John Currid: Archeology & the Old Testament

The Bible is not a fairytale about mythical lands and fictional characters. God’s Word contains the true accounts of real people, who walked the streets of real cities, and who left a real mark on the world. Archeologists play a key role in helping to unearth artifacts that give us insight into these historical and cultural frameworks of the biblical text.
Watch Archeology & the Old Testament, a special online streaming message from Dr. John Currid, professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas. As he presents archeological findings from his own work and other noteworthy excavations, Dr. Currid demonstrates how ancient artifacts can help us gain a deeper understanding of the people and places described in God’s Word.
This message is part of the Rare Book Room Series, a series of academic lectures and interviews from distinguished speakers. Each message highlights featured artifacts from the Hansen Rare Book Room on the campus of Reformation Bible College.

[@terrywright258]

Excellent lecture and much needed among our youth who are inundated with an anti-intellectual a-historicism and live in an age who are ignorant of Old Testament history and all history.

[@HearGodsWord]

These bookroom lectures are really good

[@sidadaako4061]

Great lecture! Eternally thankful to Ligonier/RBC for making resources like this accessible (and free!) to believers anywhere in the world!

[@paularhodarmer3267]

Wonderful lecture! I am very interested in all of this.

[@PaDutchRunner]

Favorite professor ever!!

[@alexhan6115]

Awesome lecture!!!! Biblical Archeology is Very cool

[@rev.mambwemillan656]

Watching from Zambia

[@RcBrown745]

What is the music that plays, before the start. It beautiful!

[@loganhoopes7877]

I agree! It sounds like “Veni Domine” from RC Sproul & Jeff Lippencott’s album “Saints of Zion.”

[@RcBrown745]

@@loganhoopes7877 thanks! I will look it up.

[@ShaneMincer]

Well done!

[@jaythefit8817]

If the Philistine temple had pillars ten feet apart Samson had really long arms, or the temple Samson brought down had pillars in the four to five foot range. Is it possible, when speaking of the two pillars, could it be referring to the two main supports of the temple where the greatest amount of mass was centered?

[@sirnigel100]

Watching from Ukraine

[@heatherowen1898]

Interesting lecture, where can we get his books?

[@stephengray1344]

I wonder if Dr Currid still holds the same view of the Mt Ebal curse tablet now it's been published and almost universally panned. But apart from that one questionable point, this was a really good overview of what we can realistically expect from Biblical Archaeology.

[@dbman63]

At about 43 minutes in, the text of the lecture on screen says 15550 where the speaker says 1550

[@Naynay1160]

I love the library ❤❤❤❤

[@jbrunogds]

Great, thanks !