Monday, February 18, 2008

1116-1117 Reversing a Seal and Search for Sodom


While the Book & the Spade 25th Anniversary Study Tour is underway, I've posted online the next few weeks programs. I won't be traveling with a computer. On program #1116 Professor Schoville and I discuss the recent seal discovery in the City of David area that was first read backward, and then read properly. Program #1116 also contains a discussion of the recent conference in Jerusalem on the excavation of the "Tomb of Jesus."

Then on to program #1117, an interview with Steven Collins, of Trinity Southwest University on his excavations of Tall el-Hammam in Jordan. Steven believes he had discovered the authentic site of the biblical city of Sodom near the northeastern shore of the Dead Sea. This is a different location than has been suggested by archaeologists in the past, and he makes a compelling case for it. However, no actual archaeological evidence confirming his hypothesis had been excavated to this point.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

1114-1115 Celebrating 25 Years of Biblical Archaeology


Just before embarking on our 25th Anniversary Book & the Spade Holyland tour, Dr. Schoville and I recorded a pair of programs to review our first 25 years as one of Christian radio's most unique news and interview programs. We reviewed some of the high moments of the past 25 years of news maker interviews and news story reviews.