GOD SPEAKS Through Archaeology GOD SPEAKS THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY

GOD SPEAKS. . . Through Archaeology

GOD SPEAKS. . . THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY

• The Bible is the Word of God (II Timothy 3: 16 -17), and many lines of evidence may be used to confirm this fact (supernatural unity of the Bible, prophecy and fulfillment, scientific foreknowledge of the Bible writers, etc. ). • Tonight we are going to notice one line of evidence which supports the claims of the Bible's inspiration: the findings of archaeology.

• Dr. Nelson Glueck-"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. "

GENESIS

ADAM AND EVE

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• This is also known as the "Temptation Seal. " • It is an Akkadian seal that was found in Akkad (one time part of the nation of Assyria). • It dates back to 2300 -2200 B. C.

THE CHINESE AND GENESIS

• The Chinese language is one of the oldest in the world, and it should not therefore surprise us that the truths of the book of Genesis are found hidden within this language.

• "In summary, we find that the written langauge of China was conceived during the primeval, monotheistic period, when the religious concepts were still pristine and the history of earlier ages unmuddied by later innovations. This ancient pictographic and ideographic language has survived unscathed, and we believe bears a witness to the original beliefs of the Chinese, handed down by oral tradition.

• "The record contained by many specific characters carries such a close similarity to the Hebrew Genesis that it would seem only logical to believe that both civilizations must have access to the same common historical knowledge. Acquaintance with the true early religious background of the Chinese therefore makes Genesis correlation more credible and understandable. " (C. H. Kang and Ethel R. Nelson, The Discovery Of Genesis: How The Truths Of Genesis Were Found Hidden In The Chinese Language, 407 -413 (Kindle Edition); St. Louis, MO; Concordia Publishing House)

"TEMPTER" "The Devil" "Subtly Tempts" "Near The Tree" Compare With Genesis 3: 1 -6.

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"HAPPINESS" • "God" • "Man" • "United (One)" • "In The Garden" • Compare Genesis 2.

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"DESIRE" • "A Woman" • "In The Midst" • "Two Trees" • Compare with Genesis 3: 1 -6, 22 -24.

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"BOAT" • "Eight" • "People" • "Saved" • Compare with I Peter 3: 19 -21

THE MIAOTSU

• "In remote times, ca 2000 BC, as the original Chinese settlers entered the country, they were joined by another group traveling up through Indo-China. They were soon dubbed the Miaotsu by the Chinese population, a somewhat derogatory term, the miao-element meaning 'barbarian' or 'outsider. ' They are more properly known as the Hmong, and today number some 12 million.

• "For night 4000 years they fought off all attempts by the Chinese to destroy them, but the interesting part of their story for our purpose is that, from the earliest times, they meticulously kept their ancestral records and pedigrees, happily recording the fact tthat they are descended, not from Ham as the Chinese are, but from Jah-phu, Japheth, the son of Nuah, Noah-no, I'm not making this up, really!. . .

• "In an ancestral song recited since time immemorial by the Miaotsu at funerals, weddings and like occasions, and in which all the above details are included, we find the following remarkable account enshrined in that song. Of great interest to us is the fact that the song is written in couplets, which not only aids the memory of those who have to recite it, but also ensures that additions and interpolations are impossible in insert.

• "It is also worth bearing in mind that this song was already of great antiquity when Christian missionaries first encountered the Miaotsu, a people so introverted and shut off from the outside world, that they had no idea that the earth was even round. But the writers of this ancient song knew it, and knew it of old. They know many other things too. Consider the opening lines:

• "'On the day God created the heavens and the earth, On that day He opened the gateway of light. . . On the earth He created a man from the dirt, Of the man thus created, a woman He formed. . . So the earth began filling with tribes and with families. Creation was shared by clans and the peoples. . . These did not God's will, nor returned His affection. But fought with each other defying the Godhead. But their leaders shook fists in the face of the Mighty. . .

• "So it poured forty days in sheets and in torrents, then fifty-five days of misting an drizzle. The waters surmounted the mountains and ranges. The deluge ascending leapt valley and hollow. A earth with no earth upon which to take refuge! A world with no foothold where one might subsist! The people were baffled, impotent and ruined, despairing, horror-stricken, diminished and finished. . .

