00.6-Biblical Guide to Contents
Biblical Guide to Contents
GENESIS
1-2 BABYLONIAN CREATION TABLETS 4
3 TEMPTATION SEALS 3
6-8 ASSYRIAN FLOOD TABLETS 3
6-8 BABYLONIAN FLOOD TABLETS 4
6-8 FLOOD DEPOSITS AT UR 4
11 TOWER OF BABEL 4
11-12 UR, CITY OF ABRAHAM’S YOUTH 4
12 ABRAHAM’S CAMELS IN EGYPT 5
12-14 TRAVEL IN ABRAHAM’S DAY 4
13 FRUITFUL PLAIN OF JORDAN 8
14 MILITARY LINE OF MARCH 8
15-16 ABRAHAM AND SARAH AND NUZI TABLETS 4
16 ABRAHAM AND CODE OF HAMMURABI 4
18-19 SITES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH 8
19 A DOOR OF ABRAHAMIC TIMES 6
20, 26 GERAR, PHILISTINE GRAIN CENTER 10
22 ABRAHAM AND HUMAN SACRIFICES 4
23:10 HITITES IN PATRIARCHAL TIMES 6
23:16 WEIGHING MONEY IN EARLY TIMES 11
37-50 JOSEPH IN THE LAND OF EGYPT 5
37:17 CITY OF DOTHAN 20
EXODUS
1A NEW DYNASTY IN EGYPT BRINGS OPPRESSION TO ISRAEL5 1-12PHARAOH OF THE OPPRESSION AND PHARAOH OF EGYPT
2 IDENTITY OF PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER 5
5 BRICKS WITH OR WITHOUT STRAW 5
7-12 THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT 5
24:4 MOSES AND USE OF THE ALPHABET 7
LEVITICUS
EARLY DATE OF WRITING OF BOOK 7, 19
Deu 8:9 COPPER AND IRON IN CANAAN 10
14:21 A CANAANITE PRACTICE FORBIDDEN TO ISRAEL 7
JOSHUA
1-12 HOW ISRAEL’S OPPRESSOR PREPARED THE WAY FOR THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN 5
1-12 TABLETS THROWING LIGHT ON PERIOD OF CONQUEST 5
6 EXCAVATION OF CITY OF JERICHO 10
6 RECENT EXCAVATIONS AT JERICHO 20
7 SITE OF CITY OF AI 10
9:1 HITTITES IN THE LAND OF CANAAN 6
15:13-19 EXCAVATION OF KIRJATH-SEPHER 10
24:12 HORNET AS BADGE OF EGYPTIAN KING 5
JUDGES PERIOD OF JUDGES-STELES OF EGYPTIAN KINGS AT BETHSHAN PERIOD OF JUDGES-ARRIVAL OF PHILISTINES IN PALESTINE 5
16:23-30 EXAMPLE OF PILLARS PULLED DOWN BY SAMSON 10
I9-20 BIBLE CONFIRMED BY SPADE 10
RUTH
4 LEGAL USE OF SHOES 4
I SAMUEL 1-4SHILOH, CITY OF ISRAEL’S EARLIEST SANCTUARY IN CANAAN 6BETHSHEMESH, CITY RECEIVING THE ARK FROM THE PHILISTINES 10
11-14 GIBEAH IN THE DAYS OF SAUL 10
13:19-21 A PHILISTINE FURNACE 10
11 EXCAVATIONS OF BETHSHAN 10
II SAMUEL
5 HOW DAVID CAPTURED JERUSALEM 9
5-24 THE JERUSALEM OF DAVID’S DAY 9
5-24 WEAK RULERS IN EGYPT DURING DAVID’S REIGN 5
I KINGS
1-11 THE JERUSALEM OF SOLOMON’S TIME 9
1-11 GREATNESS AND WEALTH OF SOLOMON’S KINGDOM 10
1-11 MEGIDDO’S WATER SYSTEM IN SOLOMON’S TIME 10
1-11 SOLOMON’S HORSE STABLES 10
1-11 SOLOMON’S COPPER MINES 10
1-11 SOLOMON’S COPPER REFINERY 10
4:7, 12BETHSHAN OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL IN REIGN OF SOLOMON 10 9:15-19GEZER CONQUERED BY PHARAOH AND FORTIFIED BY SOLOMON 10
10 QUEEN OF SHEBA’S KINGDOM 20
15:14, 22:43 etc. OLD TESTAMENT HIGH PLACES 8
15:16-22 MIZPEH FORTIFIED 10
16- 22 SAMARIA IN THE REIGNS OF OMRI AND AHAB 10
17-18 ELIJAH AND THE PROPHETS OF BAAL 7
18:27 ELIJAH AND HEATHEN GODS 6
11 KINGS
3 MOABITE STONE AND KING MESHA’S REVOLT 8
6:13f.CITY OF DOTHAN20 7:2,17, 19AN ASSYRIAN PICTURE EXPLAINS AN OLD TESTAMENT WORD 3
