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Has the Bible been changed? Some universities and skeptics teach that the Old Testament is not accurate due to the Hebrew nation not having a written alphabet or being capable of writing things down until after the Babylonian captivity (425 B.C.) They teach that everything was handed down by oral tradition until the Persian Empire, when it was written. This is false!
IN THIS LESSON:
Mt. Ebal Curse Amulet
Discovered this year, is a lead amulet inscribed with God’s name on lead. It includes curses for not following YHW as is told in Joshua 8:30-35. The Hebrew nation at the time of Moses had a written language in 1450-1400 B.C.
Qeiyafa Inscription
Discovered in 2008, it records Israel obtaining its first King and no longer ruled by Judges as in I Samuel 9. It dates to 1050 B.C.
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Silver Scrolls
CLICK TO ENLARGE. Silver Scrolls hosted by the Associates for Biblical Research. Read more about the discovery: https://biblearchaeology.org/research/topics/amazing-discoveries-in-biblical-archaeology/3567-the-blessing-of-the-silver-scrolls
Discovered in 1979 outside of Jerusalem, they are two scrolls made of silver and inscribed with Numbers 6:24-26 exactly as read today! They date back to 700 B.C.
Lachish Letters
Discovered in 1935, they are letters, some mentioning Jeremiah before the battle of Lachish by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar in 587 B.C.
Dead Sea Scrolls
First discovered in 1947, hundreds of copies of books, letters, including many copies of the Old Testament. Dating from 250-150 B.C., the Bible books are the same as we have in Bible today. Only the spelling of names and places is different.
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P52 Manuscript
Dating from around 100 A.D., it is an exact copy of John 18:31-33.
P39 Manuscript
CLICK TO ENLARGE. Scan hosted by The Center For The Study Of New Testament Manuscripts. View enlargement: https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/Group/GA_P39
Dating around 150 A.D., it is an exact copy of John 8.
P46 Manuscripts
Dating around 175 A.D., contains most of the books of the New Testament in nearly perfect translation.
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Ein Gedi Scroll
Dating around 200 A.D., it is an exact copy of the Book of Leviticus found in our Bibles today. Even the paragraph spacing is the same as in NASB.
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The Jerusalem Files (Biblical Archaeology) | 8-19 min
Need evidence for the Bible? Let’s go to Jerusalem! This video series contains short biblical archaeology lessons based around the city of Jerusalem that we filmed on one of our Biblical Archaeology tours (Join us for the next one here). Join us as we travel around the city looking at some neat archaeological finds! Explore…
Archaeology of the Book of Daniel | 16-31 min
Many critics and skeptics of the Bible like to focus on the Book of Daniel, citing this book as some of the best evidence that the Bible is false. Throughout this series we will look at the evidence that supports this amazing book. Introduction: the Skeptics (22 min) This introduction addresses the seven skeptical claims…
Give Me a Reason To Believe: Evidence of Bible History | 43 min
If the Bible is true, we should be able to find evidence of Bible history in archaeology. Did you know there has never been one provable archaeological discovery that disproves the Bible? There have been tens of thousands of archaeological discoveries that support the Bible! Here are a few of these discoveries: “House of David”…