• "Their offspring begotten, became tribes and peoples; Their descendants established encampments and cities. Their singing was all with the same tunes and music, Their speaking was all with the same words and language. Then they said, Let us build us a very big city, Let us raise unto heaven a very high tower. . .

• "He's speaking in words, but they can't understand him. So the city they builded was never completed; the tower they wrought has to stand thus unfinished. In despair then they separate all under heaven, they part from each other the globe to encircle. They arrive at six corners and speak the six languages. '" (Bill Cooper, The Authenticity Of The Book Of Genesis, 3983 -4053 (Kindle Edition)

JOSEPH IN EGYPT

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• • Found In The Museum Of Egypt In A Box Of Unsorted artifacts. Over 500 Coins Were Found. The Coins Had Dates Inscribed Upon Them. Joseph’s name (both his Hebrew name and the Egyptian name given to him) And Face are inscribed on the coins. • One even had the image of a cow “symbolizing Pharaoh’s dream about the seven fat cows and seven lean cows, and the seven green stalks of grain and seven dry stalks of grain. • (http: //www. wnd. com/2009/09/111091/)

THE EXODUS

THE "ASIATICS"

• The Bible teaches that the Israelites were slaves in the land of Egypt soon after the death of Joseph (Exodus 1 -2). Many, however, deny this fact. • However, the Egyptians record that there was a nation of slaves in their land whom they call 'Asiatics. '

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• "David points out that a famous papyrus (the Brooklyn Papyrus) was left to the Brooklyn Museum. On the verso of this papyrus, a woman named Senebisi attempts to establish her legal rights to the possession of 95 servants. A list of them is included which states their titles, names, surnames, and occupations.

• "Of the 77 entries which are presented well enough to enable the individual's nationality to be read, 29 appear to be Egyptians, while 48 are Asiatics. David observes that although the foreign names were not precise enough to enable the exact homeland of these Asiatics to be identified, it can be said that they were from a 'Semitic group of the north west. '" (David K. Down, 'Archaeological Evidence For The Exodus, ' in John Ashton & Michael Westacott, The Big Argument: Does God Exist? Twenty-Four Scholars Explore How Science, Archaeology, And Philosophy Haven't Disproved God, 3785 -3791 (Kindle Edition); Green Forest, AR; Master Books, Inc. )

• "There is no doubt that there was a significant Semitic population throughout Egypt during the New Kingdom. . . Because of the preponderance of epigraphic evidence for a Syro-Palestinian presence in Egypt from the mid to late second millennium B. C. , even the most skeptical historian cannot dismiss the fact that both the Bible and Egyptian sources agree on this situation.

• "Even as far south as Thebes there was a significant number of Semitic-speaking people during the Empire period. The names of Semites have even turned up among the workers of Deir el-Medineh in western Thebes. " (James K. Hoffmeier, Israel In Egypt: The Evidence For The Authenticity Of The Exodus Tradition, 3689 -3697 (Kindle Edition); New York, New York; Oxford University Press)

KAHUN

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• Kahun is a city that was built by and inhabited by Asiatic slaves during the Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty (during the time that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt). • One thing which puzzled archaeologists was the existence of several baby burial boxes under the homes of many of the slaves. (Egyptians did not bury their children in this fashion, but the Hebrews did). The Bible tells us why there were so many children murdered by the Egyptians (Exodus 1 -2).

SUDDEN DEPARTURE FROM KAHUN

• "Finally, there is striking evidence pointing to the slaves’ sudden departure. Up to the time of khasekmre-Nerferhotep I of the middle Thirteenth Dynasty, there was evidence of continuous occupation of kahun. Then it suddenly all stopped…However, it is evident that the completion of the king’s pyramid was not the reason why kahun’s inhabitants eventually deserted the town, abandoning their tools and other possessions in the shops and hops While there are different opinions of how this first period of occupation at kahun drew to a close, the quantity, range, and type of articles of everyday use that were left behind in the houses may indeed suggest that the departure was very sudden and unplanned. " (David K. Down, 'Archaeological Evidence For The Exodus, ' in John Ashton & Michael Westacott, The Big Argument: Does God Exist? Twenty-Four Scholars Explore How Science, Archaeology, And Philosophy Haven't Disproved God, 3815 -3821(Kindle Edition); Green Forest, AR; Master Books, Inc)

THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS

• According to the biblical clues, the Exodus happened around 1486 B. C. (cf. I Kings 6: 1; Exodus 1: 8). • The Pharaoh who reigned in Egypt during the Exodus would have been a man by the name of Thutmose II. • Archaeologists have uncovered the body of this Pharaoh.

