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  August 16, 2022 BAS LIBRARY EXPLORER 83 Real Bible People More than faith is required to confirm that people mentioned in the Bible were, indeed, real people Did Jesus… Read More

Associate Professor Zeev Herzog (Tel-Aviv University, Department of Archaeology & Near Eastern Studies) wrote an article in the renowned Ha’aretz magazine on Oct 29, 1999. I would like to know… Read More

Reading You will find lots of ideas at Tripadvisor. If you’re looking for a comprehensive guidebook, I like the DK Eyewitness Travel volume. If you want something more historical, Steve and Leigh Kinnard lived… Read More

Page 2 of 2 How to Register All communication is through email. If you’d like to join the tour, please email me. I’ll add you to the interest list, and then contact… Read More

Registered to date: 79. Below: Spring 2019 tour           WALKING WHERE JESUS WALKED We hear a good deal of talk about doing what Jesus would do… Read More

Page 2 of 2 How to Register All communication is through email. If you’d like to join the tour, please email me. I’ll add you to the interest list, and then contact… Read More

Jerusalem Journal King David’s Palace Is Found, Archaeologist Says By STEVEN ERLANGER Published: August 5, 2005 JERUSALEM, Aug. 4 – An Israeli archaeologist says she has uncovered in East Jerusalem… Read More

A video tour along the “Way of Suffering” in Jerusalem’s Old City  Nathan Steinmeyer  April 15, 2022 The Via Dolorosa, the Christian processional path in Jerusalem’s Old City. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer…. Read More

Are there digs in Ethiopia for manuscripts? That seems like a place replete with biblical finds, but that hasn’t been explored like, say, Palestine. Have there been any finds or… Read More

Registered: 37. Pre-tour: 21. I. Background II. Tour Itinerary (10 cities / ancient sites) III. Pre-tour itinerary (5 cities) IV. Payment & other logistics I. Background The goal of the… Read More

The Bible Unearthed: An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology for the Disciple in the United Kingdom. It is written by Jon Yorke. Click here to open the pdf file.

Non-members can listen to several of the audio lessons (the Jesus N.T. Character Podcast, A Christian Response to Global Financial Crisis; Serving the Poor: Second Thoughts; Avatar; The Hunger Games, etc.), but… Read More

How to Register All communication is through email. If you’d like to join the tour, please email me. I’ll add you to the interest list, and then contact you personally. Once you’re in… Read More

Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found       Nov 30 12:11 AM US/EasternBy REGAN E. DOHERTYAssociated Press Writer JERUSALEM (AP) – A wall mentioned in the Bible’s Book of Nehemiah and long… Read More

In the opening words of the article at Wikipedia, "Ronald Eldon Wyatt (1933-1999) was an amateur archaeologist (he had no training in the discipline and held no professional position) and… Read More

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Here is a lesson on Old Testament Archaeology (54 minutes).     To download the file, please click HERE. If the link does not work when you left-click on it,… Read More

Here is a lesson on New Testament Archaeology (47 minutes).   LCU students: You are not responsible for all the information in this lesson. Do, however, listen carefully and try… Read More

(Shared by Andrew Agerbak) Dear fellow British Museum tour guides, I saw this today and thought it added some additional richness to my favourite part of the museum: the Lachish… Read More

We’re offering three Biblical Study Tours in 2024. The first two (both in February) are in Israel. The third (autumn) is to Turkey. Take a look at what we’re offering… Read More

By Krista Wenzel On Monday evening I went to see the much anticipated documentary film, Patterns of Evidence: Exodus by filmmaker Tim Mahoney and Thinking Man Films. Filmaker Tim Mahoney in Luxor,… Read More

My professors in seminary told me that the Bible’s claims that there were camels in Israel is false. They say it’s anachronistic. What do you say? Is the Bible wrong?… Read More

 December 8, 2017 The Holy Bible: A Buyer’s Guide This free eBook guides you through 33 different Bible versions Walk through the religion section of any major bookstore, and you’ll… Read More

Someone said, "In my biblical archaeology class I learned that the archaeological record just doesn’t support the account of the conquest of Palestine found in the Book of Exodus –… Read More

(By John Clayton, Does God Exist? January/February 2006. Used by permission.) Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar believes she has found David’s palace. A seal impression with the name of Jehudi, a… Read More

Join AIM in 2013! We will be offering Saturday classes online (by WebEx). If you sign up, you will receive a link so that you can view the classes. And… Read More

INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS’ SEMINAR SCHEDULE The theme of the 2013 International Teachers’ Seminar is 4-Dimensional Bible Study: How History, Geography, Archaeology, and Culture Bring the Scriptures to Life. The Bible is a… Read More

This March 14, 2022, handout photo from the Department of Archaeology and Tourism of Umm al-Quwain shows an ancient Christian monastery uncovered on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab… Read More

