Church and Biblical History

NY Times: Although fundamentalists made modernist theology one of their primary enemies, they drew on modernist thought and practice just as much as their liberal counterparts.

“The return of a rare Bible to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is more than a homecoming — it is a reminder that the Geneva Bible has been part of this country’s religious heritage since the beginning.” - U.S. News

“The find of 10th-century BCE fortifications of Lachish supports the Bible but not all archaeologists are convinced. …Traditionalists, also referred to as maximalists, claim the Biblical descriptions of a complex and powerful Davidic Kingdom based in Judea in the 10th-century BCE are accurate.

Israeli Archaeologists Uncover Town Connected to Abraham - Christian Headlines

A clay seal impression: “’(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King’ (LeNathan-Melech Eved HaMelech). Nathan-Melech is named in 2 Kings as an official in the court of King Josiah.” - Times of Israel

“The Puritans, though serious and godly, were for the most part joyful—one of the most joyful groups of people, in fact, ever to grace the earth. Here are five kinds of joy that marked the Puritans.” - TGC

GARBC: Thankfully that brand [of cultural fundamentalism] has been dying a slow death. What we’re seeing now today in our circles … is an ardent commitment to biblical exegesis and biblical sufficiency and tying biblical truth to all of life - focusing on the heart, and heart change, from biblical truth. (15:00 - 15:30).

“In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, Michael Gerson critiques those who prize ‘authenticity’ and uncensored ‘passion’ over self-control and contemplative restraint. He contrasts two philosophical systems, one reliant on Aristotelianism, the other derived from Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” - Amer. Conservative

“Each year, on an almost daily basis, archaeological discoveries help us better understand the Bible and affirm its details about people, events, and culture.” - CToday

Mohler: “This is an important day in the life of Southern Seminary. Just now, we release the ‘Report on Slavery and Racism in the History of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.’ It is a massive project and a moral reckoning.”- SBTS