THUTMOSE II • Pharaoh who reigned over Egypt during the Exodus. • His body (along with the bodies of other mummies from his era) show evidence of a disease consistent with boils. • Compare this with Exodus 9: 9 -11.

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• "Evidence for the plague of boils which God brought upon Egypt may have come to light. In 2009, a fellow researcher, Ed Kaspar, wrote an article in which he proposed that the Exodus Pharaoh was Thutmose II. This is based upon recent CAT scans of the pharaoh's mummy as well as quotes from the original archaeologists that examined the mummy back in 1886 and 1912.

• "The examinations and CAT scans revealed that Thutmose II had scarring on his flesh which may have come from a skin disease consistent with that of boils. Other mummies of individuals who were alive at the same time as Thutmose II were also found to have this same scarring. " (John Argubright, Bible Believer's Archaeology: Volume 3 -Behold The Man! (611 -616 (Kindle Edition); La. Salle, Illinois)

• There also some other fascinating things about this Pharaoh. • First, one of his predecessors was a man named Kamose. He was a Pharaoh who was greatly concerned about the "Asiatics. " He was worried that these "slaves" would rise up with the enemies of Egypt (cf. Exodus 1: 7 -22).

• Second, Kamose and his descendants were responsible for having the Hebrews build the cities of Pithom and Raamses. According to ancient records, Raamses was actually first the city of Avaris, which was populated by "the shepherd kings. " Remember that according to Genesis 47, Joseph brought the Hebrews to a part of Egypt where they could live and survive. Interestingly enough, a scarab found among one of these 'shepherd kings' had the inscription 'Jacob-El, ' or 'Jacob's God. '

• Third, the family of Kamose had an interesting element to their names. Notice: Ahmose, Kamose, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ahmose-Hennuttamehu, Ahmose-Sipair, Ahmose-Henutemipet, Ahmose-Meritamon, Ahmose-Nebetta, and Ahmose-Tumerisy. • Notice how the "mose" is found in the names of his descendants, and compare with "MOSES. "

• Fourth, according to some Egyptian historians, Thutmose II died in the year 1486 the year of the Exodus! Compare this with Exodus 14. • Finally, according to Thutmose III (the next Pharaoh after Thutmose II), by his time the Asiatics were gone. He wrote in a hymn to his god, Amon-Re, '. . . "cut down are the heads of the Asiatics. . . , there is not a remnant of them. "

• ". . But the Bible never specifically identifies the pharaoh of the Exodus by name, although it does tell us the exact date of the Exodus. I Kings 6: 1 states that Solomon began building the Temple in the fourth year of his reign, 480 years after the Exodus. The temple was started in 1012 B. C. , which was derived by adding up all the years that the Judean kings ruled including Solomon and adding that number to 587 B. C. , the date the last king ruled in Jerusalem at its destruction by Babylon.

• "The calculation is as follows: Total reign of the Judean kings & Solomon=434 years x 360 day Biblical year/365=428 + 587 B. C. =1015 B. C. The temple was started in the 4 th year of his reign which would be 1012 B. C. . So the approxmiate date of the Exodus can be calculated: 1012 B. C. + (480 years x 360 day Biblical year/365)=(1486 B. C. ). And according to history, Pharaoh Ramesses did not begin his reign until around 1290 B. C. , so he couldn't have been the Exodus pharaoh. . .

• "To get some clues, let's look at what the Bible says about the events surrounding the life of Moses. The first place we will start is with the date of his birth. Exodus 7: 7 states the following: 'Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. ' Adding 80 years tot he date of the Exodus in 1486 B. C. equals 1565 B. C. ; the approximate year in which Moses was born. . .

• "To get our first clue, we will start with the Bible's statement in Exodus 1: 8 which says that a kind had come to power who knew not Joseph and began to oppress Israel. Joseph as you recall was second only to Pharaoh during his days and was put in charge of building grain storage and supply cities in order to make it through the seven years of famine. This practice evidently continued ever after Joseph's day.

