How Archaelogy Illuminates the Bible (1st lecture)

Story on the series by Aaron J. Leichman in The Christian Post

Two ancient coins found on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

A story from the Jerusalem Post (HT: Todd Bolen):

“Two ancient coins, one used to pay the Temple tax and another minted by the Greek leader the Jews fought in the story of Hanukka, have been uncovered amid debris from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, an Israeli archeologist said Thursday.”

Who’s up for a list?

The lists come out like snowflakes near the end of the year, don’t they? Here are a few you might be interested in:

• Ten Important Archaeological Discoveries in 2008 Related to the Bible - Claude Mariottini (HT: Todd Bolen)
• Top 10 Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical Blog Posts of 2008 - Raffi Shahinian (HT: TallSkinnyKiwi)
• Top 11 Holiday Libations - James Poulos
• Not Just Another Christmas List - girltalk

There’ll be others before January 1, I assure you.

Caution over recent Noah’s Ark discovery

The Bible Places Blog’s Todd Bolen points readers to a review of a video released recently which details Robert Cornuke’s ‘discovery’ of the remains of Noah’s Ark, in Iran:

“The problem is, as with all of Cornuke’s ‘discoveries,’ that they are never published in a credible journal where specialists in the relevant fields can respond.  Instead, Cornuke (like his predecessor Ron Wyatt) goes straight to the public, where the standards are much, much lower.  Sadly, perhaps no group is more gullible to these sorts of claims than evangelical Christians.”

Get the video.

The review.

Weekend Walkabout: Nov. 21, 2008

[Friends, I'm pressed for time today – please pardon the dearth of posts. May your weekend be a joyful one. You can help it in that direction by making time to seek Him. See you Monday, Lord willing.  - HC]

26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):

• The Addict in Us All, Carolyn McCulley
• Benedict on Monasticism, The Anchoress
• Considering Servant Leadership (parts one, two, three), Jan Lynn
• Dear Church Member, Ragamuffin Soul
• The Empty Promise of Meditation, Al Mohler
• Five by Five, Defending. Contending.
• Great Ideas for churches to make the most of Christmas, what’s next
• Happy 100th Birthday, Irene Peterson!, John Piper
• If not consumerism, what?, Rod Dreher
• Joshua Guthrie: Dollar for a Drink, Alex Harris
• Korea - 14 Days - Questions, Questions, Questions…, John Saddington
• Lately, I’ve Been Rethinking My Position on Gay Marriage, Locusts & Honey
  
• A Mother’s Hope, girl talk
• New Archaeological Evidence for the Old Testament?, Aaron C. Rathburn
  
• Operation 513: In Memory of a Fellow Evangelist, Reformed Evangelist
  
• Puritan Reformed Journal, Vol. 1, Michael Dewalt
  
• Qeiyafa, Looting, and Buried Secrets, Todd Bolen
• The Realism of the Supernatural, Sally Thomas
• Study: Two Thirds of Americans Believe Their Values Not Shared by Hollywood, Sharper Iron
  
• Ten Dollar Blessings and a Lesson in Circles, Billy Coffey
• The Unresolved Tensions of Evangelicalism Part 1: The Biblical Worldview, Michael Spencer
• Videos of the Week - 11/20/08, Collide
• Why I Gave Up ‘Humility’, John Stackhouse
• X-Ray Discovery Sparked 19th-Century DIY Craze, Wired Science
• Your ‘past’ year resolution?, Eugene Cho
• Zondervan Acquires Online Community-Building Resource for Churches, Justin Taylor

Weekend Walkabout: Nov. 15, 2008

26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):

• Announcing Ligonier Academy
• Beautiful Earring Found in Jerusalem
• Church Marketing Podcast
• Desiring God Pastors Conference (2009)
• ETERNITY, EVOLUTION, AND EMERGENCE
• Female Christian Bloggers
• Gospel and Culture Project
• Have no Fear
• In Remembrance of Veterans
• Jessica Simpson’s gospel background
• Keeping a Promise In Spite Of Himself
• Let’s Go Christmas Shopping!
• Matisyahu on Music, Religion, and Charity
• Nollywood: The Nigerian film industry
• One Week After The Election …
• Picture of the year - bulls*#t or prophetic?
• A QUANTUM OF SOLACE– A QUOTIENT OF PAIN
• Reminded of the Power and Priority of the Word
• SC priest: Voted for Obama? No Eucharist for you!
• Ted Haggard Speaks on Scandal for First Time
• Ur 2.0: Get Farther Out of Ur
• Visit the Sick, A New Book from Brian Croft
• When the World Slanders, and Christians Follow
• X-Mas in Goa video (OK, not a Christian blog … but some great percussion)
  
• Young Adults Make Bad Jurors?
• Zealous Police Officer (again, not a Christian blog … but a decent joke)

[FYI: A sure way to get cited here is to write a post beginning with the letter X or Z. Those are especially hard to find.  - HC]