The Romans destroyed Herod’s Temple in 70 CE, which the ancient Jewish book of chronology, the Seder Olam, records as an event that occurred in a Sabbath Year. Counting backwards in time in seven-year increments from 70 CE reveals the following chronology for the year of the Exodus and the…
The Bûr-Saggilê eclipse (alternate spellings: Bur Sagale, Bur-Saggile, Pur-Sagale, Par-Sagale) is not mentioned in the Bible. It is an event that is recorded only on Assyrian cuneiform tablets unearthed at Nineveh in the early 1800s and now stored in the collections of the British Museum. Despite the lack of mention…
The Dome of the Rock is a Muslim shrine (not a mosque as many incorrectly believe) that, with its gold-covered dome, has come to be the iconic image of Old Jerusalem. Many Christians have visited inside the Dome itself in years past, although since the year 2000 non-Muslim access has…
Over the years, countless Bible expositors have questioned the need for Jesus to be baptized by John the Baptist. If indeed his life was sinless, why was it necessary for Jesus to submit to a baptism of repentance for remission of sins, which is what John’s baptism was all about?…
The greatest chronological and theological error made by most traditional expositors in their interpretations of the prophecies in the Book of Daniel is the one involving the covenant mentioned in Dan. 9:27a, which says “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week …” The error is caused…
I am making this rough draft of Chapter One from my forthcoming reference book The Prophecy Society Guide to Old Testament Chronology available for preview. I have no idea when the book will be finished, but here’s the cover. Click here to read the preview (PDF format) I will also…
The Bible says that Menahem of Israel paid tribute to the Neo-Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III (also called Pul in the Bible), but in which year of his ten-year reign he paid tribute is not specified. The Iran Stele confirms the payment of tribute by Menahem. Other Assyrian documents indicate that…
A reader asked if the Exodus really happened, and, when I assured him it did, he then wondered why Moses is not mentioned in secular Egyptian history. Well, it’s quite possible that Moses is featured in the historical records of the eighteenth dynasty, and that he has been overlooked because…
The Moabite Stone (aka Mesha stele in archaeological circles) refers to “Omri, King of Israel,” saying that Moab was oppressed by Omri and that Mesha won a great victory against his son. Mesha is mentioned in the Bible, “And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the…
While in college, I often visited a nearby park to study on spring days. Not far from my favorite swing was a sandbox where young children gathered to play. On one sunny afternoon, their laughter easily pulled my attention away from my physics textbook. I couldn’t help but watch with…