b'BIBLICAL STUDIES AND THEOLOGYFaith-Affirming Findings50 Archaeological Discoveries That Validate the Historicity and Reliability of ScripturePaul D. WeaverDiscover fifty historical treasures that will reinvigorate your exploration of the BibleIf the Bible is inspired and inerrant, then the archaeological record will affirm it. And it doesas Bible professor Paul Weaver demonstrates. While biblical archaeology can neither prove nor disprove the main tenets of the Christian faith, its findings do support Scriptures historical credibil-ity. Faith-Affirming Findings presents the fifty discoveries from the ancient world that are most relevant for students of the Bible. Among these arethe House of David Stele,Moabite Stone,Hezekiahs Tunnel,Behistun Relief,the Jesus Boat,and more.Through images of these important artifacts and sites, a discussion of what they demonstrate about the ancient world, and a reflection on their relationship to the Bible, readers will grow in their confidence that Scripture is reliable. Faith-Affirming Findings promises to be a valued and encouraging resource for those committed to The Sargon II Reliefs and Colossal Bulls The Sargon II Reliefs and Colossal Bulls studying the Bible. The text also contains links to video and di audio material specific to each discovery. Nosprtlh Aay aftr ictha (fe Inosrtmituertley k fonr othwen a Sts tudhye Or of Aiennciental Itn Cstuitltuurte oes,f C Whicest aAgo).sia & For Further Study Paul D. Weaver (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, AlbenWadla,l R Pealiueflins aet.DThuer-S Phaalarcreu koifn, S afrrogomn, O Kriignign aolfDArsasywriina:g sM Moanduem aent tthaelTime of Their Discovery in 18431844 by Botta and Flandin. Paris: CogaEin,senbra The Raging Torrent:fromBaptist Bible Seminary) is Associate Professor of Bible Expo-Morundecs, 1986.h Hist oIsrriaceallInscriptions.Assyria and Baaib. ylonia Relating to Ancient Jerusalem: Carta, Fan2008. M L T sition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has traveled exten-t, Clyde E., nagn dthe Biticbhlee llt hG.ro uRgheddi Arsch.haeoolsogticraelas Aurrteifsa cotsftihneWBiobrlle:d UnderstandiPhotograph of Sagron II Relief and Colossal Bulls Museums. Grand Rapids: Eerdmuasneum.os, 2008.rg. sively in the lands of the Bible (Israel, Greece, Rome, Turkey, The B Muusseum: wThe Lroiutivsrh Meeum: wwwww.b.lroiutivsrhme.fr/en/explore/the-palace/the-palace-ered at Sargon IIs palace claimed responsibility for the deporrtaaetilo) na nodf t 8 of-sargon-ii. Egypt, and Jordan) and wrote his doctoral dissertation on the I s furloamtin tgh Se atemna rnioar wthiethrn f otrriebigens e(rksn.o Thwni sc oalclceoctuivnetslyfsf oasrItsh Ee zpraeo, tphlee Scan QThR Ce Saorde fgon II Ror Faietliefs ah-Affirnd Cminog Finlossadinl Bugs Vllsideo orra reelipeopg k of archaeology of Corinth and the exegesis of 1 Corinthians. He Groosuppe lksn, oanwdnAasc ttsh ea rSea mhoasrtitilaen tso. Th theeSJaewmiasrhi tpaneso pinle t hane db ovoice versa. The deportation of Iossrtaileiltiiteess.Thandedriessceotvtleermieesn attDofu Ar-sSshyarirarnusk iunn (dFeorr tS Saargrgoonn I)I,exopdlaeirnns- tdhaeys eK hhorsabad, vindicate the Bible and proved the critics wrongalso serves as the Editor of the Learn the Word Bible Survey monce again. These discoveries at Khorsabad are indeed faith affirming!The Locations of the Artifacts www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jf0c4cjxe0 series, and hosts the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast.Ba oitt iaslhs oM bues eumview eindLaot nthdoe Ln.o Auvre in Paris, France. A lamassu is also on Brn h the Sargon relief and thevcoirlostuasla mirl burlolsrcimana bgeeovief twheed Sa torgdoanyRate liefthecthere, further substantiating what Sargon boasts about and what the biblical text states in Isa 20:1.8.Sargopnu laIItios n,fa btuhter b,ec Sahuaslme haen dieeserd,thcoe same year that he conquered Israel, 722 BC, Sargon nquered Israel and began the deportation and reps mo ost responsible.II i100 | The Kingdom Era The Kingdom Era | 101KREGELA C A D E M I C RELATED TITLES978-0-8254-4885-0$44.99 The IchthusWarfare in the Old Hardcover6 x 9360 pages ChristogramTestamentand Other Early978-0-8254-3655-0 RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology Christian Symbols$34.99Kregel AcademicRights: World 978-0-8254-4821-8 March 24, 2026 $27.998kregel.com/academic'