I’d encourage readers to check out this worthwhile post from Todd Bolen of the Bible Places blog. It’s a measured, coherent response to a sensationalist claim reported by CBN. The archaeologist involved (Ami Mazar) and epigrapher Stephen Pfann (a friend of...
Ron Wyatt
Critiques of Pseudo-Archaeologists Appealing to Many Evangelical Christians
PaleoBabble readers know that I haven’t had positive things to say about the work of pseudo-archaeologists like Ron Wyatt and Robert Cornuke. The Bible Places blog recently posted some critiques of the latter. I think readers will find it informative and useful....
Ron Wyatt and Those Egyptian Chariot Wheels
I’ve complained before about the poor quality of Ron Wyatt’s “research” (loosely defined) before . While he may have been well-intentioned (his aim was to defend the Bible’s content), there is no excuse for the kind of paleobabble he has...
Debunking of “Yahweh Inscription” (Allegedly) from Jebel al-Lawz
Talk about great timing. Just this past Wednesday in my Ancient Israel class at Western Washington University I covered some of the hokey “evidences” put forth by less-than-reputable Christian archaeologists in defense of Jebel el-Lawz as the true location...
Replica of Noah’s Ark Completed
Kind of interesting – a full-scale model of Noah’s ark according to the biblical dimensions (and assuming an 18-inch cubit) built by a guy in the Netherlands. The link leads to the BBC story, but you can view additional pictures here. If you are familiar...