Exploring the Bible

  The authenticity of the Shroud of Turin has been hotly debated for many decades. Is the Shroud the burial cloth of Jesus and could it possibly contain an image of Jesus? Some believe this is exactly what the Shroud to be, while others insist the Shroud is a fake manufactured sometime during the Middle Ages. A new study in Italy has now given us new reason to believe the Shroud may indeed be from the first century and therefore, could be the actual burial cloth of Jesus. The primary area of controversy surrounding the Shroud is the age of the fabric. If the fabric is from the first century, or earlier, then it opens the door for the Shroud to be authentic. If the fabric was produced in the Middle Ages, then obviously the Shroud is a fake and all but worthless.  For years the church would not allow testing of the Shroud because the testing would require the destruction of a small piece of the Shroud. While the church does not official say the Shroud is genuine or fake, ...

The Holy Grail has been sought after by everyone from King Arthur to Indiana Jones. Can the Holy Grail, the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper, ever be found? Is it conceivable it has already been found? For me the Holy Grail is the easiest of the artifacts directly related to Jesus to believe would have been kept. Both the cross and the nails likely would have been kept by the Romans and re-used. The crown of thorns likely would have been thrown out, and the garments of Jesus would have been taken by the soldiers. The cup however, is a different type of artifact. It is highly conceivable the apostles carried some items with them, and personal drinking cups may have been included. I can certainly envision someone packing these up after the Last Supper in a pack of some type so they could use it at their next meal. After the crucifixion, it is doubtful the apostles would have thrown out the Lord’s cup. So, if it was in fact saved, where is it today? Many would have you believe ...

  It has been shown that people who were crucified had their hands and feet nailed to the cross rather than being tied. This of course means nails, rather large nails, were required. In most paintings or depictions of Jesus being crucified He has one nail in each hand and his feet are set one atop the other with a third nail driven through both feet. This is certainly possible, but most consider it unlikely. Some believe this trio of nails is a symbolic remembrance of the Holy Trinity. In reality the crucified person would likely have a nail through each hand or wrist, and each foot would be separately nailed to each side of the cross. In this scenario there would be four nails used in a crucifixion. The evidence seems to indicate the only times the nails were left with the body was if they could not be removed. The only reason they would need to be removed is if they were planning to reuse the nails. If this is the case, it is highly unlikely anyone would have the true nails fro...

  Geologic Time 4.6 Million B.C. -to- 2.6 Million B.C. Stone Age Palaeolithic 2.6 Million B.C. -to- 10,000 B.C. Mesolithic 10,000 B.C. -to- 8,000 B.C. Neolithic 8,000 B.C. -to- 3,500 B.C. Bronze Age Early Bronze Age 3,500 B.C. -to- 2,000 B.C. Middle Bronze Age 2,000 B.C. -to- 1,600 B.C. Late Bronze Age 1,600 B.C. -to- 1,200 B.C. Iron Age 1,200 B.C. -to- 500 B.C. Classical Antiquity 500 B.C. -to- 500 A.D. Byzantine Era 330 A.D. -to- 1453 A.D. Middle Ages 500 A.D. -to- 1,500 A.D. Age of Exploration 1,400 A.D. -to- 1,600 A.D. Renaissance Period (Early Modern Age) 1,500 A.D -to- 1,750 A.D. Late Modern Age 1,750 A.D. -to- 1945 A.D. Age of Enlightment 1,688 A.D. -to- 1,789 A.D. Age of Revolution 1,765 A.D. -to- 1,849 A.D. Industrial Revolution 1,760 A.D. -to- 1,840 A.D. Contemporary History Within Living Memory Reference points in history; - Edict of Toleration - 311 A.D. - (AKA Edict of Serdica) Ended persecution of Christians. - Edict of Milan - 313 A.D. - Made Christianity Legal - 323...

  Excerpt from upcoming book, "200+ Archaeological Discovers."   A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical Archaeology. ... Coming late 2024 ... Bible “The written Christian  scriptures , consisting of both the Old Testament which covers from creation to the birth of Jesus and the New Testament which covers the life of Jesus.” Archaeology “The study of human history through the  excavation  of sites and the analysis of  artifacts  and other physical remains.” Bible Archaeology “The study of archaeological findings dealing with people, cultures, and times in which the biblical texts were written.” ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// “Archeologists often find themselves hooted and hollered out of town, when they first suggest things like, ‘I’ve found Troy, or look, we’ve found Sodom and Gomorrah.’ But history has shown that in fact, the more you dig, the more you find. It's amazi...

During His time on Earth Jesus preformed a number of miracles, sometimes called signs. These miracles were recorded in the Gospel accounts written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Intended to teach us about the power of God they were also intended to show us who Jesus really is. The miracles reveal God, Jesus, has the power to alter the rules of science, physics, nature and life and death. Jesus turned water into wine, calmed a raging storm, healed all types of sickness and even raised people from the dead. Each of these miracles show us who Jesus is, His power, and in many cases, a great deal more. Nearly all of us are familiar with most of these miracles. Between the four gospel accounts we are given thirty-seven miracles Jesus preformed during His earthly ministry. There are additional miracles in the New Testament which we will not look at here. These include the virgin birth of Jesus, His resurrection from the dead, and His ascension into heaven. While these are certainly miraculo...

 In the 1950’s a NATO ariel survey was made in Turkey and included a section of Ararat in Eastern Turkey. When the film was analyzed, an anomaly was found which did not appear to be natural. An expedition was sent to the site and reported the large indentation in the earth had the shape of a large ship. Life Magazine did a story on the site in 1960 which brought a great deal of attention to the unusual formation.In 1977 amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt visited the site near the city of Dogubeyazit and extensively explored the area. He found it to be very interesting as its measurements matched those of the Ark. In 1978 an earthquake in the region caused the soil to settle. As a result, a series of ribs were exposed around the perimeter of the site. Ron Wyatt visited the site again and concluded these were the ribs of a large ship.  In 1986 radar scans of the area revealed a pattern below the surface which they claimed was a large structure. This new evidence, along with Ron Wya...