These Stones Cry Out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artifacts_in_biblical_archaeology New International Version of our Bible. I tell you, he replied, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out. The stones do cry out. The more our Religious Leaders, Priests, Theologists, Scholars, and Professors say the Bible is only stories written by man, the more the guys and girls of Archaeology prove them wrong. The people and places of the Bible existed and the events of the Bible occured. You can click on the link for the object listed above, on the page. like the Pilate Stone, in the 1st century, to see more information, pictures, and comments. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate_Stone or you can take a look at things like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, mentioned and highlighted at the site. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre Or you can look at Calvary en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvary This is one place you can find a list of some of the Artifacts that have been find that are related to our Bible. biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/50-people-in-the-bible-confirmed-archaeologically/ People, places, events, and nations in the Bible recorded in other places than in the Bible which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. Sebek-khu Stele in the Manchester Museum, Abydos c.1860 BC Egyptian hieroglyphs Records the earliest known Egyptian military campaign in Retjenu, including Sekmem Statue of Idrimi of Alalakh. in the British Museum , c.1500 BC Akkadian cuneiform Records the earliest certain cuneiform reference to Canaan The Merneptah Stele in Cario built in 1209 BC in Egypt, biblical archeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs on Line 27 as Israel, such that it represents the first documented instance of the name Israel in the historical record, and the only record in Ancient Egypt. Bubastite Portal at Karnak Karnak c. 925 BC Egyptian hieroglyphs Records the conquests and military campaigns in c.925 BCE of Shoshenq I, of the Twenty-second Dynasty, identified with the biblical Shishaq. Towns identified include Rafah, Megiddo, and Ajalon. Mesha stele in the Louvre , Dhiban, Jordan c.850 BC Moabite language Describing the victories of Moabite king Mesha over the House of Omri (interpreted to mean the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)). Reference to the House of David; also mentions Yahweh, Bezer and others. One of the only two known artifacts containing the Moabite dialect of Canaanite languages (the second is the El-Kerak Inscription) Kurkh Monoliths British Museum , Üçtepe, Bismil c.850 BC Assyrian cuneiform The description contains the name A-ha-ab-bu Sir-ila-a-a which was a reference to Ahab of Israel. it is significant as the only possible known reference to the term Israel in Assyrian and Babylonian records. Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III British Museum , Nimrud c.825 BC Assyrian cuneiform Contains what is thought to be the earliest known picture of a biblical figure: Jehu son Omri (mIa-ú-a mar mHu-um-ri-i), or Jehus ambassador, kneeling at the feet of Shalmaneser III. Sabaa Stele Istanbul Archaeology Museums , Sabaa c.800 BC Assyrian cuneiform Records Adad-Nirari IIIs Assyrian campaign to Pa-la-áš-tu Tel Dan Stele Israel Museum , Tel Dan c.800 BC Old Aramaic Tinscription contains the phrase House of David. Nimrud Slab , Nimrud c.800 BC Akkadian cuneiform Describes Adad-nirari IIIs early Assyrian conquests in Palastu, Tyre, Sidon, Edom and Humri (the latter understood as the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)). Nimrud Tablet K.3751 British Museum, Library of Ashurbanipal c.733 BC Akkadian cuneiform Describes Tiglath-Pileser IIIs (745 to 727 BC) campaigns to the region, including the first known archeological reference to Judah There are ten other finds by Archeology conserning events, people, and nations from the Old Testament Bible at this site. 2000 BC Objects of the Bible not pictured at this site which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. . Panbabylonian creation myths and flood myths - recorded on the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Atra-Hasis tablets, the Enûma Eliš, the Eridu Genesis and the Barton Cylinder Law tablets – ancient Near East legal tablets: Code of Hammurabi, Laws of Eshnunna, the Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC), the Laws of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC) and the codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC).[11] Later codes than Hammurabis include the Code of the Nesilim.[12] Hittite laws, the Assyrian laws, and Mosaic Law / Ten Commandments. (see Cuneiform law). Hittite texts (17th century BC and later) Minoan Eruption - pumice found at various Tels dated to Late Bronze Age Execration texts - earliest references to many Biblical locations Shiphrah slave list – Shiphrah was one of two midwives who helped prevent the genocide of Hebrew children by the Egyptians, according to the Book of Exodus 1:15–21. The name is found in a list of slaves in Egypt during the reign of Sobekhotep III. This list is on Brooklyn 35.1446, a papyrus scroll kept in the Brooklyn Museum. 