BIBLE and SPADE Magazine

Bible and Spade: The Complete Archive (Print) - Buy Now

Purchase the complete PRINTED archive* of Bible and Spade, 1972-Present. 125 issues of the printed magazine in total.

Bible and Spade is a non-technical quarterly publication published by the Associates for Biblical Research. It is written from a scholarly and conservative viewpoint, supporting the inerrancy of the Biblical record. Bible and Spade is must for serious Bible students. Archaeological evidence, properly interpreted, upholds the history of the Bible. Bible and Spade shows you how!

Includes a FREE INDEX from 1972-2005.

* this is not the CD ROM. 

Bible and Spade CD-ROM Volume II - Buy Now

The Bible and Spade CD ROM has been upgraded to include issues from 2006-2008.

The Bible and Spade CD-ROM includes the following features:

• Hundreds of articles contributed by ABR staff, board, associates and other expert contributors over the past 37 years.
• Complete archive of 124 issues of Bible and Spade, 1972 through 2008.*
• Articles are complete with pictures, drawings and maps.
• Complete Bibliographical data for further research.
• Page numbers are preserved in journals for ease of citation.
• Complete search capability for subjects, authors, and Scripture verses.
• The Libronix Digital Library System browser/search engine software is included.**
• Expand or collapse the table of contents to display various levels of headings.
• Includes a wealth of recent archaeological finds related to the Biblical texts.
• Scriptures verses are tagged to jump directly to the reference in your Bible

UPGRADE: If you currently have the Bible and Spade CD ROM 1972-2005, you will receive the upgrade CD in the mail when you place your order.

*BIBLE and SPADE was named Archaeology and Biblical Research from 1987 to 1993, and was not produced from 1984-1986.

**Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The Libronix Digital Library System (TM) and Libronix Digital Library System (TM) Logo are trademarks of Libronix Corporation.

 

2009 Back Issues - Buy Now

BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2009. Choose to purchase the most recent 2009 issues for $8 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available only as copies.

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Spring 2009
Archaeology, Paleontology, Noah's Flood and the Book of Genesis • Who Were the Sons of God in Genesis 6? • Dinosaur Mysteries: How Do They Fit into History? •  Neanderthal Life Spans and the Bible • Making Sense of the Days of Peleg

Winter 2009
Beneath the Surface: The Temple Mount Sifting Project • “The Most Important Discovery was the People”: An Interview with Dr. Gabriel Barkay • The Pleasure of Dust • Pictures Worth a Thousand Words • Picture Postcards from the Psalmists • Parables from the Taybeh House • Holding History in My Hand • Sifters Profiles • People, Places, Psalmists and a Hot Wheels Car • Jerusalem Journey • Assorted Pictures • The Logos: God or “a” god?

 

2008 Back Issues - Buy Now

BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2008. Choose to purchase single back issues for $5.00 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available only as copies.

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Fall 2008
Recent Research on the Date and Setting of the Exodus • Evidence for Inerrancy from a Second Unexpected Source: The Jubilee and Sabbatical Cycles • Thinking Clearly about the "Jesus Family Tomb"

Summer 2008
Delphi’s Influence on the World of the New Testament Part 3: Faults, Fumes and Visions • Mount Ararat Archaeological Survey

 

Spring 2008
In Quest of the Temple Mount • Who Owns the Codex Sinaiticus? • Bible Personages in Archaeology: Seal of Jezebel Identified • Evidence for Inerrancy from an Unexpected Source: OT Chronology

 

Winter 2008
Biblical Illiteracy • The Red Sea in the New Testament • Locating Etam: Samson's Rock of Refuge • The Royal Precinct at Rameses• New Discoveries at Rameses

 

2007 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2007. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available only as copies.

