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"Bible Contradictions" and Their Solutions
By a trio of
non-"professional" but knowledgeable apologists.
792 Teeth
From
ChristianAnswers.Net, by Gary Byers. What can 792 teeth from ancient Israelites
tell us?
Has
Archaeology Helped Provide Confirmation of the Bible?
From
ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood of Associates for Biblical Research.
Brief overview with a few examples.
The Bible
and Other Historical Sources
Do we have support for events mentioned
in the Bible from other sources? Yes. Here is a summary of some of them, see
also
Memories of the Genesis Flood below for another
example.
Likenesses
of People in the Bible
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant
Wood. Do we know what anyone mentioned in the Bible looked like? Yes, there
are a number of individuals whose likenesses have been preserved.
Man-Made
Structures and the Bible
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant
Wood. A list of some of the palaces, forts, towers, etc. mentioned in the Bible
that have been found and excavated in modern times.
Manuscript
Evidence for the Bible
By Dr. Ron Rhodes. Compared to any
other piece of ancient literature we have dozens of times more manuscripts for
the Bible, with many being far closer in time to the originals than for other
ancient literature. If no one goes around doubting if we have accurate copies
of the writings of Aristotle, Herodotus, Josephus, etc., then how reasonable is
it to dismiss the accuracy of the transmission of the Bible? See also article
on earliest NT manuscripts below.
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Home
page with links to many articles on the Temple Mount.
According
to the Bible, When Was Adam Created?
FAQ by Dr. Walt Brown.
The Ark
of the Covenant
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Gary Byers. Brief
article on the story of the Ark.
The Ark
of the Covenant - Location in the Temple
From ChristianAnswers.Net,
by Gary Byers. A review of Ritmeyers' claim to have ID'd the position where the
Ark rested on the Temple Mount.
The Ark of
Noah - A Feasibility Study
By John Woodmorappe, this page describes
the contents of his extremely well researched book.
The Ark
of Noah - Found?
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Gary Byers. Has the
Ark been found? Brief article. See also the Amazing 'Ark'
Expose from Creation Ex Nihilo. (Several more links in the
anti-creation page.
Balaam
the Prophet
From ChristianAnswers.Net. Is there extra-biblical
evidence for Balaam, the prophet sent to curse Israel by its enemies, but forced
by God to bless them instead?
Dead Sea
Scrolls: Introduction and Significance
By Will Varner, as the
Associates for Biblical Research website.
The Flood of Noah and
the Flood of Gilgamesh
Impact #285 by Frank Lorey. As other
articles in this section demonstrate, gradually embellished records of the Flood
were handed down by virtually everyone after Babel, not just the Hebrews.
Genesis According to
the Miao People
Impact #214, by missionary Edgar Truax. The
Miao tribe preserved their own record of the events of creation and early human
history.
Jericho -
Did the Walls Really Fall?
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant
Wood. A brief treatment; Dr. Wood has excavated at Jericho and his work there
has been described in articles in Time, Newsweek, and U.S.
News & World Report.
Joseph
and Egyptian History
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Charles Aling. A
rather long but fact-filled, interesting article on the biblical story of Joseph
in Egypt.
Memories of the Genesis Flood
If
all humans are descended from survivors of a worldwide cataclysm, shouldn't
there be many records of this event from around the world?
The
Moabite Stone and the Revolt of Misha
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by
Dr. Bryant Wood.
The
Origin of Israel in the Light of Archaeology
From
ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood.
Problems With Mt. Sinai in
Saudi Arabia
Well-documented rebuttal by Brad Sparks to claims that
Mt. Sinai is in Saudi Arabia.
Samson and the
Philistine Temple
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood.
According to the Bible, after Samson was blinded he killed himself and many
Philistines by collapsing the Temple with his bare hands. Was this possible,
even with supernatural strength? Archaeological excavations reveal a potential
weakness in Philistine temple architecture that could explain this feat.
Shishak,
Pharoah of Egypt
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood.
Sodom and
Gomorrah
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood. One theory
as to the destruction of the two wicked cities as described in the Bible, based
on the local geology.
The Testimony of Dr.
Robert Dick Wilson
Robert Wilson learned no less than 45 ancient
languages in his quest to study the Old Testament. What did he conclude about
it's reliability?
The Tower
of Babel
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by John Walton. Long and
interesting article.
The Cross
of the Crucifixion
From ChristianAnswers.Net. What did the Roman
cross used to execute Jesus look like?
The
Galileean Fishing Boat
From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Gary Byers.
Insights into life during the time of Jesus, and his travels on the Sea of
Galilee.
Was Jesus
Born in a Stable?
From ChristianAnswers.Net. A helpful warning that
many Christmas traditions are just tradition, not part of the Bible itself.
How Old Are the Earliest New Testament
Manuscripts?
By EJB.
Paul's
Travels in Cyrprus and Modern Archaeology
From ChristianAnswers.Net,
by David Gill. Insights into part of Paul's missionary travels.
The
Tunnel that Caused the Riots
From ChristianAnswers.Net, clears up
some of the confusion about the source of recent Palestinian riots.
Associates for Biblical Research
Lutherans Interested in the Bible and Related Antiquities (LIBRA)
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