Just looking through my Bible here, I don’t see the land that Carthage was in isn’t in any of the maps until they show Paul’s mission trips. Those would be after Christ’s death and resurrection.
Maybe this guy set out to prove the Bible wrong, but picked the wrong city. Or maybe the reporter doesn’t have his facts straight. I can’t believe a reporter could be wrong, though.
Maybe this guy set out to prove the Bible wrong, but picked the wrong city. Or maybe the reporter doesn’t have his facts straight. I can’t believe a reporter could be wrong, though.
I do not see why you are looking in the Bible to find out about Carthage. What does the Bible have to do with it? Rome completely destroyed the city in 146 BC. The period of the Punic Wars (264 BC-146 BC) is not covered in the Old Testament and predates the New Testament. According to the maps I have seen of Paul's missionary journeys, he did not go to the site of ancient Carthage. In Paul's time, no one would have referred to a country or a place called Carthage. It no longer existed.
Check the responses on this thread for a more complete understanding of this. I noticed you weren’t pinged to a couple posts that explain how the Biblical account of the Canaanites is relevant.