by Kevin Bauder | Jul 27, 2017 | Archaeology, Islam, Israel
Back in 1927 an earthquake damaged the Al-Aqsa mosque, which occupies the Temple Mount. During the repairs Robert Hamilton, a British archaeologist, was allowed to sift through the rubble, but he was forced to hide much of what he found. Certain artifacts were hidden...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 11, 2017 | America, Archaeology
“This is what you call a terrible testimony,” says Michael Heiser, scholar-in-residence at Logos Bible Software. “Simply disgraceful and dishonest. Sure, lets lie and break the law so we can can fill out our Bible museum. I hope this goes viral and...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 8, 2017 | Archaeology, Ethics, Evangelicalism, World Events
Hobby Lobby issued a statement on July 5 stating that it has reached a settlement with the United States Attorney’s Office concerning its purchase of clay cuneiform tablets. The statement reads in part, The Company was new to the world of acquiring these items,...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 6, 2017 | Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Learned Societies, New Testament
From the American Schools of Oriental Research comes a new presentation on the mikva’ot, used by Second Temple Jews for ritual bathing. Most ritual baths were located in residential contexts, in the basement or ground floor of houses as well as in shared...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 17, 2017 | Archaeology
According to Gordon Govier at Christianity Today. Number 1 is the unsealing of Jesus’ (supposed) tomb.
