Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

     It is extremely difficult for us accurately to reconstruct an event such as the great Noachic or Genesis Flood that happened so long ago – especially given the brevity of the biblical account of it (Genesis 6-9). Consequently we find that today there are various conflicting models being proposed: (i) the global; (ii) the local, but vast; or (iii) the extremely localised. Whilst some commentators (e.g. Creationists generally) hold that there could have been no continuity between the pre- and post- Flood worlds, others would argue that there was.   Who, then, is right?   Dr Hugh Owen (supported by Robert Sungenis) had, in his criticisms of the AMAIC’s Flood model and arguments throughout a series of MATRIX’s last year, bemoaned what he considered to be the “disheartening … lack of piety” in our treatment of the subject. Ironically Hugh’s (and Robert’s) global model, as well as its presumably erasing all vestiges of the antediluv...

by Rich Deem Introduction Biblical commandments Skeptics have claimed that Old Testament writers exaggerated or made up the existence of the Hebrew kingdoms described in the Old Testament, including kings David and Solomon. However, recent archeological evidence has shown that the written Hebrew language was in existence by the 10 th century B.C . The archaeological site of Khirbet Qeiyafa is the location of a massively fortified city of megalithic stones 6-9 feet tall. 1 In 2008, two city gates were discovered, which was very unusual for cities of that time (which usually had only one gate). This unusual characteristic clearly identified the city as being the biblical Sha‛ărayim, which has the meaning of "double gate." 2 The city is mentioned three times in the Old Testament ( Joshua 15:36 , 1 Samuel 17:52 and 1 Chronicles 4:31 ). 3 The existence of written Hebrew commandments at Khirbet Qeiyafa suggested that the peoples at the site were following t...

 ARCHAEOLOGY is not about faith. Its purpose is not to make us believe or to not believe in the Bible. We already do or we don't. It does not prove or disprove the Bible. The Bible stands by itself and does not need the support of modern scientific study. The Bible is about living, archaeology is not. So who needs it? What does archaeology have to do with the Bible? Archaeology is a science and an art - technical methods and analytical concepts - that is concerned with the full range of past human experience. In analyzing past human culture and society, it seeks to understand how people lived and why they lived that way; what were their patterns of behavior and why; what caused them to change those patterns and how did they do it; when did all of this take place. For archaeologists, this is done primarily by studying what a past society has left behind. These remains are known as the material culture. It includes remains like buildings, tools, documents, jewelry, and ...

 General questions Thursday, May 24, 2012 DO YOU KNOW?… What Bible archaeology discovery has had the all-time greatest impact? Answer Reliability of the Bible—In what ways have archaeological discoveries verified it? Answer Translations available: Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish How does archaeology conclusively demonstrate the Bible to be reliable and unique among all the holy books of world religions? Answer Confirmation of Biblical events—Is there any from written sources outside the Bible? Answer A number of extra-Biblical confirmations show that the Bible may be more accurate than many believe. Translations available: French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish Burial Sites—Have the graves of any people in the Bible been found? Answer A look at archeological discoveries of the tombs of many biblical figures. Translations available: French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish Have any likenesses been found of persons named in the...

Ardipithecus again Photo: Suwa, et al., Science 326 (5949), 2 October 2009, DOI: 10.1126/science.1175825. Ardipithecus ramidus skull. It seems that the latest round of papers published represent painstaking efforts to establish its anatomical parameters as precisely as possible. But such a heavily fragmented, incomplete skull, for example, leaves a lot of room for speculation and interpreter bias. Its brain volume was estimated to be even smaller than that of a chimp. A recycled ape-man by Carl Wieland Published: 5 October 2009(GMT+10) The papers and news sites are full of claims about what some still think is a “new” candidate for an evolutionary ancestor of humans. Called Ardipithecus ramidus (often just “Ardi”), most of the articles actually explain that it’s really a detailed reanalysis of a fossil category that’s been around for years, but still the phones run hot with concerned creationists or gloating skeptics. Perhaps this is not surprising, given the journalistic temptati...

The Taylor Trail:A series of 14 sequential human footprints on the same platform with at least 134 dinosaur tracks. Introduction: Here is a photo of the Paluxy River in Glen Rose Texas. This rapidly flowing river runs through the middle of Dinosaur Valley State Park, famous for its dinosaur tracks. Not as well known is the fact that human tracks have also been found, not only in the same formation, but on the same bedding plane and in some cases overlapping the dinosaur tracks. Stan Taylor (pointing at track) began his excavation of the Taylor Trail in 1969 and continued working through 1972. Initially, only two tracks could be seen in the Paluxy River bed. (Click on photo for high resolution) By following the trail back under the river bank, seven more very human like tracks were exposed. The process involved removing tons of limestone overburden, effectively eliminating the possibility that the tracks were carved. (Click on photo for high resolution) The Taylor Trail, as it normally ...