About. After 10 years of digging, archaeologist Steven Collins, of Trinity Southwest University of New Mexico, and his team believe they have discovered the location of Biblical Sodom in the Southern Jordan Valley in Jordan, about 14 kilometers northeast of the Dead Sea. Check him out at: wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Nixon, In this latest podcast, Dan Wooding interviews his son, Peter, about his recent trip to the east […], Dan Wooding interviews his old friend, Ray Barnett, about the book they wrote together called […], Dan Wooding interviews this South African-born Salvation Army leader about the exciting new […], Dan Wooding interviews his younger son, Peter, about how he is following in his Dad’s footsteps […], Individual All Right Reserved. Dr Silvia and the researchers working on this will be publishing a major article soon. HIs writing interests cover three broad areas in philosophy known as the transcendentals: truth, beauty, and goodness. It took about seven centuries for the soils to recover enough to allow agriculture to start again. No argument against this. Completely. But it’s impossible to put the story back then. And the critical voices have died down considerably, for the simple reason that we’ve answered every possible objection with facts and hard data. What have you learned about that? Want to visit the ruins of Sodom? “Jordan” means “descending”; that is, of the fresh water, and it dies when it reaches the Dead Sea. The BLE is open to all degree programs. Steven Collins, Self: What on Earth?. From respected archaeologist Dr. Steven Collins and award-winning author Dr. Latayne C. Scott comes the fascinating, true account of the frustrating search and exciting excavation of the city the Bible calls Sodom, which scholars and others had “misplaced” for hundreds of years. Steven M. Collins has authored five books documenting the migrations, kingdoms, and locations of the biblical ten tribes of Israel after their exile from the Promised Land. In this video you can hear archaeologist Steven Collins speak about the process that led him to this discovery. At some point TeHEP will pass into younger hands. So, given the right date for the Exodus, the archaeology at Jericho works. HASHIMITE KINGDOM, JORDAN (ANS)— Dr. Steven Collins, Director of the School of Archeology at Veritas International University, is in his fourteenth season overseeing excavations at the Tall el-Hamman archeological site in Jordan. Not that it wouldn’t be nice! There, we are featuring our classic God's Criminal Justice System seminar and our important videos God and the Death Penalty, Live from Las Vegas, and Bob on Drugs DVDs, and our powerhouse Focus on the Strategy resources! He has also written many articles on a variety of biblical topics, prophecy related to the modern tribes of Israel. Steven Collins Professor of Archaeology at Trinity Southwest University Albuquerque, New Mexico Area 11 connections. We have a lot of evidences of a high-heat event, and anomalous “signatures” in the MBA destruction layer that are consistent with a meteoritic airburst. Support Aleteia! And anyway, they were all too small and marginal to be the prosperous Cities of the Kikkar. Since 2005, Collins and his team have been studying an archaeological site in the southern Jordan Valley known as Tall el-Hammam . That’s why it’s always mentioned first. Biblical archaeologist Dr. Steven Collins has been convincing a lot of secular archaeologists that the ruins of Sodom are located exactly where Genesis 13 locates that historical city. And all the cities in the area also went off-line at the same time, and they all, including Tall el-Hammam, stayed unoccupied for about 700 years. Jerusalem and the other cities mentioned in the Abraham stories didn’t exist then. That puts you on the eastern Kikkar northeast of the Dead Sea. No. And with a new National Geographic television episode of Buried Secrets of the Bible (with Albert Lin) featuring Tall el-Hammam currently airing, I thought an interview conducted by John W. Moore, PhD, Professor of Historical Geography at Trinity Southwest University, would be an appropriate update on the Tal el-Hamman archeological excavation. It's a bit different to promote these to an RSR listener, but of course, we all should be versed on such vital matters! So, you must do three things to be a volunteer in Season Fifteen: first, pay your participation fee; second, declare your dig weeks within 48 hours; third, have your paperwork and security form on Dr Austin’s desk within 30 days. - rsr.org/jericho * One of RSR's Most Important Programs EVER! Dr. Steven Collins has been teaching Ancient Near Eastern archaeology and history at the graduate and doctoral levels, and working as a professional field archaeologist, for over 20 years. It’s all in the book! Sometimes I think people feel that we’re always pounding them for money, and I hate that. A valid passport is required. ANS was founded by Dan Wooding to inform, educate, and inspire about all that God is doing in today's culture. The more data we