7:6-7 HITTITES A FORMIDABLE FOE 6
10 AN ASSYRIAN OBELISK AND KING JEHU 3
13-14 SAMARIA IN REIGN OF JEROBOAM II 10
15:29 TIGLATH-PILESER AND THE CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL 3
18-20 JERUSALEM IN HEZEKIAH’S REIGN 9
18-20 SEAL FROM TIME OF HEZEKIAH 10
18-19 SENNACHERIB’S STORY OF HIS WARFARE WITH HEZEKIAH 3
18:9-10 ASSYRIAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF SAMARIA 3
19:37 ESARHADDON’S RECORD OF THE DEATH OF SENNACHERIB 3
23-29 PHARAOH-NECHO AND THE BATTLE OF CARCHEMISH 4
24-25 SEAL OF THE STEWARD OF KING JEHOIACHIN 10
24-25 TABLETS FROM BABYLON MENTIONING KING JEHOIACHIN 4
1Ch 5:26 IDENTITY OF PUL, KING OF ASSYRIA 3
29:7 USE OF “DRACHMA” IN LATER OLD TESTAMENT TIMES 11
2Ch 1:17 HITTITES A FORMIDABLE FOE 6
12:1-4 AN EGYPTIAN INVASION OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL 5
33:11-13 KING MANASSEH A CAPTIVE TO BABYLON 3
EZRA
EARLY DATE OF WRITING OF BOOK 5
1:1-4 PROCLAMATION OF KING CYRUS 4
2:26; 8:27 USE OF “DRACHMA” IN LATER OLD TESTAMENT TIMES 11
6:18 USE OF ARAMAIC IN EZRA 5
Neh 1:1 PALACE OF SHUSHAN 4
2:10; 4:1 etc. CONFIRMATION CONCERNING SANBALLAT 5
7:70-72 USE OF “DRACHMA” IN LATER OLD TESTAMENT TIMES 11
ESTHER UNCOVERING THE PALACE OF QUEEN ESTHER4
Job 3:14 WAS JOB ACQUAINTED WITH THE PYRAMIDS? 5
PSALMS EARLY DATE OF WRITING OF BOOK OF PSALMS 19
ISAIAH ISAIAH MANUSCRIPT AMONG DEAD SEA SCROLLS 19
3:17-24 VANITY CASES AT KIRJATH-SEPHER 10
20 PROPHECY ABOUT ASHDOD 3
20:1 REFERENCE TO KING SARGON 3
22:15; 36:3 TWO OLD SEALS 10
57:5-7 PRACTICES OF HEATHEN HIGH PLACES 8
Jer 6:1 FIRE SIGNALS IN JEREMIAH’S DAY 10
7:12, 14; 26:6,9 DESTRUCTION OF SHILOH 10
10:11 USE OF ARAMAIC IN JEREMIAH 5
34:1-7 LACHISH OSTRACA AND THE TIMES OF JEREMIAH 10
38:4 “WEAKENING THE HANDS” OF THE MEN OF WAR 10
41-44 LIGHT FROM EGYPT ON THE TIMES OF THE CAPTIVITY 5
41:2 THE SEAL OF GEDALIAH 10
43:8-13 A PROPHECY AND ACTION OF JEREMIAH CONFIRMED IN EGYPT 5 52:31-34 TABLETS FROM BABYLON MENTIONING KING JEHOIACHIN 4
Mic 5:13 CONDEMNATION OF HIGH PLACES 8
HABAKKUK COMMENTARY ON BOOK OF HABAKKUK AMONG DEAD SEA SCROLLS19 INTER-TESTAMENTAL PERIOD
SEE CHAPTER ON DEAD SEA SCROLLS19 OLD TESTAMENT TOPICS NOT LISTED UNDER SCRIPTURE
1. THE RELIGION OF ISRAEL VERSUS CANAANITE POLYTHEISM 7 2. MOSES AND THE PENTATEUCH AND THE ANCIENT USE OF AN ALPHABET 7
3. LAW OF MOSES AND CODE OF HAMMURABI 4
4. LAW OF MOSES AND HITTITE CODE OF LAWS 6
Mat 2:1-11 BETHLEHEM, BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS 13
5:26 ROMAN COIN-FARTHING 14
6:2, 5, 16 REWARD AS “RECEIPT IN FULL” 12
10:9 KINDS OF COINS IN USE IN JESUS’ DAY 14
10:9-10 BEGGAR’S COLLECTING BAG 15
10:29 ROMAN COIN-PENNY 14
17:24 COIN USED FOR TEMPLE-TAX 14
17:27 COIN LIKE PETER FOUND IN MOUTH OF FISH 14
22:19-2` ROMAN DENARIUS: “RENDER UNTO CAESAR” 14
27:33, 60 GOLGOTHA AND THE TOMB OF JESUS 13
28:11-15 TOMB ROBBER’S INSCRIPTION 13
Mark 12:42 THE WIDOW’S MITE 14
2:1-5 LIGHT FROM THE PAPYRI ON THE CENSUS AT JESUS’ BIRTH 12
