John Delancey takes issue with a recent article in the Biblical Archaeology Report that maintains the Bible is not a valid source for testable hypotheses in archaeology and he then provides examples of where biblical information has facilitated sound research in the field …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey discusses the wanton destruction of Jewish artifacts dating back to the time of the first temple in Jerusalem and provides an overview of the contributions made by archaeology to our understanding of Scripture …

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Dr. John DeLancey discusses recent archaeologically significant finds within Israel and relates to Jim and David his impressions of the current political and social situation gleaned from his June trip to the Holy Land …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey, just returned from eleven days in Israel, recaps the archaeological events of his tour and reports on the tenor of the times in the Holy Land given recent events in Egypt and Syria …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey takes us through some of the archaeological finds that bear inscriptions and writings that help to validate portions of the Old and New Testaments, including the Caiaphas Ossuary, the Baruch  Bulla and the Siloam Inscription …

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Along with the Reverend Dr. John DeLancey we take a look at archaeological finds containing writings or inscriptions, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and evidence of the House of David found at Tel-Dan in northern Israel …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey explains the significance of the recently unearthed “Bethlehem Seal”, a first century artifact that comprises the oldest (and the only) find bearing a written reference to the biblical Bethlehem …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey introduces us to the city of Beersheba in the Negev of southern Israel and contrasts the ancient city of Abraham and Abimelech with the modern city of some 200,000 souls …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey, just back from a two-week tour of Israel, recaps the events and archaeological findings from his visit, which included stops in both Hatzor and Jerusalem …

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The Reverend Dr. John DeLancey takes us north of Galilee to the ancient city of Hazor, the one razed by fire during Joshua’s conquering, the scene of  Deborah’s old testament battle, and a city of major fortification by Solomon during his later era …