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Old Testament: History or Hoax? Kristen Davis PhD Student at Southern Evangelical Seminary Assistant Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University Founder of DoubtLess Faith Ministries Why Does It Matter? Without a solid historical

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Old Testament: History or Hoax?

Kristen Davis

PhD Student at Southern Evangelical Seminary Assistant Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University Founder of DoubtLess Faith Ministries

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Why Does It Matter?

  • Without a solid historical foundation,

Christianity is no more solid than any other world religion.

  • Its spiritual truth claims hang upon the

historicity of the events within the pages of the Bible.

  • Biblical Archaeology gives the Christian

Apologist the evidence necessary to solidly proclaim the truth claims of the Bible.

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Questions

  • Are the events of the Old Testament false?
  • Do we have to reject the history of the Old

Testament?

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You can believe the Old Testament is History because it is . . .

  • Historically Informative
  • Historically Consistent
  • Historically Corroborates
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Destroyed in antiquity (90%) Preserved in tells (10%) Recovered by archaeology (1%)

“Absence of Evidence is not Evidence

  • f Absence”

Just because something hasn’t been found to support the Biblical narrative, doesn’t mean that the Biblical narrative is inaccurate. It just has not been found yet!

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Hittites…fact or fable?

  • A little over “a century ago the Hittites were

unknown in any documents outside the Bible and did not exist in the archaeological record.”

  • Yet in 1906 when “Hugo Winckler and Theodor

Makridi begin excavating on Büyükkale…2500 fragments of cuneiform tablets [were] recovered …identify[ing] the city as the Hittite capital Hattusha.”

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Hittites…fact or fable?

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Historically Informative

The Bible had information about historical people, nations, and events before secular historians.

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Early Genesis

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Early Genesis

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Early Genesis

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Early Genesis

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

Abram’s father Terah moves them from Ur to Haran rather than

  • nto Canaan

(Gen 11:31)

Ziggurat at Ur Homes at Haran

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

Famine in Canaan so move to Egypt (Gen. 12:10)

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

Abram Rescues Lot (Gen. 14:14)

Mud Brick Triple Arched Gate at Laish/Dan

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

Gen 12:6 & Gen 33:18

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Early Genesis

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2371-2191 2113-2006 Joseph (1898) 1600 1500 Moses (1446) 1300 800 King Menahem (752-742) 700 500 400

ANE SLAVE PRICES

ANE Bible

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Moses’ Mother: Queen Hatshepsut

Pharaoh of Exodus: A M E N H O T E P II

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

the walls fell, shaken apparently by earthquake, and the city was destroyed by fire, about 1400 B.C. ~ John Garstang

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

K I N G of I S R A E l H O U S E of D A V I D

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Khirbet Qeiyafa

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Inscription from 9th century BC containing the phrase “King of Israel” & “House of David.”

Khirbet Qeiyafa

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Prophets 928-430 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Jeroboam’s Golden Calf at Dan

(1 Kings 12: 26-32)

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Prophets 928-430 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Tools from Altar Kit

Mizr q Small Horned Altar Incense Shovels (found near altar)

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Historically Consistent

The events of the Bible parallel what we see in

  • ther cultures. They harmonize with or

illuminate historical data.

– Creation (parallel) – Flood (parallel) – Jericho (harmonize and illuminate) – Dan – Conquest, Golden calf (parallel) – King David (parallel) – Exodus (harmonize and illuminate)

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Prophets 928-430 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Seige of Lachish

(II Kings 18; II Chronicles 32) Freeze at Sennacherib’s Palace in Nineveh

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Patriarchal Period 1875-1660 B.C. Conquest Period 1446-1050 B.C. United Kingdom 1050-928 B.C Prophets 928-430 B.C. Egyptian Sojourn 1753-1446 B.C. Early Genesis

Hezekiah’s Tunnel

(2 Kings 20:20, 2 Chronicles 32:3-4)

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Historically Corroborates

Events in scripture are mirrored in archaeology

– Assyrian Conquest – Nineveh Freeze and Hezekiah's tunnel

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You can believe the Old Testament is History because it is . . .

  • Historically Informative: The Bible had

information about historical people, nations, and events before secular historians.

  • Historically Consistent: The events of the

Bible parallel what we see in other cultures. They harmonize with or illuminate historical data.

  • Historically Corroborates: Events in scripture

are mirrored in archaeology

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ALWAYS REMEMBER God has left enough evidence to convince those that would believe. However, because love is a choice, God will not force someone to see what they wish not to see.

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WWW.DOUBTLESSFAITH.COM

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Summary

  • Do we have to reject the history of the Old

Testament? – No!

  • Are there good reasons to believe the Old

Testament is history? – Yes!

  • Edifying: Hittites
  • Illuminating: Assyrians
  • Corroborated: Slave prices, Exodus, Jericho,

Davidic Dynasty, etc.

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Always Remember…

  • When discussing God, archaeology or the

Bible with a non-believer, do it with respect for their beliefs and humility.

  • Biblical Archaeology and Christian Apologetics

can only play a supporting role, because the Holy Spirit is ultimately the one who can convict and transform the heart of an unrepentant sinner.

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