"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.

    LISTEN NOW TO THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM!
#1243   -   "Canaanite bracelet and a fresco at Sussita" with professor Keith Schoville.
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Special feature series: Egypt and Bible History with professor Charles Aling
Part one, program #1239  ||   Part two, program #1240   ||   Part three, program #1241
Visit Egypt during our next Holyland Archaeological Study Tour.
Our Study Tour itinerary, travel dates and price information are all online here.

:::: Read about the latest discoveries and developments ::::
Jaffa Gate excavation update || Philistine Temple at Gath - August 2010
Law Code Tablet at Hazor || Oldest Writing Found in Jerusalem + Analysis
Chariot linchpin || Bethsaida gold coin || Samaritan Ruins on Mt. Gerizim - Not opening soon
Jordan Valley, Cradle of Civilizations? ||Solomonic wall in Jerusalem
==> 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==>

TB&TS News: We are going back to Israel, plus Egypt and Jordan for our 2011 Holyland Study Tour. Join us!
Also we have a new weblog where we invite you to give us feedback on our program.

There are lots of ways to interact with our program. You can order mp3 files from the archives, become a fan on Facebook,
or dialogue with us on our weblog. Take advantage of the links on this page to find out more about Biblical Archaeology
and the ancient world. Also, ARTIFAX is our quarterly magazine, produced with the Institute for Biblical Archaeology
and the Near East Archaeological Society. You can subscribe 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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