• "One of the supply cities mentioned in Exodus 1: 11 is Ramses. There is a city in early Egyptian records named Avaris, which later was annexed and became part of Ramsses II royal city of Pi-Ramases. A branch of the Nile River passed through Avaris and it had a port for loading and unloading of supplies for use among the other cities along the Nile. The interesting thing about Avaris was that it was a major city of the 'shepherd kings' whom some refer to as 'Hyskos' while others refer to them as 'Asiatics. '. . .

• "One really neat artifact found from one of these shepherd kings was a scarab with the words 'Jacob-El' which can be translated 'Jacob's God. ' This confirms their relationship as being descendants of Jacob (Israel). Our next clue comes in Exodus 1: 10 which says this Pharaoh was worried about Israel joining with Egypt's enemies to fight against them.

• "An inscription from the reign of pharaoh Kamose matches this statement exactly. . . So the actions of Kamose definitely appear to match with the actions of the Biblical pharaoh who started the persecution of the Hebrews. The Bible then indicates from this point onward that the children of Israel were afflicted by future pharaohs with slavery until God would deliver them by sending them Moses. And history records this to be so. . .

• "Another inscription from Thutmose III, who coreigned along with Hatsheput, also indicates that the Israelites had left Egypt. In a hymn he wrote to his god, Amon-Re, he states: 'it devours those who are in the marshes. . . cut down are the heads of the Asiatics, there is not a remnant of them. ' So it appears that either at his time, or just before, there was no Israelite remaining in the marsh areas of the Nile Delta. . .

• "So since Hatshepsut and Thutmose III both state in their inscriptions that they lived at time when the Hebrews were no longer in Egypt, this would exclude them from being the Pharaoh who died in the parting of the Red Sea incident. Although they would have been alive growing up in the house of two previous pharaohs to witness the plagues on Egypt and the Exodus first hand. . .

• "So in summary it appears that either pharaoh Kamose or his father Seqenenre Tao began the persecution of Israel, and Moses was born either in their reigns or that of Seqenenre Tao's other son, Ahmose I. The pharaoh's daughter who adopted Moses appears to have been 'Ahmose-Tumerisy' and the pharaoh from whom he fled was Amenhotep I.

• "With the most likely candidates for the Exodus pharaoh being either 'Thutmose I' or 'Thutmose II. " (John Argubright, Bible Believer's Archaeology-Volume One: Historical Evidence That Proves The Bible, 651 -821 (Kindle Edition); La. Salle, Illinois)

MIRACLES OF THE EXODUS

• The Bible teaches that there were ten plagues brought upon the Egyptians because the Pharaoh refused to let the Hebrews go (Exodus 7 -13). • Many are not aware that the Egyptians kept a record of these horrible plagues.

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• "Nay, but the heart is violent. Plague stalks through the land blood is everywhere…. Nay, but the river is blood. Does a man drink from it? As a human he rejects it. He thirsts for water…Nay, but men are few. He that lays his brother in the ground is everywhere…No, but the son of the high-born man is no longer to be recognized…The stranger people from outside are come into Egypt…Nay, but corn has perished everywhere. People are stripped of clothing, perfume, and oil…The storehouse is bare…It has come to this. The king has been taken away by poor men. "

OTHER EGYPTIAN CORROBORATION OF THE PLAGUES

• 1. Papyrus 2: 2 -”The River Is Blood” (Exodus 7: 20) • 2. Papyrus 2: 6 -”Blood Is Everywhere. ” (Exodus 7: 21) • 3. Papyrus 2: 10 -”Gates, Columns, And Walls Are Consumed By Fire. (Exodus 9: 23 -24) • 4. Papyrus 4: 14 -Trees Are Destroyed. (Exodus 9: 25) • 5. Papyrus 9: 11 -"The Land Is Not Light. " (Exodus 10: 22) • 6. Papyrus 2; 13 -He who places his brother in the ground is everywhere. (Exodus 12: 30)

• Exodus 18: 11 -Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them. "

• Every one of the Ten Plagues was a demonstration of God over a specific deity.

THE RED SEA CROSSING

• "Finally, the actual site of the Yam Suph crossing has been shown to have a number of marine archaeological remains, from some sort of disaster. This disaster included a large number of animals, horses, human beings, chariots and wheels, which are lying on the seabed of the underwater bridge. . . The finds are scattered over a wide area, from the west side the coast of the Sinai Peninsula) to the east side (the coast of northwest Saudi Arabia) and imply a very extensive disaster. With a length of approximately 14 km. and a width of approximately 5 km. , the total area covers some 70 kmz.

