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Biblical Archaeology and archaeological finds connected with Christianity and the history of Church.

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What is the name of this fragment? Where can I find more?

The good news is that the papyrus is called "Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 5345". It is now said to be not 1st century but 2nd or 3rd century:- https://danielbwallace.com/2018/05/23/first-century-mark-fragm …
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Did the city of Nazareth exist in the time of Jesus?

An archaeological dig found evidence of a house from the first century in the heart of Nazareth. See here:- http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1638&module_id=#as …
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Of what date is the oldest inscription of Yahweh found?

When God commissioned Moses from the burning bush in the wilderness, when Moses asked God his name he was given the name of Yahweh, Exodus 3:13-14: And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto t …
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Historical figures mentioned in the Bible that sceptics doubted existed but were later confi...

Historical figures mentioned in the Bible that sceptics doubted existed but were later confirmed by archaeology A very striking example is Belshazzar, the king spoken of in the book of Daniel. …
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How we do we know that Joseph wasn't Hyksos?

How we do we know that Joseph wasn't Hyksos? The Hyksos were Semites from the Levant, probably from the northern Levant, ie Syria. The names of the Hyksos kings have no resemblance to the names of Is …
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How do Christians reconcile archeology with the Bible in the account of the Battle of Jericho?

Bryant Wood: Secrets of the Bible", a 55-minute documentary (for more about the grain discovery start at 27:20 minutes) and "Jericho and Archaeology, by Dr. … For more on the interface between archaeology and the Bible for this period of Biblical history see Who was Pharaoh when Moses lived in Egypt? …
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Where is Mount Sinai?

Where is Mount Sinai? There are a few scriptures which help to narrow down which mountain is Mount Sinai to four possible peaks. The main verses are Psalm 78:26-31 which describes what happened in Num …
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How important is the historical verification of Biblical events to traditional Christian faith?

But for hundreds of years before the beginning of the 1900s the amount of verification from science and archaeology was very limited.. yet there was the golden age of the puritans and huge evangelical …
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Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?

One way to find out which sea is intended by Yam Suph, "the Red Sea", is to look at its use in the Old Testament itself. Most of the references are simply references to the event described in the book …
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Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?

The route of the Exodus and subsequent journey is described in Numbers chapter 33. From this we learn that Etham was "on the edge of the wilderness" (Num 33:6); in fact the wilderness east of the wate …
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Is there extra-biblical evidence for the Exodus?

"I've heard from multiple sources that there isn't even the slightest of (extra-biblical) evidence of the Exodus story or even evidence for the presence of Israelites in Egypt. If this is true...." We …
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