More on the Historicity of the Bible

A few days ago (click to read blog entry) I wrote about archaeologists in Egypt finding coins inscribed with the biblical Joseph's image and name. Today I accidentally happened on another, similar article, this one published in Smithsonian Magazine, describing the discovery and excavation of what is thought to be the altar that Joshua built after he had led the Israelites into what was then Canaan. This spot was also where Joshua divided up the Holy Land and allotted each of the tribes its particular piece of the land.

Excavated Altar of Joshua on Mt. Ebal

It is a fascinating article and certainly worth reading by anyone who has any interest at all in the Bible. As I have mentioned before, we are constantly being told by scholars that this or that event described in Holy Scripture really never happened...and then the archaeologists come along and say to the scholars, "Not so fast..." In this one sense, then, God continues to reveal His truth thousands of years after the fact. Click here to read the Smithsonian Magazine article.