• "Altogether, these finds give a picture of a disaster that probably occurred at the time of what the Bible calls the Exodus: the departure of the people of Israel followed by the destruction of the Egyptian army in Yam Suph. " (Dr. Lennart Muller, The Exodus Case: New Discoveries Of The Historical Exodus, 5002 -5014 (Kindle Edition); Strangnas, Sweden; Scandinavia Publishing)

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JOSHUA AND CANAAN

• The Bible teaches that Joshua led the children of Israel to invade the land of Canaan. • For years, skeptics dismissed the claims of the Bible regarding the Hebrews' invasion of Canaan. • Recently, a letter was found written by Abdi. Heba, (see Joshua 10: 1 -5), Governor of Jerusalem, to an unnamed Pharaoh, asking for help against a band of invaders:

• ". . , Why do you not hear my call for help? All the governors are lost; the king, my lord, does not have a single governor. . . All the lands of the king are being plundered by the Habiru. . . The arm of the mighty king conquers the land of Naharaim and the land of Cush, but now the 'Apiru have captued the cities of the king. . . Behold Zimreda, the townsmen of Lacish have smitten him, slaves who had become 'Apiru. " (El-Amarna Letter EA. 288)

DANIEL

• The Bible tells us of Daniel, a prophet who was taken to Babylon as a prisoner in 606 B. C. • Let's notice some incredible archaeological discoveries that have helped to confirm this incredible book of the Bible.

DANIEL'S FRIENDS

• Daniel had three friends who were also captured with him: • Daniel 1: 6 -7 - 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed. Nego.

• One ancient document known as the Istanbul Prism lists several Babylonian politicians from Nebuchadnezzar's day. Included under the "Court Officials" are: Mushallim (the Babylonian form of Mishael); Ardi-Nabu (Babylonian form of the Hebrew Abed-Nebo), and Hannu (direct Babylonian of the Hebrew name Hanniah).

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S INSANITY

• In Daniel 4, the Bible tells us of a time when king Nebuchadnezzar went crazy for a period of "seven seasons. " According to Babylonian reckoning of time, there were two "seasons" a year; so this was a period of 3 1/2 years. • The king began to act like an animal, living in the wild. • One ancient Babylonian clay tablet (BM 34113=sp 213) in the British Museum tells us the following:

• "Nebuchadnezzar pondered. . . his life was of no value to him. . . he was angry (or stood) and a favourable path he took. . . He does not have in mind any concern for son or daughter, for him there is no family and clan does not exist. . . With ears pricked up (turusha uznati getushuhu-a term used only for animas) he went in through the Holy Gate. . . he prays to The Lord of lords, his hands raised up. . . He weeps bitterly to his god. . . "

• Third record was by an official ashipu-a court 'psychiatrist' of Nebuchadnezzar. • First, the text mentions the king losing his sense of rationality and concern for the kingdom. • Second, it mentions in specific Babylonian terms behavior that was connected with animals. • What is perhaps most incredible is the object of his prayers. As Cooper notes:

• "What is of interest here is the word that is used-ilshu. The first element, il-is simply the Babylonian cognate of the Hebrew name for God, El. The second element is the third person possessive pronoun, his. This is not one of the gods of Babylon, for then he would have been named and specified-Marduk, Bel, Nebo, or what have you. But no.

• "This is specifically his, that is Nebuchadnezzar's, God-a God unknown to the reporter, but whom Nebuchadnezzar called El, and who had become personal to the king himself. And who can this God be but the God of Daniel, the God of Israel? " (Bill Copper, The Authenticity Of The Book Of Daniel, 707 -756 (Kindle Edition)

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS

• The miracles of Jesus were given in order to confirm to the people that He is truly the Son of God (Mark 16: 20; Acts 2: 22; Matthew 11: 1 -5; John 5: 36). • Many ancient historians refer to His miracles.

