"The only new FACTS about the Bible and the Biblical world are coming from the ground."-William Dever

A weekly news and interview program focusing on the latest discoveries and developments
in Biblical Archaeology, hosted by Gordon Govier and professor Keith Schoville.

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::::Read about the latest discoveries and developments:::: Update on the James Ossuary forgery trial - April, 2008
Oldest Arched Gate in the World Restored | First Temple Era Seals Found near Temple Mount and in the City of David.
Archaeologist revises read of ancient seal || Tablet is a Top Ten 2007 Discovery|| Nehemiah's Wall? || The seal of Jezebel?
1st Temple Era Artifacts Found on Temple Mount || Temple Mount Quarry Found || Jerusalem escape tunnel
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Program History: THE BOOK & THE SPADE has been produced since 1983 in Madison,Wisconsin, where Gordon Govier was for many years an award-winning radio news director. ... Dr. Keith Schoville is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, where he taught Biblical Archaeology. He is the author of the textbook BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN FOCUS, and a past president of the Near East Archaeological Society. ...Over the past 25 years, THE BOOK & THE SPADE has talked with more than 200 archaeologists and Bible scholars about their work in the field, and visited many of these sites on our BOOK & THE SPADE tours. Listeners have gained new understanding of how Biblical research is done and realized anew Archaeology is "the only source of new facts about the Bible and the Biblical world." THE BOOK & THE SPADE is available by subscription, at $30/year, with CD's containing the latest five programs mailed on roughly a monthly basis. ... To subscribe to THE BOOK & THE SPADE, send your name and address and a check made out to SCRIBE MEDIA, to P.O. Box 6293, Madison WI 53716-6293, USA. For more information on THE BOOK & THE SPADE, contact: Gordon Govier scribe@broadcast.net SCRIBE MEDIA HOME PAGE