"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::::
Sarcophagus of St. Paul and oldest known image of St. Paul July 2009
Jericho Cave/Quarry (with video ) || Mosaic Museum at Good Samaritan Inn
Israel's Atlantis|| Seal of Saul || Menahem's Jug || 2,000-year old Papyrus Recovered ==> more stories==>

CHRISTIANITY TODAY's October 2003 focus on Biblical Archaeology includes:
Gordon Govier's cover story on Politics and Archaeology -- more reports for Christianity Today listed here==>

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."

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with CD's containing the latest five programs
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