by Encounters in Archaeology | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The most isolated fortress in Herod Antipas’ territory, which was called Perea, was Machaerus. Here you can see the flat topped mountain of the Machaerus fortress. There are excavations of the fortress at the top. John the Baptist baptized along the Jordan in...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
An important concept . . . the parables of servant-hood are grouped together in the text. Luke 14:7-11. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Jul 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
In Matthew 20 there is the parable of the workers in the fields. Some workers started early in the morning and were promised a day’s wages. Some started at noon and were promised a day’s wages. Some came just before quitting time and were paid the same...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
“What do you think?” Remember this means sit down and hold on because the illustration is going to be different than human standards. God is like a shepherd who left ninety-nine sheep on the hillside to look for the lost sheep. (Matthew 18:12-14, John 15,...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Mar 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Reversal of human priorities is a common theme in parables of the kingdom and they are meant to shock. Whenever you hear the phrase, “The Kingdom of God is like,” sit down and hold on because the illustration is going to be different than human standards...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Walled mother cities had stores of weapons and grain so they could withstand an enemy siege. The army, wealthy merchants, and the priestly class lived within the walled city while the poor lived outside the walled city, in the daughter villages. Kings and priests...
