Articles by Patterns of Evidence

Steven Law | Patterns of Evidence Summary: The new discovery of a First Temple era palace along with the best-preserved capitals to date, confirms the…

SUMMARY: An Egyptian inscription found near the banks of the Nile records the name “Israel.” In this excerpt from the book Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus,…

Pieter Gert van der Veen PhD, habil and Glen Fritz PhD | August 28, 2020 | Interviews Two scholars with two very different views of…

Dr. R. Brian Rickett | July 10, 2020 | Evidence Summary: A recent flurry of interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls creates opportunity for fresh…

Summary: A recent publication on the 2017 rediscovery of a Hebrew manuscript from Cairo, Egypt of a large portion of the Bible has generated excitement…

SYNOPSIS: The Bible’s exodus account is foundational to biblical history, yet viewed as mostly fictional by mainstream scholars. Could this skepticism be the result of…

SYNOPSIS: The existence of a strong centralized kingdom at the time of Solomon as described in the Bible is something that is disputed by many scholars….

Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. – Genesis…

The Golden Calf by James Tissot. (public domain – from Wikimedia Commons) Steve Law | Patterns of Evidence The people of Israel again did what…

Steve Law | Patterns of Evidence The city gate at Bethsaida/Zer, Israel. Courtesy of The International Studies and Programs | Bethsaida Excavations Project And they came to…