Fall 2007
Incomprehensible • The Manger and the Inn: The Cultural Background of Luke 2:7 • The Star of Bethlehem • Who is Immamuel? • Jesus Celebrates Hanukkah! • The Shroud’s Earlier History Part 2: To The Great City

Summer 2007
Sadness over Saul • Sodom: The Discovery of a Lost City • Locating Sodom: A Critique of the Northern Proposal • Nebo-Sarsekim Found in Babylonian Tablet • The Duration of the Israelite Sojourn in Egypt

Spring 2007
The Ash Heap of History • Identification of Tall el-Hammam on the Madaba Map • The Shroud of Turin's Early History: Part I • The Tomb of King Herod Discovered • Delphi's Influence on the World of the New Testament: Part II- The Oracles of Delphi

Winter 2007
The Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy • Gibeon: Its Archaeological, Geographical and Contextual Significance • Archaeology, Assyrian Reliefs and the Psalms of the Sons of Korah • Delphi's Influence on the World of the New Testament: Part I-Delphi: Center of the World

 

2006 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2006. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available only as copies.

*Fall 2006*
The Genesis Flood: An Interpretative Key to the Past • Mount Cudi: The True Mountain of Noah's Ark • Wood Remains from the "Landing Site of Noah's Ark" Nearly 6500 Years Old • The Case for Ararat • Why Not Nabatea? The Flight of Joseph's Family from Bethlehem to Egypt and Migration to the Town of Nazareth in Galilee

Summer 2006 
Love God with all your Mind! • Biblical Connections at Tell Ta 'yinat, Turkey • Propoganda, Power and Perversion of Biblical Truth: Coins Illustrating the Book of Revelation • Local References in the Letter to Smyrna (Rev 2:8-11) Part IV: Religious Background

 

Spring 2006
New Evidence from Egypt on the Location of the Exodus Sea Crossing, Part II • Local References in the Letter to Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11), Part III: Jews in Smyrna • Ezekiel 26:1-14. A Proof Text for Inerrancy or Fallibility of the Old Testament • The Blessing of the Silver Scrolls

 

Winter 2006
The Wealth and Power of the Biblical Patriarchs • New Evidence from Egypt on the Location of the Exodus Sea Crossing, Part I • Local References in the Letter to Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11), Part II: Historical Background

 

2005 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2005. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2005
Biblical Archaeology: Eternal Implications • Extra-Biblical Evidence for the Conquest • Archaeologists Fail to Use Sound Reasoning • Which Way Did They Go? The Magi’s Escape from King Herod • Local References in the Letter to Smyrna (Rev. 2:8-11), Part I: Archaeological Background • For Young Archaeologists: Herod the Great

Summer 2005
Pharaoh Merenptah Meets Israel• The Synagogue on the Isle of Delos and the Epistle of James • Archaeologist Says He Has Found St. Paul's Tomb

 

Spring 2005
Shechem: Its Archaeological and Contextual Significance • Abimelech at Shechem • Excavating with ABR at Hazor • Archaeology is NOT a Treasure Hunt • The Cave of John the Baptist • For Young Archaeologists: David and Goliath 

Winter 2005
Israel In Egypt • The Lotus in Ancient Egypt and the Bible • Between the Pillars: Revisiting "Samson and the House of Dagon" • What are lmlk Stamps and What Were They Used For? • Jerusalem Fell in 587 Not 586 BC • Digging with ABR at Hazor • Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Mari Archive and the Nuzi Tablets

2004 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2004. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2004
The Bible According to Karnak • Papyrus in Ancient Egypt and the Bible • History Unearthed • Gods, Gold and the Glory of Phillipi • Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Rosetta Stone and the Law Code of Hammurabi

Summer 2004
Egypt and the Bible • Red Algae Theories of the Plagues, Part 3 • Archaeology: Biblical Ally or Adversary? • Great Discoveries in Bible Archaeology: The Amarna Tablets and the Merneptah Stela

Spring 2004
The Duration of the Israelite Sojourn in Egypt • The Royal Precinct at Rameses • Historical Synchronisms and the Date of the Exodus • Going for the Gold!

