John Elder on Archaeology and the Bible

“It is not too much to say that it was the rise of the science of archeology that broke the deadlock between historians and the orthodox Christian. Little by little, one city after another, one civilization after another, one culture after another, whose memories were enshrined only in the Bible, were restored to their proper places in ancient history by the studies of archeologists…. Contemporary records of biblical events have been unearthed and the uniqueness of biblical revelation has been emphasized by contrast and comparison to newly discovered religions of ancient peoples. Nowhere has archeological discovery refuted the Bible as history.”

—Archaeologist John Elder
Prophets, Idols and Diggers: Scientific Proof of Bible History, p. 16.

Sunday Quote: Nelson Glueck on Archaeology

“It may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference. Scores of archaeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or exact detail historical statements in the Bible. And, by the same token, proper evaluation of Biblical descriptions has often led to amazing discoveries.”

- Nelson Glueck

1. Dr. Nelson Glueck, Rivers in the Desert, (New York: Farrar, Strous and Cudahy, 1959), 136.

Dead Sea Scrolls MP3 Audio by Probe

This Probe Ministries audio (podcast here) presents the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls and shows how they support the reliability of the Old Testament documents. Article here. See also: Are the Biblical Documents Reliable?

Full MP3 Audio here.

Enjoy.