Dan Brown: 50 factual errors…

Yesterday you’ll recall we looked at how (and possibly why) author Dan Brown lost his faith as a child (see here). A week ago, we had his 20 worst sentences in The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code covered in a Telegraph (UK) article (here). Today, we have 50 factual errors from the same said books, also covered [...]

What DID Jesus do?

So asks Dr John MacArthur in the Pulpit Magazine today…

There’s nothing wrong with asking, “What would Jesus do?” That’s a fine question.

But main question in hand, he brings closer to the intended mark,

For our purposes, we might ask, “What would Jesus do in response to the contemporary evangelical landscape.” How would He react to the post-evangelical goulash [...]

Dead Sea Scrolls to visit Milwaukee (also)

The Journal Sentinel reports that the Dead Sea Scrolls will at last be coming to the Milwaukee Public Museum.

After years of international negotiations, the Milwaukee Public Museum has announced that its exhibit of the legendary Dead Sea Scrolls will open on Jan. 22.
“Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: Ancient Artifacts, Timeless Treasures” is the largest [...]

Bulgarian Archaeological Association Field School

The Bulgarian Archaeological Association has released their field school information for next year, 5 July - 29 August 2010 to be held at Dimovo, northwest Bulgaria. The occupation date is Roman, Byzantine.

Over the years, excavations at the hilltop fort have revealed a classic model of Roman defensive architecture. The walls of the rhomboid-shaped fort were massive, with stone foundations [...]

Tel Dan: Archaeology, Nature and Biblical History

Arutz Sheva, Israel National News, has a updated tourism article out today entitled, Tel Dan: Archaeology, Nature and Biblical History.

Tel Dan is a favorite place to take visitors and to marvel at. Why do so many people love this place? Tel Dan embraces archaeology, nature, and Biblical history in one sweep.
Known as Laish to its original Canaanite [...]

Nero’s rotating dining room unveiled in Rome

In archaeological news out today Associated Press has released the following:

ROME — Archaeologists say they have unveiled what they believe to be remains of the “dining room” of the Roman emperor Nero, part of his palatial residence built in the first century.
Lead archaeologist Francoise Villedieu says her team discovered part of a circular room, which experts [...]

No wonder Dan Brown lost his faith as a child!

When author Dan Brown was recently interviewed exclusively by Parade on Life After ‘The Da Vinci Code’, he discussed his early loss of faith and offered the following:

I was raised Episcopalian, and I was very religious as a kid. Then, in eighth or ninth grade, I studied astronomy, cosmology, and the origins of the universe. [...]

‘Complain about and criticize biblical texts’?

A little while ago, John Hobbins, who blogs at  Ancient Hebrew Poetry, had a short post that looks at:  Why believers must complain about and criticize biblical texts:

It’s not just biblical texts that believers must complain about. It is God himself. Biblical literature is clear on this point: it is connatural to a believer to criticize God…

To read the [...]

The Making of Stones & Stories: An Introduction to Archaeology and the Bible

Stones & Stories: An Introduction to Archaeology and the Bible was written by Dr Don C Benjamin,

to be a clear and grateful celebration of what archaeologists and biblical scholars have learned about the world of the Bible and the Bible itself during the last century.

Though I have not been able to review or obtain a copy [...]

Turkey: A magnet for smugglers of historical artifacts

Today’s Zaman has the news of a report that documents the year after year rise of looting,  theft and the smuggling of artefacts in Turkey. 

Turkey is not only a cradle for the most ancient civilizations of the world but also continues to serve as a honey pot for smugglers of cultural and natural assets.

Every year, valuable [...]

The Person of Christ

The Gospel Coalition bloggers have made a second article from the ESV Study Bible available for download (pdf.)  free. It is The Person of Christ  and normally appears on pg. 2515 of the Bible.
 
Four statements are discussed in this article:
1. Jesus Christ is fully and completely divine.
2. Jesus Christ is fully and completely human.
3. The divine and [...]