Winter 2004
Cultural Change and the Confusion of Language in Ancient Sumer • In Search of Ancient Famines • Red Algae Theories of the Plague, Part 2 • Joshua's "Long Day" and Mesopotamian Celestial Omen Texts • Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Atra-Hasis Epic and the Gilgamesh Epic

2003 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2003. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2003
Nahum, Nineveh and those Nasty Assyrians • The Prophet's Knowledge of Contemporary Idolatry • Jesus and the Sea of Galilee • Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Sumerian King List and the Tell Dan Stela • Going on a Dig: A Fourth Grade Dig Report

Summer 2003
Red Algae-Anthrax Theories of the Ten Plagues: A Scientific Critique, Part 1 • "Large Cities that have Walls Up to the Sky": Canaanite Fortifications in the Late Bronze I Period • Joseph in Egypt, Part 6 • Hazor 2002

Spring 2003
The Exodus Controversy • Amenhotep II as the Pharaoh of the Exodus • The Captives of Amenhotep II • Jericho: Does the Evidence Disprove or Prove the Bible? • Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Moabite Stone and Hezekiah's Tunnel • Joseph in Egypt, Part 5 • "We are Standing on 'Holy Ground'" at Kiriath Jearim

Winter 2003
The Joseph Narrative • Joseph in Egypt, Part 4 • Moses and Hatshepsut • History, Archaeology, and Jesus • The Scorpion King • Scorpions-Another Puncturing of the Theory of Evolution

2002 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2002. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2002
Joseph in Egypt, Part 3 • Nahr el-Kalb (The Dog River) • The Biblical Cities of Tyre and Sidon • Tyre and the Tell El-Amarna Tablets • The Tyrian Shekel and the Temple of Jerusalem • The Cedars of Lebanon • James Ossuary Surfaces in Jerusalem • Rethinking the Crucified Man from Giv'at Ha-Mivtar • Exploring Bible Times • Review of The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

Summer 2002
King Solomon in His Ancient Context • Bones, Burials, and Biblical History: Part III, The Results of Burial Excavation • "At Home in Death": An Archaeological Exposition of Psalm 49:11 • The Bible: Myth or History

Spring 2002
Joseph in Egypt, Part 2 • Golgotha: A Reconsideration of the Evidence • Remains of Herod’s Jerusalem Palace Unearthed • Sharks Puncture the Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium • A Question of Time: Old or Young Earth?

Winter 2002
Did Edom’s Original Territories Extend West of ‘Wadi Arabah? • Evolution and Christian Faith • Bones, Burials, and Biblical History: Part II, The Discovery of Ancient Tombs • Joseph in Egypt, Part 1 • Correlating the Texts of Ancient Literature with the Old Testament

2001 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2001. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2001
Bone, Burials and Biblical History, Part I • Saga of “Sardine Sam” • “Meat Offered to Idols” in Pergamom and Thyatira • New Evidence of the “Real” Site of the Temple • A Response to Martin’s “Real” Site of the Temple

Summer 2001
Who was “Nimrod?” • Don’t be a Nimrod! • David Rohl’s Revised Egyptian Chronology • Musical Instruments in Biblical Israel • King David’s Harp • An Effect of Evolutionary Thinking

Spring 2001
The Sacred Precinct on Mt. Gerizim • Samaritan Passover • Archaeological Excavations at the Baptism Site, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” • The Enigma of the Palm Branch • A Sacred Place • The Resurrection: Reason to Believe or Wishful Thinking?

Winter 2001
Khirbet Nisya 2000 • Socioeconomic Factors in the Success of Early Christianity • Tel Dor: Ruler of the Seas • Ehud’s Escape

2000 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 2000. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 2000
Is Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia? • Digging Mount Sinai From the Bible • Jeroboam II, King of Israel, and Uzziah, King of Judah • The Star of Bethlehem

Summer 2000
Khirbet el-Maqatir 2000 Dig Report • Bronze Age Camel Petroglyphs in the Wadi Nasib, Sinai • Patriarchal Wealth and Early Domestication of the Camel • Seeing the Invisible • Ancient Egyptian Writing Materials and Techniques • Bible Personages in Archaeology: Ben-hadad III, King of Aram and Jehoash, King of Israel • For Young Archaeologists: An Ancient Scribes Tool Kit • For Young Paleontologists: To Dig or not To Dig--That is Never the Question

*Spring 2000*
A Tour of Biblical Evidence in the British Museum • Death Before Adam? • The Tel Dan Stela and the Kings of Aram and Israel

Winter 2000
The King and I (Part 3): Opening the Third Seal • The Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre • The Shroud of Turin 2000 • The Last Supper in Art and History

1999 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 1999. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $2.75 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Fall 1999
Beth-Aven: A Scholarly Conundrum • Kh. el-Maqatir 1999 Dig Report • The King and I (Part 2): Exiled To Patmos • Does It Matter?

