"Truth shall spring out of the earth." Psalm 85:11 [KJV]
"The only NEW FACTS about the Bible and the Biblical world are coming from the ground." - William Dever
"The Biblical authors assume their audience knows the context of the revelation. Unfortunately, Westerners are far removed from the context of the revelation.
Archaeology and biblical backgrounds help to place God’s Word in its proper context of revelation."
- Steve Ortiz

The Book & The Spade: a weekly news/interview program with backgrounders on the Bible from the latest discoveries and developments in Biblical Archaeology,
hosted by Gordon Govier, biblical archaeology correspondent for Christianity Today magazine and editor of ARTIFAX, the biblical archaeology newsmagazine.

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#1927 - "What Language Did Jesus Speak?" with Michael Wise

The Megiddo Mosaic

Museum of the Bible Exhibit


The Megiddo Mosaic - freed from prison - my story for Christianity Today

Background interviews:
"Megiddo Mosaic at the Museum of the Bible" with Bobby Duke #1917 - part 1 || #1918 - part 2
"Why is the Megiddo Mosaic Important?" with Christopher Rollston #1922 - part 1 || #1925 - part 2
"How the Megiddo Mosaic Got From Israel to Washington DC" with Jeffrey Kloha #1926


#1924 - "Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2024"
My Top 10 Story for Christianity Today

LATEST ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY BREAKING NEWS VIDEO:

A First Temple Period Cultic Installation Between the Temple and the Gihon Spring



CBN News had a sneak preview of this discovery 5 years ago:


More Israel Antiquities Authority Breaking News Videos on our ArchaeoVideo page

Modern scholars use archaeology to re-create (virtually) the temple that Jesus knew:


EXPEDITION BIBLE: An archaeological look at Golgotha - the Tomb of Jesus
Which site is the real site?



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