GLOBAL SMYRNA MEETING, 4-10 June, 2023 PART 2 OF THE TOUR: Jun 09 Fri        Overnight at Aria Claros hotel, Izmir Jun 10 Sat       Visit Miletus, Didyma. Overnight Pamukkale. Jun 11… Read More

(A) 17-25 Feb (B) 24 Feb-3 Mar SIGNED UP: 76 (A 40, B 36).  MAXIMUM: 90 WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED We hear a good deal of talk about doing what Jesus… Read More

Signed up: 69. (Post-tour: 26) — TOUR CLOSED .. WALKING WHERE JESUS WALKED We hear a good deal of talk about doing what Jesus would do (WWJD?), but how about walking where… Read More

Troublesome Translations How ancient translators handled word play in the Bible  Jennifer Drummond  February 02, 2022 Works by the children’s author Dr. Seuss are famous for their use of wordplay,… Read More

One of the classes I attended at the 2021 Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting was “Archaeology and the Exodus.” For several decades some biblical scholars have denied the historicity of… Read More

Signed up: 38. Post-tour: 25 .. WALKING WHERE JESUS WALKED We hear a good deal of talk about doing what Jesus would do (WWJD?), but how about walking where Jesus… Read More

2018 TOUR WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED There’s a lot of talk about doing what Jesus would do (WWJD?), but how about walking where Jesus walked? We would like to invite… Read More

The 2018 group, in the Garden of Gethsemane (Photo Mark Mancini) WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED There’s a lot of talk about doing what Jesus would do (WWJD?), but how about… Read More

Hezekiah in the Bible and on the ground   For the first time, the royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible was found in an archaeological excavation. The stamped clay seal,… Read More

In your school days, maybe you loved science class, or perhaps you dreaded it (I hope not). I’ve been a science lover since childhood — these were the early years… Read More

The following material appeared in the weekly newsletter from 27 September to 11 October 2017. This series was adapted from The God Who Dared (1997), the next version of which was titled Genesis,… Read More

2017 Sci and Faith Brasil Jorge: About the Archaeology PowerPoint (below): Some slides have a lot of text. Feel free to erase the text (but keep any pictures). Or leave… Read More

Famous Christians 1: Nicholas of Myra This is the story (16 minutes) of Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Christian leader, who became “Saint Nick.” Though Christmas lore is nearly… Read More

WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED For those who love the Scriptures, the Biblical Study Tour opens a panorama of both history and imagination. The BST takes us to places of biblical… Read More

2023 (events in-person [not online] unless noted) Chishinau, Moldova – teaching weekend Debate with YouTube atheist Tom Jump Filipino Teaching Evening Biblical Study Tour: Israel Science & Faith: Enemies or… Read More

BIBLICAL STUDY TOUR (and International Teachers’ Seminar) 19-26 October, 2013 (The 2014 tour location is being considered: Rome/Pompeii, Israel, and Switzerland are probably the front runners.) The annual Biblical Study Tour… Read More

For N.T. Character Study 24, Pilate (23 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save target… Read More

What god did the nation of Edom serve? I have been searching for weeks and can’t find anything. — Mike Harris Whereas the gods of the Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines, et… Read More

The May/June 2016 BAS group is comprised of the Asia Minor Research Center, Bethel University, the Biblical Archaeology Society, Calvin Theological Seminary, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Greensboro College, Huntington University,… Read More

What do we know about crucifixion in the ancient world? One of the best books I have ever read is The Cross of the Son of God (London: SCM Press,… Read More

What exactly is the battle of Armageddon? Is there going to be a literal battle, as Revelation 16 seems to indicate? And how can we prepare for this awful battle… Read More

Is it a coincidence that the set of commandments in Exodus 34 happens to number ten, like the better known 10 commandments of Exodus 20? — Steven C. Yacconi Like… Read More

Perspective – on the beginning of the International Churches of Christ Report  Speaker: Professor John Wilson The event: Pepperdine University, South Kensington, London on Saturday 20th March 2004. Hosted by:… Read More

A friend of mine justified the office of the papacy by referring to the office of the "keybearer "in Isaiah 22:22ff.  The keybearer was a successive office which had authority… Read More

Like Bethlehem, Bethsaida was a town with a long history before the light of Jesus shone in its streets. Unlike Bethlehem, it is an uninhabited ruin today. In fact, it… Read More

Born: 13 August 1959, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Marriage: 17 August 1985 to Victoria Gibbs; three adult children Residence: Atlanta, Georgia and Edinburgh, Scotland EDUCATION 1971-77:  The Ranney School, Tinton Falls, New Jersey: Valedictorian. Also:… Read More

2023 Newsletters Mar 29 – The Narrow Road / Prayer for an Ageing Know-It-All Mar 22 – GOLD! Mar 15 – Ask, Seek, Knock / Q&As / Jesus Loves Me—Senior… Read More