Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

 by   Damien F. Mackey     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prior to the watery traces that Dr. John Osgood has identified in Iraq and the Middle East, Anatolia, Sinai and Egypt - all pointing to, for him, the great Genesis Flood {See Part One: http://www.academia.edu/15952464/Dr._John_Osgood_s_Traces_of_the_Genesis_Noachic_Flood } - these regions must have been, in my opinion, completely overwhelmed by a ‘Sea’ that had, as it eventually retreated, left this substantial wetness. In Part Two (i), but especially (ii), I shall endeavour to find this ‘Sea’ in the geologico-archaeological record. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Introduction   Whereas conventionally-minded (often evolutionary-minded) geologists, palaeontologists, archaeologists and historians tend to adhere rigidly to an ‘Indian fil

by     Damien F. Mackey     ——————————————————————————————- Here, an historical context much later than the conventional one is suggested for the famous Victory Stele of 19 th Dynasty pharaoh, Merenptah, son of Ramses II ‘the Great’. ——————————————————————————————-   I discussed this subject in some detail in my postgraduate university thesis:   A Revised History of the Era of King Hezekiah of Judah and its Background   AMAIC_Final_Thesis_2009.pdf   (Volume One, Chapter 11, pp. 300-305, here slightly modified):     Interpreting Merenptah’s Victory Stele   ————————————————————————————————————— Sieff’s is thus the only revised version that allows for an Egyptian victory over Israel that was actually achieved by Merenptah. —————————————————————————————————————   Relevant Strophe of Stele [As quoted in D. Rohl’s A Test of Time, p. 168]: ….   “The princes are prostrate, saying ‘Peace!’. Not one raises his head among the Nine Bows. De

  by    Damien F. Mackey     ———————————————————————————————— If the devastating Noachic Flood, as described in Genesis 6-9, really occurred, then it must have left its watery traces over far-flung places. Dr. John Osgood, a master at pointing out early biblical eras in the archaeological record, appears to have well identified some of these traces. ————————————————————————————————-   Introduction Not only did the great Flood about which we read in the Book of Genesis – and which was recently made the subject of a highly controversial movie – really occur, but evidence of it is still archaeologically discernible. Not Russell Crowe’s version of course. But the real Flood. Moreover, a written record of the Flood was provided by those who had actually experienced it, namely Noah and his three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth. On this, see my: Genesis Flood Narrative An Eyewitness Account https://www.academia.edu/15024005/Genesis_Flood_Narrative_An_