gather, the better. He claims he may have located Sodom . The Kikkar of the Jordan was visible from the area of Bethel and Ai where Abraham and Lot we camped. The 2020 season dates are 26 January through 5 March. PLEASE NOTE: If you plan to participate for multiple weeks or the entire 6-week season, early sign-up is a must. They’re authentically Mesopotamian in this way, and show that the text actually comes from the Bronze Age and was not “made up” in a much later era. From the top of Tall el-Hammam Dr. Steven Collins describes how he located Sodom and Gomorrah and the five Cities of the Plain in the Old Testament. Big-Tech silences Trump — Will Christians and Israel be next. Steven Collins (PhD) is the senior archaeologist at the Tall el-Hammam (Sodom) Excavation Project (TeHeP), and the coauthor of Discovering the City of Sodom.He is the PhD program director of archaeology and biblical history at Veritas International University, and the distinguished consulting research professor of archaeology at Trinity Southwest University. This is our fourteenth season. These slots will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. * City Discovered! That would be a rare event for the southern Levant. There was no volcanism in the region at all in historic times, not in the past fifteen thousand years at least. The Sodom narratives make it clear that Sodom itself was the largest of all the Kikkar cities. Dr. Gary A. Byers Dr. Byers is from Albuquerque, NM. Now, archaeologist Steven Collins believes he has found the remains of Sodom. That matches the mention of the Cities of the Kikkar in Genesis 10, by the way. Dr. Steven Collins has been teaching Ancient Near Eastern archaeology and history at the graduate and doctoral levels, and working as a professional field archaeologist, for over 20 years. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Though it incorporates current ancient Near Eastern studies and archaeology, this Handbook takes advantage of the most recent information from all the biblical and scientific disciplines upon which it touches. Steven Collins is known for his work on What on Earth? He claims he may have located Sodom. Assist News mobilizes Christians to intervene on behalf of the persecuted church. Steven Collins, PhD, is among the world's foremost biblical archaeologists, and has logged over 25 excavation seasons in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Chief Archaeologist & Director, Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project, Jordan, 2005 to present. Steven Collins is a Distinguished Professor of Archaeology at Trinity Southwest University and a Visiting Professor of Archaeology at Veritas Evangelical Seminary, and is most well known for being the chief archaeologist at the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project in the Jordan, an excavation project at the ancient site of Tall el-Hammam, which has been identified with the biblical Sodom. (2015), Ancient X-Files (2010) and The Road to Rome: Tracing the Steps of Paul the Apostle (2007). No, I don’t. Take the Bible on faith and ignore the fight that’s going on over its historical veracity. Since 2005, Collins and his team have been studying an archaeological site in the southern Jordan Valley known as Tall el-Hammam. Others simply had it in the wrong place, which supported those who doubted its existence. On Real Science Radio today Collins adds great corroboration to our previous interview with Dr. Phillip Silvia about the major Bronze Age city at this location. Albuquerque's Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History will house many of the artifacts from the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project in Jordan, which archaeologist Steven Collins … This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Why are Iranian Muslims Converting to Christ? Keeping up with the many exciting discoveries at and around Tall el-Hammam is a big task due to the large-scale nature of the Project. Then he traveled eastward and pitched his tent as far as Sodom. The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article by Steven Collins this month it will receive the widest hearing to date. 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The VIU Albuquerque site includes the Museum of Archaeology, designed to illuminate biblical history with pottery and objects from the ancient Near East. Steven Collins, Director of the School of Archeology at Veritas International University, is in his fourteenth season overseeing excavations at the Tall el-Hamman archeological site in Jordan. Trinity Southwest University, College of Archaeoloy. But Week 4 starting tomorrow looks really good, and the next week also looks OK. We’ll see. Soil science. I can’t think of a better-identified biblical city than Sodom at Tall el-Hammam. Of all the Bronze Age cities on the eastern Kikkar, Tall el-Hammam is the largest by several orders of magnitude. It was “founded” as a fortified city in the Early Bronze Age, in the 4th millennium BC. Brian Nixon is a writer, artist, musician, educator, and