The Reason This Christian Archaeologist in Israel Is Using the Bible as a Guide for Digging

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz : Jun 29, 2018
Breaking Israel News

"I can tell with 100 percent certainty that there were Israelites in Shiloh because of the many indicators we have. The pottery shows that they were there when the Bible says they were there..." -Dr. Stripling to Breaking Israel News

[BreakingIsraelNews.com] Dr. Scott Stripling, provost at The Bible Seminary in Katy (Houston) Texas, has been sifting the sands of Israel for over 20 years. Using the Bible as a guidebook he is now digging in Shiloh, which he surmises may be the true site of the Tabernacle. However, some of his fiercest critics are Israeli archaeologists who claim the Bible cannot be relied upon to tell historical truth. (Photo: Dr. Scott Stripling/courtesy/via BIN)

Dr. Stripling returned home Tuesday after 50 days of excavations at Shiloh. Stripling serves as the archaeological director for the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR), a Christian organization that brings together Biblical research and archaeology to mutually advance both disciplines.

After 20 years at Khirbet el-Maqatir, Stripling moved his team ten miles north to Shiloh last year. In addition to its significant archaeological relevance, Shiloh is important for being mentioned in the Bible as being the site of...

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