Posted on 09/04/2016 8:23:27 AM PDT by fella
showing another proof that Bible passages were based on actual historical events
Solid evidence has once again been unearthed proving that passages from the Bible were based on actual historical events.
A team of archaeologists has discovered a palatial building in Gezer, Israel, which the discoverers named "Solomon's Palace," according to New Historian.
The spectacular building was constructed over 3,000 years ago, in the tenth century BCE, according to the archaeologists. Although they could not tell yet which king, if any, lived in the palace, they believe it was likely built during the reign of King Solomon.
Their conjecture was based on Philistine pottery discovered at the site. According to the Bible, Philistines lived in Gezer until the city was vanquished by Solomon's father, King David.
According to the Bible, King Solomon was the driving force behind the creation of Israel.
Excavation co-director Professor Steve Ortiz, from the Tandy Museum of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of Fort Worth, Texas, told Haaretz that the structure was significantly larger than the size of normal houses of the time, which suggests that it was home to someone of great importance.
The Old Testament states that the city of Gezer, which is situated on a crossroads in a pass leading from the coast to Jerusalem, was given by the Pharaoh of Egypt as a dowry to Solomon's wife. Solomon then rebuilt the city during the late tenth century BCE.
The archaeologists said the palace complex they've unearthed could only have been built by a king with substantial resources, one like Solomon.
The archaeologists also found evidence of destruction within the rooms in the complex, which they said could be associated with the Shishak invasion in 925 BCE, when the Pharaoh launched an invasion of Israel and Judah—another event described in the Old Testament.
This was not the first high-profile archaeological discovery in Israel this year that showed evidence of the events written in the Bible, according to the Christian Post.
Last month, a team uncovered a first century AD era synagogue at a site called Tel Rechesh, which is located near Mount Tabor.
The find confirmed the Bible's New Testament narrative about the preaching Jesus Christ did in synagogues, a leading archaeologist said.
"This is the first synagogue discovered in the rural part of the Galilee and it confirms historical information we have about the New Testament, which says that Jesus preached at synagogues in Galilean villages," said Dr. Motti Aviam, a senior researcher at the Kinneret Institute for Galilean Archeology, as quoted by CBN News.
Matthew chapter four records how Jesus went throughout the Galilee teaching and preaching. A similar account is found in Matthew chapter nine verse 35 which says, "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness."
According to experts, the walls of the synagogue room are "lined with benches constructed from skillfully hewn limestone."
Israeli news site Ynet reports that the synagogue was discovered just four inches underground and reportedly measures 29 feet long and 26 feet wide.
What's with the "BCE" $hit? I thought that was kinda' phased out a few years ago.
BCE...coming from Christianity Today!
Disgraceful
Every year the archaeologists and the public are finding out that the Bible may not be one big ass myth.
You mean the Bible is historically true? Great news! /s
Right now they’re picking on the use of the politically correct BCE term. If they don’t use it the secularist scientists won’t read it.
I choose to not be offended by this. Bottom line is the “Common” Era, meaning the chronology of time recognized by global human civilization, pivots on the birth of a Jewish baby in an obscure hill town in an even more obscure province of the Roman Empire. So call it BC, BCE, or whatever, the fulcrum upon which humankind’s time on this planet shifted remains the same.
BCE: Before the Christian Era.
Depends on how you read it.
BCE: Before Common Era
BC: Before Christ
For centuries, if not longer, BC was widely accepted. I find a big difference. One is an attack on Christianity and a sterile, ridiculous secular tag.
So is CE, common era, instead of AD, a stupid attempt to sanitize the Christian part of our culture.
Well, you and I know exactly what it means. I won't buy dumping Christianity parts of our culture for these stupid secular attempts to eliminate all that is Christian.
So were there any young Gezers in the city, or were they all old?
Agreed. :)
And I’m tired of every single thread on this kind of topic devolving into this same BC/BCE argument, and completely eclipsing discussion of the topic, which is often something significant and cool like it is here.
re: According to the Bible, King Solomon was the driving force behind the creation of Israel.
This is bigger news than discovering the temple.
Most Bible readers think God/Yaweh was the driving force behind the creation of Israel.
Those who would name a mortal would say a series of 3 people were the driving force: Samuel, Saul, David. By the time Solomon came to power, Israel was already at its peak, thanks to his father David.
In fact, most Bible scholars attribute to Solomon the destruction of Israel. Solomon heavily taxed the 10 Northern tribes to employ those of the 2 southern tribes to supervise the building of the temple by non-jewish laborers.
The 10 tribes seceded from Judah over the unfair taxation. In fact, the 10 tribe were the original tea party.
I wish they had shown more pictures of the palace dig. The aerial view doesn’t give a feel for the scale of the site.
Excellent point. Thank you.
“BCE...coming from Christianity Today!”
“Disgraceful”
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The link is to “Christian Today” , not “Christianity Today”. Not that “Christianity Today” is much better.
The upending of certain historians, and I hesitate to use the title, who insist that the Bible is myth is always a joy. Archaeologists who have no problem identifying some gold draped corpse buried in an English field as Saxon King so and so, or a Danish Earl mentioned in the Chronicle, bridle at the idea Jacob, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, or even Jesus (who is mentioned by the Judeo-Roman historian Josephus) were living and breathing people whose deeds were recorded. The Bible reads like history because it is history.
A.D. means Anno Domini.....Year of the Lord!!! Take THAT LEFTIES!
Disappointing that a site calling itself “Christian Today” uses the anti-Christian “BCE” instead of “B.C.”
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