Biblical Archaeolgical presentation Part Two

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1. Archaeology and The Bible Brief History and Current Findings PART TWO

2. The History of ATTACKS ON THE BIBLE The Original Physical Attacks, then the Dark Ages. The Beginning of the Modern Assault; No Historic Jesus. OK….Jesus Was Real, but the Bible Isn’t Advanced 21 st Century Attacks. Pro Jesus? Detail Oriented Subtle Erosion.

3. The Real Historical Jesus Six Original Non-Christian Sources: Tacitus, Lucian, Josephus, Pliny the Younger, Celsus , and Seutonius The Christian Authors: Paul, John Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, and possibly the author of Hebrews. Immediately Thereafter : Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, Irenaeus, Aristedes , Thallus, Phlegon , Talmud Rabbis, Justin Martyr, Hegesippus Julius Caesar: Julius Caesar own account of the Gallic Wars, Cicero, Sallust, Suetonius, and Plutarch. 5. Alexander the Great: Arrian , Plutarch, Diodorus , Curtius and Justin, Metz Epitome, Strabo, Athenaeus , Polyaenus , Aelian . 10. Socrates: Plato, Xenophon, Antisthenes, Aristippus , Aeschines , Aristophanes. 6. JESUS? MINIMUM of 25.

4. David and Solomon The Attack to break this down would break everything else down if successful (due to time calculation). Perfect thing to attack since extensive archaeology CANNOT be done where it most matters. YET…Proof of David and Solomon continues to grow. SIDE NOTE: The Psychology of Rulers and Kingdoms. ANCIENT PROPAGANDA. The Stele.

5. David and Solomon BASIC DATES: Jacob and Joseph Enter Egypt. 1876 BC. Moses and Joshua Leave Egypt. 1446 BC. Wanderings. 1446-1406 BC. Invasion of Canaan Begins. 1406/1400 BC. Time of Judges. 1370-1050 BC. Saul Becomes King. 1050 BC. David Becomes King. 1010 BC. Solomon Becomes King. 970 BC. Kingdom Divides. 930 BC. OUR FOCUS 1010-930 BC

6. Aram-Damascus 1100-732 BC Triple Reference (Assyrian) David & Solomon both battled them. 1 Kings 15:18 KING LIST. Hezon / Rezon . 1 Kings 11:23 Ben- Hadad , grandson, King Asa, early 9 th century.

7. The Stelae

8. The Merneptah Stele Created: 1208 BC By: Egyptian King Merneptah (1213-1203) Discovered: 1896 AD. Current Location: Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Hieroglyphs in Line 27 say “Israel” (Time of Judges) First Evidence of Israel.

9. The Kurkh Monolith(s) Created: 879/852 BC By: Two Assyrian Kings Ashurnasirpal II (884-859) and his son Shalmanessar III (859-824) Discovered: 1861 AD. Current Location: British Museum. Shalmanessar Section speaks of fighting Ahab, King of Israel .

10. The Mesha Stele Created: 840 BC By: King Mesha of Moab Evidence for Moabite Language Discovered: 1868-1870 AD. Current Location: Louvre. Tells of being subjugated by Israel and rebelling...written by Mesha King of Moab in Moabite language. 2 Kings 3:4-7.

11. The Tel Dan Stele Created: 840s BC By: King Hazael of Aram- Damaascus Discovered: 1993-94 AD Current Location: Israel Newest Discovery mentions “House of David” by Name. (also refers to Ahaz, Jehoram , Israel, and Ben- Hadad ). 2 Kings 5/8.

12. HAZAEL In the Bible multiple times in multiple books. A Big Enemy of Israel and famous figure. TRIPLE CONFIRMED.

13. SO, Israel has suffered long and hard under Hazael and his son Ben-Hadad III , and that brings us to a final great specific textual and archaeological cross-referencing example. The Rimah Joash Stele. It is the conquest Stele of Adad- Nirari II of Assyria . In it he speaks of getting tribute from Joash the Samaritan (see Bible) and defeating Ben-Hadad. 2 Kings 13:5 "YHWH gave Israel King Joash (Israel) a deliverer King Adad- nirari III (Assyria ) they escaped Aram" King Ben Hadad III (Aram)

14. If more evidence than that is needed that David and Solomon and the Kingdom of Israel were all real, then I can’t help. TRUTH

15. Introducing: The PHILISTINES Until recently, the only evidence for the existence of the Philistines was in the Bible. “Philistines” is an anglicization of the word Palestu from the Hebrew Bible. Palestu , the base word for Palestine ; parallel to the Assyrian term Palastu and the Egyptian term Peleset . The Peleset are featured in several illustrations from the time of Rameses. These terms are all equivalent from different languages about a group that settles in South West Israel that was one of several “Sea Peoples”.

16. The Peleset From the mortuary temple of Rameses III in Luxor. Fought them around 1180 BC. This pictures them as prisoners of Egypt. The Peleset were known for there special helmets, round shields, and javelins.

17. Medinet Habu Another mortuary temple of Rameses III at Thebes. Many illustrations of battle. This pictures the Philistines fighting with large shields, javelins and swords, and wearing heavy layered plate armor.

18. Medinet Habu In this illustration the Peleset can be seen fighting from chariots. It is of interest that unlike the chariots of the rest of the Near East they use NO BOWS and ARROWS, only spears and javelins (with big shields).

19. Medinet Habu In yet another temple relief you can see that the Philistines wear what archaeologists and anthropologists have come to call the “Lobster Armor” of the Sea Peoples. Heavy, highly effective bronze overlapping armor.

20. Medinet Habu In this example you can see once again their large swords, large shields, javelins, and spears as they mercilessly slaughter some Egyptian mercenaries.

21. The Special Philistine Helmet The Philistine helmet of bronze and leather strips is very distinctive, allowing for many identifications, but the design is also imposing, complex, and effective; notice the face and forehead are open and unprotected.

22. TIMING IT ALL THE LATE BRONZE AGE. 1550-1200 BC. THE EARLY IRON AGE. 1200-700 BC. THE PHILISTINES. 1300-600 BC. The Philistines bridge the gap between Bronze and Iron Ages! This means part Of their success was the Use of the newer metals. They could MIX METALS using different types.

23. PROOF A BRONZE Javelin found at a Philistine site. A large IRON Spearhead found at Abydos. A collection of both iron and bronze weapons found at Tell Es-Sa ' Idiyeh .

24. SO…..WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? PURE ARCHAEOLOGY and ANTHROPOLOGY… no Bible Yet. We learned that the Philistines were a warrior race with high tech armor and weapons. They were different from the others around them in that they did not use bows and arrows. Their primary weapons were javelins, large spears, and large swords. They protected themselves with large heavy shields and had decorative bronze helmets that had open face and forehead areas. They used helpers and assistants and seem to be larger.

25. So, Once and for all… Is the Bible True? What we have seen was the result of tens of thousands of hours of digs and research by hundreds of archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians, most of which were not Christians. You have seen an exact scientific description of what the Philistines wore and used, including fascinating details such as no bows and the use of helpers as well as the mixing of materials, specifically bronze and iron. NOW….what does the Bible say?

26. First Samuel 17:4-7 4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail , and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. 7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. Every Single Word confirmed by Secular Archaeology!

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