1500 BC more objects related to the Bible not pictured at this site which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. Tombs of Ahmose, son of Ebana and Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet, record the earliest records of Egyptian control of Canaan Ugaritic religious texts (14th – 12th century BC) – verifies the account of Philo, preserved by Eusebius, regarding the Canaanite religion. Amarna letters (c. 13th century BC) – correspondence on clay tablets between the Egyptian administration and various Middle East kings petty sub-rulers in Canaan during the New Kingdom. Midianite pottery (c. 13th century BC) – a suggested cultural product of the Midianite people, which is mentioned in the Bible from the time of Genesis through the Judges.[13] Great Hymn to the Aten is seen to possess strong similarities to Psalm 104 Ipuwer Papyrus (c. 13th century BC) – ancient papyrus manuscript describing Egypt as afflicted by natural disasters and in a state of chaos. Statements such as the River is blood have been interpreted by some as an Egyptian account of the Plagues of Egypt described in the Book of Exodus in the Bible.[14][15] However, it is generally rejected by Egyptologists (see there Parallels with the Book of Exodus). North Wall of the Medinet Habu temple and the Papyrus Harris (c. 1150 BC) - depicts the Ramesses IIIs conquests in Canaan including the Battle of Djahy 10th century BC Some other objects from the Bible not pictured at this site which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. . Gezer calendar in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. Early Paleo-Hebrew writing - contenders for the earliest Hebrew inscriptions include the Gezer calendar, Biblical period ostraca at Elah and Isbeth Sartah,[16] and the Zayit Stone Pim weight – evidence of the use of an ancient source for the Book of Samuel due to the use of an archaic term. Khirbet Qeiyafa pottery sherd – (10th century BC) inscription - both the language it was written in and the translation are disputed. Was discovered in excavations near Israels Elah valley.[17] Tell es-Safi Potsherd (10th to mid 9th centuries BC) – Potsherd inscribed with the two names alwt and wlt, etymologically related to the name Goliath and demonstrate that the name fits with the context of late-tenth/early-ninth-century BC Philistine culture. Found at Tell es-Safi, the traditional identification of Gath. Khirbet Qeiyafa shrines- cultic objects seen as evidence of a cult in Judah at time of King David and with features (triglyphs and recessed doors) which may resemble features in descriptions of the Temple of Solomon.[18] Ophel inscription is a 3,000-year-old inscribed fragment of a ceramic jar found near Jerusalems Temple Mount by archeologist Eilat Mazar. It is the earliest alphabetical inscription found in Jerusalem written in Hebrew or Proto-Canaanite language.[19] Some scholars believe it to be an inscription of the type of wine that was held in a jar 9th century BC More recent object from the Bible not pictured at this site which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. Amman Citadel Inscription – 9th century BC inscription in the Ammonite language, one of the few surviving written records of Ammon. Melqart stele – (9th–8th century BC) William F. Albright identifies Bir-hadad with Ben-hadad I, who was a contemporary of the biblical Asa and Baasha. Seal of Jehucal – (9th century BC ?) Jehucal or Jucal is mentioned in chapters 37 and 38 of the Book of Jeremiah where King Zedekiah sends Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah saying `Please pray for us to the Lord our God` (Chapter 38 verse 3). Ostraca House – (probably about 850 BC, at least prior to 750 BC) 64 legible ostraca found in the treasury of Ahab – written in early Hebrew. Balaam inscription (c. 840–760 BC)[21] 9th or 8th century BC inscription about a prophet named Balaam (cf. the Book of Numbers). 8th century BC Objects from the 8th Century BC not pictured at this site, from the Bible which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. Sefire stele – (8th century BC) described as the best extrabiblical source for West Semitic traditions of covenantal blessings and curses.