1157 - A Theologian Looks at Biblical Archaeology

N.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham, taught at several universities, including Oxford, before entering the Anglican church hierarchy. He has written 30-some books and Newsweek called him the world's leading expert on the New Testament. In this interview he discusses his perspective on Biblical Archaeology and its value in theological studies.

1156 - Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity

On this program, for Christmas 2008, we are revisiting Bethlehem. We were in Bethlehem during out 25th Anniversary Book & The Spade Holyland Study Tour. Professor Randall Smith, whose tour intersected with ours at a number of points, briefed us on the archaeology and history of Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity.

For further background, note this article by Gordon Franz.

Also note that I have just written an article for Christianity Today on the Star of Bethlehem.

1154-1155 Thomas Levy and Khirbat en-Nahas

Another of the late October announcements dealt with excavations at Khirbat en-Nahas, a copper smelting site in Jordan, located about 30 miles south of the Dead Sea. The excavations date to the time of Solomon and hence could add a lot of new information about this currently controversial era of Biblical Archaeology. Our guest for these two programs is archaeologist Thomas Levy, of the University of California San Diego.