2:1-7 BETHLEHEM, BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS 13
2:39-52 NAZARETH, WHERE JESUS GREW UP AS A BOY 13
7:5 SYNAGOGUE OF CAPERNAUM 13
12:6 ROMAN COIN-PENNY 14
15:8 PIECE OF SILVER 14
21:2 WIDOW’S MITE 14
JOHN EARLY DATE OF WRITING OF JOHN’S GOSPEL12
13:23 RECLINING AT TABLE DESCRIBED 18
ACTS
EARLY DATE OF WRITING OF BOOK OF ACTS 12
RAMSAY’S SUMMARY OF LUKE’S ACCURACY 16
13:6-12 SERGIUS PAULUS, PAUL’S CONVERT 16
14:5-6 A LESSON IN ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY 16
16:12 LUKE’S USE OF WORD “DISTRICT” 16
16:13 PLACE WHERE GOSPEL WAS FIRST PREACHED IN EUROPE 16
16:14 THYATIRE, CITY OF TRADE GUILDS 17
16:19-20 SITE OF MARKETPLACE AT PHILIPPI 16
16:20, 22 etc. USE OF WORD “MAGISTRATE” 16
16:37 VALUE OF ROMAN CITIZENSHIP TO PAUL 16
17:1-9 A TRIBUTE TO LUKE’S ACCURACY 16
17:6, 8 OFFICIALS OF THESSALONICA “POLITARCHS” 16
17:13-15 PAUL’S ARRIVAL AT ATHENS 16
17:15-33 SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF EXCAVATIONS AT ATHENS 16
17:16 IDOLATRY AT ATHENS 16
17:17 ATHENIAN MARKET PLACE 16
17:22 PAUL ON MARS’ HILL 16
17:23 PAUL’S REFERENCE TO THE “UNKNOWN GOD” 16
17:28 PAUL’S QUOTATION FROM GREEK POETRY 16
18:1-18 PAUL AND NERO AT CORINTH 16
18:1-3 PAUL AND AQUILA’S SHOP AT CORINTH 16
18:4 SYNAGOGUE AT CORINTH 16
18:7 HOUSE OF TITUS JUSTUS 16
18:12 CONCERNING THE CITY OF CORINTH 16
18:12-17JUDGMENT SEAT AT CORINTH 16 19:1-4HOW CHRISTIANITY TOOK THE PLACE OF DIANA WORSHIP AT EPHESUS16
19:9-35 LIGHT FROM EXCAVATIONS AT EPHESUS 16
19:22 ERASTUS, PAUL’S CONVERT 16
19:27 TEMPLE OF DIANA PICTURED ON COIN 14
19:35 STATUE OF DIANA 16
21:26f. PLACARD FROM HEROD’S TEMPLE 13
28:13-14 DID PAUL VISIT POMPEII? 18
6:17 SLAVES OF SIN 16
9 20-23 POTTER’S QUARTERS AT CORINTH 16
16 INSCRIBED NAMES MENTIONED BY PAUL 18
16:23 ERASTUS, PAUL’S CONVERT 16
1Co 6:15-20 WHY PAUL WROTE THUS TO THE CORINTHIANS 16
6:20 FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY BECAUSE PURCHASED BY CHRIST 16
9:24-26 FIGURES OF SPEECH FROM ATHLETICS 16
10:25 CORINTHIAN MEAT MARKET 16
Gal 5:1 FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY 16
Eph 2:14 PLACARD FROM HEROD’S TEMPLE 13
2:19-22 PAUL’S USE OF WORD “TEMPLE” 16
Php 2:11 PAUL’S USE OF “LORD” JESUS 12
3:20 CITIZENSHIP PRIVILEGES 16
4:22 CAESAR’S HOUSEHOLD 18
COLOSSIANS
2:14 “CROSSING OUT THE DEBT” 12
2:18 PAUL’S USE OF WORD “MYSTERY” 16
2Ti 4:7-8 CROWNING AN ATHLETE 16
4:20 ERASTUS, PAUL’S CONVERT 16
3Jn 1:13 USE OF REED PEN AND INK IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES 12
REVELATION
2-3 ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE LETTERS TO THE CHURCHES 17
13:18 THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST 18
21:10-20FOUNDATION DEPOSIT OF THE TEMPLE16 NEW TESTAMENT TOPICS NOT LISTED UNDER SCRIPTURE 1. LANGUAGE OF NEW TESTAMENT ILLUSTRATED BY PAPYRI FROM EGYPT 12
2. DESCRIPTION OF SYNAGOGUE OF THE FIRST CENTURY 13
3. WORKS OF CHRISTIAN ART15 4. THE CATACOMBS AND THE WORSHIP AND PERSECUTION OF EARLY CHRISTIANS 18