Dr. Eric Mitchell takes readers on a journey to the first century synagogues likely frequented by Jesus as he taught and worked miracles. One, in Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene, is remarkably well preserved.
Next to the biblical accounts of Jesus, the account of David taking on the Philistine giant Goliath in battle is probably among the best known of Bible stories. Learned by childen in Sunday Schools everywhere, it reminds readers that God uses unexpected heroes, including a shepherd, to lead his ...
Before he met a shepherd boy in battle, the giant Goliath called Gath home. The Philistine city made repeated appearances in the Bible until the time Israel began to lose its independence to the great empires of the Ancient Near East.
Joshua didn't conquer Gezer, but it fell to the Egyptians during the reign of Solomon, who married the pharaoh's daughter. Dr. Eric Mitchell's journal entry explains the importance of this Old Testament city.
Dr. Eric Mitchell's journal of his archaeological research in Cyprus provides insight into the biblical personalities of Paul, Barnabas and John Mark, along with a good dose of history on the expansion of the Christian faith among the Gentiles.