Summer 1999
The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah • Those Indefatigable Byzantines! • Of Aigos Lot at Deir Ain Abata, Jordan • The Byzantine Church of Khirbet el-Maqatir

*Spring 1999*
The Walls of Jericho • On the Jericho Road • The King and I: The Apostle John and Emperor Domitian, Part 1 • The Acts of the Apostles and the Archaeologists

*Winter 1999*
ABR and the Search For Ai • Is Khirbet Nisya the Ai of the Bible? • The Search for Joshua’a Ai: Excavations at Kh. el-Maqatir

1998B Back Issues - Buy Now

BIBLE and SPADE produced in Fall 1998, for $2.75. Bible and Spade produced prior to Fall 1998 are in small format and sell for $1.25 each.

Fall 1998
Locating Biblical Bethel • Three Coins From a Mountain • Hanukkah: The Festival of Light • Glittering Gold, Medicinal Myrrh and Fragrant Frankincense

1998A Back Issues - Buy Now

BIBLE and SPADE produced in Winter, Spring and Summer 1998. Bible and Spade produced after Summer 1998 are in large format and sell for $2.75 each.

Summer 1998
Noah, His Ark, His Mountain, His City and His Tomb • How Old Are Those Hills? • The Ancient Document Rule and the Flood of Noah’s Day • The Flood and Subsequent Civilization

Spring 1998
The Bible and Extraterrestrial Life • A Study of the Hebrew Word Yom in the Creation Narrative (Genesis 1, 2) • The City of Andrew and Peter: Bethsaida • The World’s Oldest Church: Aqaba, Jordan

Winter 1998
To Sling or Not to Sling – That Was Never The Question • Signals From Space • Gone, But Not Forgotten: The Hurrians and Their Kingdom of the Lion • Bible Personages in Archaeology: Omri, King of Israel

1997 Back Issues - Buy Now

Three issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 1997. Order all three at a discount. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

Autumn 1997
How Were Fossils Formed? • Wars and Rumors of War: Evidence of Ancient Edomites • Edomite/Israelite War Strengthened by New Finds • “Does Your Teacher Not Pay the (Temple) Tax?” (Mt. 17:24–27) • Among the Reeds of the Nile

Spring/Summer 1997
Separating Materialist Philosophy From Science • The Archives of Ugarit • Pharaohs and Kings Confused: David Rohl’s New Chronology • Bible Personages in Archaeology: The Sons of Jacob

Winter 1997
Fossil Fantasy • Abraham and the King of Egypt • Thy Servants Take Pleasure in Her Stones • Bible Personages in Archaeology: The Clans of Manasseh

1996 Back Issues - Buy Now

Four issues of BIBLE and SPADE produced in 1996. Order all four at a discount or choose to purchase single back issues for $1.25 each. Issues listed with an *asterisk* are available as photocopies.

*Autumn 1996*
Cracks in the Evolutionary Facade • Genesis and Ancient Near East Stories of Creation and Flood: Part 4 • Bible Personages in Archaeology: Ahab the Israelite • The Bible, Archaeology and the Study of Military Affairs

Summer 1996
Fossils in Your Family Tree • Genesis and Ancient Near East Stories of Creation and Flood: Part 3 • The Mesopatamian Background of the Tower of Babel and Its Implications

*Spring 1996*
Genesis and Ancient Near East Stories of Creation and Flood: Part 2 • The Lost Ark is Still Lost – But Now We Know Where Its Been! • Paul’s Travels Through Cyp