Biblical Archaeological Of Biblical Archaeology

When Solomon completed the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem, the city solidified its position as the center of Israel’s religious, political and economic world. The Temple housed the ark of the covenant, which was associated with the physical presence of God, and it was placed in close proximity to the palace of Jerusalem’s richest king to date, King Solomon. Through the establishment of the temple, Jerusalem experienced a powerful sense of spirituality, protection by their God and national independence. When it was destroyed in 586 BCE, many Jerusalemites felt that, like the presence of God, their meaning in life had diminished. The Temple would be rebuilt, razed to the ground and built up again several more times after this.

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, found in the caves bordering the Dead Sea, in 1947 further validates the historical witness of biblical inspiration. Qumran is where most were found. I think the Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest known copies of Bibilical works. The works were identified by the bibilical passages they contained. It is amazing to me that 2000 years passed and no one found these works.

The great American scholar, William Foxwell Albright was an American Biblical archaeologist, and is considered to by many to be the “father of Biblical archaeology,” because of his contributions to the archaeological historicity of the Bible. “More than any other scholar Albright’s astounding corpus of books, articles, and public lectures defined a new relationship between archaeology and Biblical studies.”

In effect the Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts consisting of"… HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscripts" o "Biblical manuscripts"biblical manuscripts from what is now known as the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Bible" o "Hebrew Bible"Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1946 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea" o "Dead Sea"Dead Sea". ( Dead Sea Scrolls) As will be discussed, their importance lies in the fact that they are the earliest known copies

Starting from the beginning of Genesis I will travel to the end of chapter 11 giving details of each part as I go along. I will pick parts

"David then led his troops to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites" (2 Samuel 5:6). Jerusalem becomes a historical and archaeological site when David captured the city and made it the capital of Israel. Archaeological evidence was located by a Hebrew University professor Yosef Garfinkel that authenticated the rule of King David. Objects were located in a "ruin called Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified border city in the Kingdom of Judah adjacent to the Valley of Elah, less than twenty miles southwest of Jerusalem and five miles west of Gush Etzion" (Gedalyaha, para 2, 2012). It is here that items such as, "pottery, stone, metal tools, art, and ritual objects" were located (Gedalyaha, para3,

The finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls greatly aids the biblical scholar in his understanding of the formative period in Christian history.

The revelation of the Dead Sea confirmed that the Jewish and Christian researchers who for hundreds of years duplicated, transcribed and passed along the documents that we call the Bible did so devotedly with care and intention. It remains true that we almost definitely do not have any documents or fragments of a manuscript that is the original writing of the document in question. However, it is equally true that

The following report details the archaeological fieldwork conducted by New South Associates, Inc. for proposed widening and improvements along U.S. 158 in Forsyth and Guilford counties, North Carolina. The purpose of the survey was to identify and evaluate archaeological sites for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), within the proposed project area of potential effects (APE). This project was conducted for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) (TIP R-2577ABC, State Project No. 37405). This is a state-funded project covered under a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) individual permit. As such, the USACE serves as the lead federal agency and the work complies with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended.

Although, Professor Albright’s most noteworthy work was working with the Dead Sea Scrolls, it was his innovative work in the field of biblical archaeology that had the biggest impact. Professor Albright, “More than any other scholar Albright’s astounding corpus of books, articles, and public lectures defined a new relationship between archaeology and biblical studies.”

God created man and beasts to live on the earth. Regretting all that He has done. With God saying, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” In saying this, God destroyed everyone, but Noah’s family (Genesis 6:6-7).

Most arguments for the Genesis six day creation account stem from evidence against the Big Bang theory as the only two legitimate options for the origin of the universe are random choice or intelligent design. Therefore, anything that discredits the Big Bang model is building upon creationism. There have also been countless archaeological findings that support the relevance of the Bible. One example is that a number of Babylonian documents such as the Sumerian King List have been discovered that describe the same flood spoken of in Genesis Chapters 6-9. The Ark that Noah built and used

Biblical Archeology has helped in supporting the historicity of the Bible. Not that archaeology proves or disapproves the Bible – this it does not, it only supports the history of the Bible. One of the discoveries that support the biblical historicity is the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Dead Sea Scrolls came from eleven caves, mined over the course of seven years, over 15,000 documents supporting biblical historicity have been unearthed at Qumran. One of the archeologist that played an important part in this discovery was Yigael Yadin of Israel.

Archaeology of Religious Artifacts Claudette James Sam Houston State University   Literature Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) has a recurring themes of manipulation of power and archaeology of religious sites. The movie opens with a scene of college archaeology professor, Dr. Indiana Jones, in the jungle of South America. Set in 1939, the movie follows the adventures of Dr. Jones, as known as Indy, on the quest into a South American temple in search of a golden statue that Indiana Jones nearly died trying to cover from the temple. Only to have it taken away by his nemesis, French archaeologist René Belloq. His knack for adventure and getting into hair raising and dangerous situations can be seen throughout the movie.

The numerous archeological finds have cast a lot of light on the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem, although the temple itself has been utterly destroyed. It is now known that the plan of it was Phoenician, as would be expected since an architect built it from Tyre. Archeology has furnished testimony that Solomon's building and industrial activities were even more extensive than might be concluded from the vivid account in the Book of Kings. There is, however, evidence to substantiate the biblical notices that Solomon used Phoenician skill in his sea ventures, and in the construction of the magnificent temple at Jerusalem.