Hebrew, Ugaritic, and ANE Archaeology Titles That Need Some Love

| May 25, 2013

As readers know, every once in a while some items that we’re working on at Logos Bible Software are in need of a a little push to get them into production. There are hundreds of such items on the Logos website, but these are near and dear to someone like me. I’m hoping that some [...]

Why Sodom and Gomorrah are Not Located at Tall al-Hamman

| March 4, 2013

Todd Bolen at the Bible Places blog begins his post on this  issue this way: “The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article by Steven Collins this month it will receive the widest [...]

History, Archaeology, and Faith

| February 15, 2013

The Bible Places Blog (BPB) draws our attention to a new book edited by James K. Hoffmeier and Dennis R. Magary entitled, Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture. It looks like a quality resource. It’s focus is on how biblical historicity matters for inspiration and [...]

Archaeology and the Old Testament: Minimalism and Maximalism

| May 6, 2011

For those unfamiliar with the “minimalist” vs. “maximalist” debate over biblical archaeology, the former basically believed the OT has little or no historical value, as it was entirely written during or after the exile. Maximalists, on the other hand, disagree, but on what I’d call a continuum of optimism about the biblical text as a [...]

Google Earth and Biblical Studies

| April 28, 2010

a pretty sweet combination for biblical geography and archaeology. Check it out. Technorati Tags: archaeology, biblical studies, google earth, technology


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