[23] Stele of Zakkur – (8th century BC) Mentions Hazael king of Aram. Shebnas lintel inscription – (8th - 7th century BC ?) found over the doorway of a tomb, has been ascribed to Hezekiahs comptroller Shebna. King Ahazs Seal (732 to 716 BC) – Ahaz was a king of Judah but did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had done (2 Kings 16:2; 2 Chronicles 28:1). He worshiped idols and followed pagan practices. He even made his son pass through fire, according to the abominable practices of the nations (2 Kings 16:3). Ahaz was the son and successor of Jotham. Bullae (c.715–687 BC or 716–687 BC)[24] (clay roundels impressed with a personal seal identifying the owner of an object, the author of a document, etc.) are, like ostraka, relatively common, both in digs and on the antiquities market. The identification of individuals named in bullae with equivalent names from the Bible is difficult, but identifications have been made with king Hezekiah[25] and his servants (????? avadim in Hebrew). Annals of Tiglath Pileser III – 730 BC, records tributes from many Judean and Israeli kings; Ahaz of Judah, Menahem, Pekah and Hosheah of Israel. The annals also refer to Ahaziah who is considered by many scholars to be identical with the biblical Uzziah, king of Judah There are more finds from Archaeology on this page from the 7th Century BC, 6th Century BC, 5th Century BC, 2nd Century BC, 1st Century BC, at this site which prove parts of the Bible are about actual people, places, events, and nations. And from the 1st Century AD Rock of Calvary (Golgotha), identified by Constantines mother Saint Helena and Macarius of Jerusalem, within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Grotto of the Nativity, identified by Constantines mother Saint Helena and Macarius of Jerusalem, within the Church of the Nativity Pilate Stone - (c. 36 AD) carved inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman-controlled province of Judaea from 26–36 AD. Arch of Titus – (c. 82 AD) relief shows spoils from the sack of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD. Depicted are the menorah and trumpets, as well as what might be the Table of Showbread. (see: Judaea Capta coinage) Erastus Inscription (Roman period, disputed) Judaea Capta coinage (after 70 AD) Nazareth Inscription bears an edict of Caesar prohibiting grave robbing; relevant to claims of resurrection. Controversial Artafacts and Places, that the guys and girls with phDs can not agree on. There are some of these , too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artifacts_in_biblical_archaeology cbn/spirituallife/onlinediscipleship/easter/colson_archaeology.aspx CBN -- A few years ago, people exploring caves outside Jerusalem came across the find of a lifetime: an ancient burial cave containing the remains of a crucified man. This find is only one in a series of finds that overturns a century-old scholarly consensus. That consensus held that the Gospels are almost entirely proclamation and contain little, if any, real history. The remains belonged to a man who had been executed in the first century A.D., that is, from the time of Jesus. As Jeffrey Sheler writes in his book Is the Bible True? the skeleton confirms what the evangelists wrote about Jesus death and burial in several important ways. First, location -- scholars had long doubted the biblical account of Jesus burial. They believed that crucified criminals were tossed in a mass grave and then devoured by wild animals. But this man, a near contemporary of Jesus, was buried in the same way the Bible says Jesus was buried. Then theres the physical evidence from the skeleton. The mans shinbones appeared to have been broken. This confirms what John wrote about the practice of Roman executioners. They would break the legs of the crucified to hasten death, something from which Jesus, already dead, was spared. This point is particularly noteworthy, since scholars have long dismissed the details of Johns Passion narrative as theologically motivated embellishments. Another part of Johns Gospel that archaeology has recently corroborated is the story of Jesus healing the lame man in John 5. John describes a five-sided pool just inside the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem where the sick came to be healed. Since no other document of antiquity -- including the rest of the Bible --mentions such a place, skeptics have long argued that John simply invented the place. But as Sheler points out, when archaeologists decided to dig where John said that the pool had been located, they found a five-sided pool. Whats more, the pool contained shrines to the Greek gods of healing. Apparently John didnt make up the pool after all. Copying the Bible First, we need to learn a little about the copying process for the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, a language which originally did not use written vowels. Ancient Jews were able to read this vowel-less text because they knew the language intimately, especially the traditional reading. To preserve this traditional reading, a group called the Masoretes added vowels and punctuation between 500 C.E. and 1000 C.E. That means they added vowels from 1000 - 3000 years after the books were written. This version of the Hebrew Old Testament was known as the Masoretic Text. The care with which these Jews edited the text has been described by F.F. Bruce, a well-respected biblical scholar: [The Masoretes wrote] with the greatest imaginable reverence, and devised a complicated system of safeguards against scribal slips. They counted, for example, the number of times each letter of the alphabet occurs in each book; they pointed out the middle letter of the Pentateuch and the middle letter of the whole Hebrew Bible, and made even more detailed calculations than these. