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Latest Research Articles By Category

Here is a listing of the most recent articles, grouped into general categories to aid locating pertinent material. Articles are listed within the categories with the most recent given first.

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Contemporary Issues

Commentary on recent archaeological discoveries, current issues bearing on the historical reliability of Scripture and other relevant archaeological news.

10/11/2009: "Yahweh Inscription" Discovered at "Mount Sinai"!
8/30/2009: Christians in the Public Square: How Far Should Evangelicals Go in the Creation-Evolution Debate?
6/16/2009: Carbon 14 Dating Controversy in the Iron Age Period
6/6/2009: Biblical Archaeology in 2009: Still Going Strong

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Devotionals

Articles designed for the purpose of bringing edification to the Church and relating practical life matters to archaeological discoveries.

7/12/2009: A History of ABR: Its Founders and Associates (1969-1994)
5/18/2009: Ken Ham at the ABR Banquet
10/7/2008: Encouraged by Ozark
2/6/2008: The Parable of the Two Builders

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Divided Kingdom

Archaeological and historical articles dealing with events from the death of Solomon to the end of the Old Testament, circa 975-400 B.C.

5/28/2009: Nahum, Nineveh and Those Nasty Assyrians
4/30/2009: The Geography and Military Strategy of King Uzziah: An Expansionist Policy That Led to His Destruction
1/22/2009: The Prophets’ Knowledge of Contemporary Idolatry
9/19/2008: Seal of Jezebel Identified

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Exodus-Conquest

Archaeological and historical articles dealing with the validity of the Exodus-Conquest narratives of the Old Testament, circa 1500-1350 B.C.

10/19/2009: Recent Research on the Date and Setting of the Exodus
10/11/2009: "Yahweh Inscription" Discovered at "Mount Sinai"!
8/27/2009: Reflections on the 2009 Season at Hazor
8/13/2009: The Bible According to Karnak

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Flood

Archaeological, historical and other scientific articles dealing with the historicity of the Genesis Flood (Gen. 6-9), Noah's Ark, early post-Flood history, and other Flood related matters.

12/31/2008: "The Search for Noah's Ark"
9/26/2008: Noah's Ark Update
8/4/2008: An Alternative Interpretation of Bender's Wood
7/30/2008: The Genesis Flood: An Interpretive Key to the Past

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Founder's Corner

This section is dedicated to ABR founder, Dr. David Livingston. It contains articles written by David over the years. David's lifetime of work in defense of Scripture is an inspiration to us all.

10/29/2009: Sneak Preview: 40th Anniversary Issue of Bible and Spade
7/12/2009: A History of ABR: Its Founders and Associates (1969-1994)
7/8/2009: Traditional Site of Bethel Questioned
6/25/2009: Location of Biblical Bethel and Ai Reconsidered

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General Apologetics

Articles dealing with apologetic matters that have a bearing on Biblical archaeology and the authority, reliability and inerrancy of Scripture.

8/9/2009: The Exodus Controversy
6/16/2009: Carbon 14 Dating Controversy in the Iron Age Period
2/20/2009: Historical Narrative and Truth in the Bible
2/10/2009: Does it Really Matter What Albert Einstein Believed?

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Investigating Origins

Archaeological, scientific and historical articles dealing directly with the issue of origins, evolution, the early chapters of Genesis and the Genesis Flood. (Genesis 1-9).

11/5/2009: New Doubts About Half-Life Dating
9/1/2009: Is ‘Ida’ the Missing Link?
8/30/2009: Christians in the Public Square: How Far Should Evangelicals Go in the Creation-Evolution Debate?
8/19/2009: Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

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Judges-United Monarchy

Archaeological and historical articles dealing with events from the period of the Judges, and the reigns of Saul, David and Solomon, circa 1350-975 B.C.