sodom says the location matches the biblical description and that the on-site physical evidence – includeing “glazed” pottery – supports his case.

https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/michael-foust/biblical-city-of-sodom-has-been-found-archaeologist-says-wiped-out-in-the-blink-of-an-eye.html?

[phkrause]

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

VERNON PARISH, La. (AP) — Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more exposed and vulnerable, due to hurricanes, flooding and looters.

https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-louisiana-archaeological-site-kisatchie-forest-206e7bd64de065b448d85925275e6f6e?

[phkrause]

🏛️ 1 for the road: Nero's Theater found

People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century A.D., in Rome on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP The ruins of Emperor Nero's lost theater — referred to in ancient Roman texts, but never found — have been discovered under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel, steps from the Vatican. Why it matters: The findings provide a rare look at a stratum of Roman history from the Roman Empire through to the 15th century. Among the discoveries: 10th-century goblets and pottery pieces that are unusual because so little is known about this period in Rome, AP reports. Archaeologists found marble columns and gold-leaf decorated plaster, leading them to conclude that Nero's Theater — referred to in texts by Pliny the Elder, an ancient Roman author and philosopher — was indeed there, just off the Tiber River. Previously only seven glass chalices from that era had been found. The excavations of this one site turned up seven more. Archaeologists had excavated deep under the walled garden of the Palazzo della Rovere since 2020 as part of planned renovations on the frescoed Renaissance building, The palazzo takes up a city block along the broad Via della Conciliazione leading to St. Peter's Square. 🔮 What's next: The portable antiquities will be moved to a museum. The ruins of the theater will be covered again after all studies are completed. The hotel is expected to be open for the Vatican's Jubilee 2025, when 30 million people are expected to flock to Rome.

[phkrause]

Archaeologists uncover Europe's oldest stilt village

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans", scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-archaeologists-uncover-europe-oldest-stilt.html

[phkrause]

4,000-Year-Old Pyramid Rises From the Soil of Kazakhstan–First of its Kind Ever Found on the Eurasian Steppes

A large hexagonal step pyramid has been discovered in the most unlikely place: the grassy steppes of Kazakhstan.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4000-year-old-pyramid-rise-from-the-soil-of-kazakhstan-first-of-its-kind-ever-found-on-the-eurasian-steppes/?

[phkrause]

Cremated remains still hold clues to life and death in the Bronze Age

Archaeologists can still decode the secrets of the past with burned prehistoric remains, but only with the help of other fields.

https://www.popsci.com/science/bronze-age-cremation-archeology/?

[phkrause]

Archeological Discoveries Confirm the David and Goliath Story

Twenty-eight charred olive pits cracked the archaeology case.

https://aish.com/in-the-shadow-of-david-and-goliath/?

[phkrause]

The Upper Aqueduct of Second Temple Jerusalem

Excavators uncover 1,000 feet of city’s ancient water system

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/the-upper-aqueduct-of-jerusalem/?

[phkrause]

Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found?

The childhood home of Jesus may have been found underneath the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel, according to archaeologist Ken Dark.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/has-the-childhood-home-of-jesus-been-found/?

[phkrause]

What Do We Know about Nazareth, Jesus' Hometown?

The town of Nazareth is mentioned in the New Testament Gospel accounts and the book of Acts. What makes Nazareth significant is that, as Scripture tells, it was the childhood hometown of Jesus. Jesus certainly made this otherwise unimportant village highly significant.

https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/what-do-we-know-about-nazareth-jesus-hometown.html?

[phkrause]

Byzantine Psalm Uncovered at Hyrcania

During a pilot excavation at Hyrcania, located 10 miles southeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank, excavators uncovered a Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalm 86. Dating to the Byzantine period (c. 324–634 CE), the inscription was found amid the remains of a monastery built atop an earlier Hasmonean fortress and Herodian palace.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/byzantine-psalm-uncovered-at-hyrcania/?

[phkrause]

A Greek Hetaira in Hellenistic Jerusalem

2,300-year-old tomb of a courtesan uncovered in Jerusalem

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/a-greek-hetaira-in-hellenistic-jerusalem/?

[phkrause]

Has the Home of the Prophet Micah Been Found?

Study identifies Azekah as the mysterious Moresheth-Gath

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/home-of-the-prophet-micah/?