The Joshua Narrative: Archaeology, History, and You

About this episode

This episode features a sermon by Steve Hall on the historical context of the book of Joshua, focusing on Jericho and Ai.

[Season 4, Episode 11] Instead of our typical back-and-forth discussion as the featured topic, this month we share a message given to a church congregation. Steve recently preached this message covering several aspects of the real-world history we find at both Jericho and Ai, when traditional biblical chronology is corrected. This was part of a sermon series in the book of Joshua. After the message was concluded, we decided it would be an excellent fit for The BC Messenger podcast audience as well. Given in his typical energetic and engaging style, this message demonstrates just how applicable and inspiring the historical, archaeological context is for these biblical accounts. Providing congregations with real-world information and data-rich apologetics equips them with the tools to strengthen their faith, answer challenges, and restore foundations that have been broken down. Also on this episode: New Resource: Timeline Bookmarks Practical Tips for Bible Reading Helen's View: Smallpox Cannot Be Prevented? PODCAST WEBSITE: Head over there , leave us a review, and browse past episodes. READ the full Show Notes and view images online at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Hall, Jennifer Hall

Topics covered

• archaeology
• history
• biblical accounts
• faith
• apologetics

Keywords

• Joshua
• archaeology
• history
• faith
• apologetics
• Jericho
• Ai
• Bible reading
• smallpox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The BC Messenger, biblicalchronologist.org

Books & works: The BC Messenger, Timeline Bookmarks

Places: Jericho, Ai

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