by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 28, 2016 | Archaeology, Context and Culture of the Bible
The central belief of Christianity is the death and resurrection of Jesus as the Savior of the world! In this blog, I simply want to report to you an exciting update on the renovation of the suggested tomb of Christ within the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Located...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 26, 2016 | Context and Culture of the Bible
Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal capital! It is a wonderful city filled with rich biblical history. The abundant archaeological ruins scattered all over the city gives testimony of continual inhabitance of the city from the days of the Old Testament through the...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 25, 2016 | Archaeology, Context and Culture of the Bible
Ancient gates in biblical days played a very important role. While most ancient cities were walled (some even had a double wall – e.g. Jericho, Lachish), special attention was paid to the gate structure. After all, with how fortified ancient walls were built,...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 23, 2016 | Context and Culture of the Bible
I love the imagery of the shepherd and his sheep. It is actually a very prominent scene in Israel, for shepherds and their flocks can be seen all the time on the hillsides of the Judean Desert and Hill Country of Judah & Samaria. We see this image many times on...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 21, 2016 | Archaeology
Believe it or not and call me strange, but every time I go to archaeological sites in Israel I get excited when I see an ancient fortification wall from biblical days! To see a stone wall dating to either 2,700 years old (Hezekiah’s time) or 3,400 years old...