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hebrew_Bible_manuscripts en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_Papyrus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Geniza Dead Sea Scrolls Dated Between 250 BC and 70 AD. In 1948, some Old Testament manuscripts (along with some non-biblical writings) were found in caves near the Dead Sea which dated as early as 250 B.C.E., about a thousand years before the Masoretic text. These are known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Instead of being anywhere from 1000-3000 years from the original, these are as close as a few hundred. In the case of one of these scrolls – a copy of the book of Isaiah – the only difference between its text and the Masoretic text, was three words, and these only differed in spelling! Though over 1000 years separate these two texts, there are only three spelling changes! This shows the care with which the Masoretes and other scribes had worked. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscript Let’s compare the quantity of surviving New Testament manuscripts to other Literature from the ancient Near East. Name of surviving manuscript Number of existing manuscripts Caesar’s Gallic Wars 10 Tacitus’ Annals 2 Thucydides’ History 8 History of Herodotus 8 New Testament Over 5,000 Greek fragments; 24,000 in other languages Codex Sinaiticus Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_manuscript The oldest preserved Hebrew Bible is the pieces found in Kumran - aproximately 2200 years old The Hebrew Bible with all 24 books was compiled into one publication aproximately 2600 years ago. The individual books were composed before - over a period of a thousand years. There was plenty of other books then -- in fact some of the books of the Bible (Kings, Chronicles) refer to other books and recomend them as references. The oldest part of the Bible -- Five Books of Moses were originaly published aproximately 3500 years ago The oldest known religious texts are Pyramid texts of Ancient Egypt that date to 2400-2300 BCE. There are claims that the I Ching is the oldest book in the world, however, it can safely be assigned to the 13th century, BCE - thus about the same age as the Mosaic attribution for the Pentateuch. The Papyrus Ebers is the oldest medical text in the world, dated to the middle 16th century BCE. The Epic of Gilgamesh is dated to the Third Dynasty of Ur or between 2100 and 2000 BCE. The Precepts of Ptah-hotep has been dated to the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt or between 2300 BCE and 2150 BCE. The Egyptians and Mesopotamians certainly had their literature before then. We have many images of scribes working on their art. There is a preserved Egyptian Book of the Dead - it may be older than 3500 years old or it may be a copy of something older. entertainment.howstuffworks/arts/literature/oldest-book-in-the-world.htm Conclusion The Bible, despite textual variations, has been preserved over the centuries with a remarkable degree trustworthy. Though variations exist, the four rules of textual criticism allow us to have a Bible that is very close to what the prophets of Israel and Jesus’ followers originally wrote. Keith E. Gephart, a professor at International Baptist College in Tempe, Arizona, summarized how these variations are actually not problems: It is a commonly recognized fact that 80-85 percent of all the manuscript evidence is in total agreement even on such matters as spelling and punctuation. [He added in a footnote that the percentage “rises considerably” when spelling and punctuation differences are eliminated.] …. Some of these variants do affect the theology of those particular verses. But even in these instances, our doctrine is not affected since there are so many other verses which teach the doctrine in question. Be confident that the Bible as we have it today is indeed faithful to the original. No Democrats. Sharia Law is the most evil thing ever created by man. Sharia Law is Slavery. Sharia Law is the War Against Women. Barack Obamas and Hillary Clintons Arab Spring is the most vile thing the United States has been involved with. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Hamas, CAIR, Barack Obama, and each Islamic Terrorist is trying to spread Sharia Law. The Untied Nations has no respect for human life, Human Rights, or Freedom or it would not allow nations that live with slavery and Sharia Law and nations that support Terrorists to belong to it. The United States should not belong to the United Nations. Although the United States should have the Freedom of Religion, the Federal Agencies and the Presidents Administration and the Senate and the House should not use a unconstitutoinal Law like Obamacare to preserve and value the beliefs of some religions while at the same time attacking and working to destroy the values of the people of other religions. online.wsj/news/articles/SB10001424052702304679404579461392491537858 christianpost/news/religious-exemption-included-in-obamacare-individual-mandate-89189/
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