In this final lesson of the biblical archaeology survey, David Capoccia answers questions about Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, discusses the importance of seal impressions for confirming biblical persons archaeologically, and presents archaeological findings related to Nebuchadnezzar II, Belshazzar, and Cyrus the Great.
In this lesson, David Capoccia discusses biblical archaeology related to the time of Israel’s being taken into captivity. Specifically, David Capoccia discusses Assyria’s and Babylon’s invasions of Judah. These historical events written about in the Bible are confirmed and further described through findings at Tel Lachish, Sennacherib’s palace relief sculptures, Hezekiah’s Broad Wall and Water Tunnel, the…
In this lesson, David Capoccia finishes sampling archaeology from the judges period and begins examining important archaeological finds from the time of Israel’s kings. Specifically, David Capoccia examines: the temple of Shechem described in Judges 9, the Tel Dan Stele, the Mesha Stele, and the fortress city of Khirbet Qeiyafa. The latter finds are especially important…
Do you ever wish you were rich, or at least a little richer? Do you find yourself content in the treasures of this world? Or are you constantly looking to treasures in the next world? In this sermon, David Capoccia examines Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount regarding where we should amass treasures.…
In this lesson, David Capoccia examines the strengths and weaknesses of the two proposed sites for the ruins of Sodom. David Capoccia also briefly examines two pieces of archaeological evidence from the time of Israel’s judges: the Amarna Letters and the Merneptah Stele.
In this lesson, David Capoccia surveys archaeological information from Babel and the time of Israel’s patriarchs. Important archaeological finds for this period include: the ziggurats of Mesopotamia, Egyptian depictions of Semitic life, and Mesopotamian marriage customs. David Capoccia also begins to discuss the claims that Sodom has been found today and what biblical details we should keep…
In this lesson, David Capoccia discusses some prominent creation and flood myths from ancient Egypt and Mespotamia. David Capoccia leads an investigation into the similarities and differences of these myths in relation to the Bible’s true account and he also answers the following question: could the Israelites have borrowed from the myths of the cultures around them…
In this lesson, David Capoccia explains how archaeologists date their finds, showing that the process that appears in the news as precise and objective is actually very interpretive. David Capoccia then discusses how dating methods have been used to create a timeline for Egypt and the Middle East that contradicts the Bible. In the last part…
Does archaeology prove the Bible? Does it disprove the Bible? Or is archaeology irrelevant to the Bible? In this Sunday school lesson, David Capoccia explains the basics of biblical archaeology and why it’s important for Christians to know about. Specifically, David Capoccia defines biblical archaeology, briefly describes its history and process, and then discusses why…
In this Sunday school lesson, we learn about the Ice Age. Though the Bible does not specifically mention an ice age, we do see plenty of evidence of an ice age in our world today. In fact, the Ice Age is a reasonable outcome of the global Flood, which the Bible does plainly describe. In…