Several news outlets are reporting that biblical scholars Craig Evans and Daniel Wallace are working with a team that may have uncovered the earliest known copy of the Gospel of Mark. You can see full articles with all the details here and here. In short, this fragment of the Gospel of Mark has been found in a paper mache…
If you haven’t already heard, you probably will soon: a recent archaeological find in Israel has sparked a new round of attacks on the historical reliability of the Bible. In short, Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef and Dr. Lidar Sapir-Hen, of Tel Aviv University have recently released the findings of their study of the Aravah Valley (on…
In 2002, a remarkable find was announced to the world: an ossuary or bone-box with the Aramaic inscription translating to “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” Given that the box itself dates back 2000 years and that it was very unusual to put a brother’s name on a funerary inscription unless the brother was…
Christians often wonder if the reliability of Scripture is purely a matter of faith or if there are other ways of demonstrating the trustworthiness of God’s Word. The answer to that question is a resounding yes, there are many other lines of evidence which support the accuracy and reliability of the Bible. For instance, a…