During the summer of 2007, Bob Cornuke was a keynote speaker at Promise Keepers events. In one of his presentation he announced the discovery of a stone object that had an inscription that he claimed was translated 'Yahweh,' the name of the God of the Israelites.
Contemporary Issues
Commentary on recent archaeological discoveries, current issues bearing on the historical reliability of Scripture and other relevant news concerning the Bible.
- Category: Contemporary Issues
- Category: Contemporary Issues
A Harvard study on a papyrus fragment apparently making mention of Jesus and a 'wife' was recently published. ABR Director of Development, Henry Smith, writes this brief commentary for ABR supporters and web visitors.
- Category: Contemporary Issues
- Category: Contemporary Issues
A new, free online publication has now become available for Christians interested in more advanced Old Testament study, 'The Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament.'
- Category: Contemporary Issues
Reasons Why the Apostle Paul and Dr. Luke Were Not Shipwrecked on the Munxar Reef off Malta...
- Category: Contemporary Issues
A sport shoe company ran an advertisement during the 1996 Olympics, with the line, 'You do not win the silver medal, you lose the gold!' That line caught the essence of athletic competition. The athlete enters the competition with the goal of winning the event, not losing it.
- Category: Contemporary Issues
- Category: Contemporary Issues
After a trial of more than five years with 138 witnesses, more than 400 exhibits and a trial transcript of 12,000 pages, Judge Aharon Farkash of the Jerusalem District Court cleared the defendants of all forgery charges in the case of the James Ossuary. Still, the trial details leave us with concerns about the total authenticity of this artifact. ABR Staff member Gordon Franz interviewed one of the trial witnesses and conservator, Orna Ohen, in 2008.