JOSEPHUS

• "Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonders, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with please. He drew many after him both of the Jews and the gentiles. He was the Christ. When Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things about him, and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day. . " (Antiquities 18: 63 -64)

JEWISH TALMUDS

• "On the eve of Passover Yeshu was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place, a herald went forth and cried, “He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and enticed Israel to apostasy. Any one who can say anything in his favour, let him come forward and plead on his behalf. ” But since nothing was brought forward in his favour he was hanged on the eve of the Passover! (Babylonian Talmud)

ACTS OF PONTIUS PILATE

• "That he (Jesus-M. T. ) performed these miracles you may easily satisfy yourself from the “Acts” of Pontius Pilate. . " (Justin Martyr, First Apology, 35. 7 -9)

• "Justin’s statement is a bold one if in fact no record existed. Can you imagine a respected scholar writing the President of the United States a letter, which he knows will be carefully scrutinized, and building his case on official federal documents which do not exist? (Josh Mc. Dowell & Bill Wilson, Evidence For The Historical Jesus: A Compelling Case For His Life And His Claims, 22 (Kindle Edition); Eugene, Oregon; Harvest House Publishers)

MANUSCRIPT EVIDENCES

THE JESUS' PAPYRUS

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• The Jesus Papyrus was a copy of a manuscript that dates back to within a few years of the Resurrection of Christ. • The Gospels were not written decades or hundreds of years after the death of Christ; they were written relatively quickly (except for the Gospel of John).

• ""There is now good reason to suppose that the Gospel according to St. Matthew, with its detailed accounts of the Sermon on the Mount and the Great Commission, was written not long after the Crucifixion and certainly before the destruction of the Temple in AD 70; that the Gospel according to St. Mark was distributed early enough to reach Qumran;

"that the Gospel according to St. Luke belonged to the very first generation of Christian codices; and that internal evidence suggests a date before AD 70 even for the non-synoptic Gospel according to St John. . . " (Carsten Peter Thiede & Matthew D'Ancona, The Jesus Papyrus: The Most Sensational Evidence On The Origins Of The Gospels Since The Discovery Of The Dead Sea Scrolls, 150; London, England; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

• "To be brief, the Magdalen Papyrus was copied out between the mid-40's and AD 50. But we must also bear in mind that this particular papyrus was itself but a copy of an even earlier original, though by how many removes we cannot know. The fragments were discovered in Egypt, which tells us further that the Gospel of Matthew at least had gone overseas from Palestine at a very early date. . . " (Bill Cooper, Old Light On The Roman Church: A Construction In Four Parts Of Certain Neglected Areas, 607 (Kindle Edition)

DEAD SEA SCROLLS

• "The 972 manuscripts have shed great light on the accuracy and complexity of the Old Testament. The Isaiah scroll, in comparison to Codex Aleppo and other manuscripts, show that the message of the Old Testament has not been changed over millennia. . . The scrolls are generally showing the modern-day Old Testament to be an extremely accurate representation of the original writers. " (Timothy G. Kimberley, Top Ten Biblical Discoveries In Archaeology, 1597 (Kindle Edition); Credo House Publishers)

SPECIAL NOTE: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT

• It is also worth noting that the Dead Sea Scrolls provide some incredible support regarding the New Testament. • In Cave Seven of the Dead Sea, manuscript copies were found of the following New Testament books: Mark, Acts, Romans, James, and II Peter. These were copies-which means these New Testament books had been much earlier. Further, these books were copies from Rome, which shows the New Testament had circulated very far in the first few years after the Resurrection.

CONCLUSION

• Dr. Joseph P. Free-Archaeology has confirmed countless passages which have been rejected by critics as unhistorical or contradictory to known facts…Yet archaeological discoveries have shown that these critical charges…are wrong and that the Bible is trustworthy in the very statements which have been set aside as untrustworthy…We do not know of any cases where the Bible has been proved wrong.

THE SCAPEGOAT

• In Leviticus 16, the Bible talks about the Day of Atonement. • On this day, two animals were chosen. One was a scapegoat. The high priest would release this animal, representing the people who would be allowed to live, while the other animals were sacrificed. • According to Jewish tradition, a red piece of cloth was tied around the scapegoat. After some time, the cloth eventually turned white-and this symbolized to the Jews that God had truly forgiven and accepted them.

• However, the Jews became very worried in the year A. D. 33 (or A. D. 30 depending on which calendar you use). Why? Because after that year, the Scapegoat was no longer accepted by God.

• "Forty years before the Temple was destroyed, the chosen lot was not picked with the right hand, nor did the crimson stripe turn white, not did the westernmost light burn; and the doors of the Temple's Holy Place swung open by themselves. . . " (Talmud Bavil, Yoma 39 b)