family man. Abraham belongs to the Middle Bronze Age, after 1850 BC, when these cities and the other elements of Abraham’s story actually did exist. No "fake news" here. The Jordan Valley widens into a circular alluvial plain some 25 miles north of the Dead Sea. So, it was a no-brainer, really. That’s what the pottery says, and that’s also what the radiocarbon dates say. We fixed that. Thus, the Jordan, “the descending,” ends at that point, the lowest spot on the earth’s surface. Hopefully this year. We’d love to have a seven-figure patron, but that hasn’t happened and we’re fine with that. End of discussion! If you or anybody else is willing to say that the location of Jerusalem is a theory, then you can use the word “theory” in relation to Sodom. They’re all in Genesis 13:1-12. 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The answer, for Dr. Steven Collins, a professor of Biblical studies and apologetics at Trinity Southwest University, is yes. The catastrophe left the richly arable land salt saturated and non-arable and abandoned for the next five centuries. ; Anthropology, Linguistics; University of New Mexico. The Gospel is our motivation. - rsr.org/sodom (2020 and 2018 with Dr. Silvia) 1975, M.Div. His latest book, Discovering the City of Sodom (Howard Books/Simon & Schuster 2013; co-authored with Dr. Latayne C. Scott), documents the … From respected archaeologist Dr. Steven Collins and award-winning author Dr. Latayne C. Scott comes the fascinating, true account of the frustrating search and exciting excavation of the city the Bible calls Sodom, which scholars and others had “misplaced” for hundreds of years. Steven Collins is a veteran archeologist and he has plenty to say against the crackpots and misguided adventurers whose escapades in the Middle East pose as archeological discoveries. Join to Connect. When you sign up (by paying the participation fee) you must choose your dig week(s) within 48 hours by contacting Dr Glenda Austin by phone (505-332-4253) or by email (admin@tsu-edu.us). However, they are struggling to solve a deep mystery. This is unequivocal. I did a detailed geographical analysis of the key biblical passage (Genesis 13) and it was quite clear: Sodom was northeast of the Dead Sea. Most scholars thought it was a myth. We’re praying for a full, hard-pressing week. Steven Collins (PhD) is the senior archaeologist at the Tall el-Hammam (Sodom) Excavation Project (TeHeP), and the coauthor of Discovering the City of Sodom.He is the PhD program director of archaeology and biblical history at Veritas International University, and the distinguished consulting research professor of archaeology at Trinity Southwest University. The agricultural soils were destroyed, ripped right off the landscape. So, surpassing the goal would be good. That would be fantastic! Each season TeHEP welcomes volunteers from around the world. The terms ‘minimalists’ and ‘maximalists’ are now … But it’s hard to make us old guys go away! Discovering the City of Sodom by Dr. Steven Collins and Latayne Scott. - rsr.org/exodus Steven Collins is a distinguished professor of Archaeology at Trinity Southwest University in Albuquerque and is also dean of the school’s College of Archaeology & Biblical History. I guess a lot of people don’t see the point of it – archaeology that is. And we’d cover the Radiocarbon Project, too. Dr. Collins' Discovering the City of Sodom, published by Simon & Schuster's Howard Books, gets accolades from the director of the archaeological dig at Gath in the West Bank, Aren Maeir, from the archaeological architect of the digs at the Western Wall and Southern Wall of the Temple Mount and the Jewish Quarter Excavations of the Old City of Jerusalem Leen Ritmeyer, and the University of Liverpool emeritus professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages Alan Millard. his link contains short commentaries written by Steven Collins concerning such subjects as the “Star of Bethlehem” and the “Visit of the Wise Men/Magi” along with comments and exchanges about these topics. his link contains short commentaries written by Steven Collins concerning such subjects as the “Star of Bethlehem” and the “Visit of the Wise Men/Magi” along with comments and exchanges about these topics. We have to understand these things in their ancient Near Eastern context. Period. Steven Collins has been researching and lecturing in the field of Near Eastern archeology, biblical studies, and apologetics for more than 30 years. That’s the Kikkar of the Jordan. On this point professor Aren Maeir once said to me that when caravans pass, dogs bark; but keep moving and the barks will fade away. Really, for a full answer to this the book Discovering the City of Sodom that Simon and Schuster published gives all the details. The BLE is open to all degree programs. That’s the old Bishop Ussher chronology that I mentioned before. - Patterns of Evidence. Besides, all the sites in that area were out of business by around 2500 BC, and that’s hundreds of years before the time of Abraham. Slow News Day... No, No News Day... No, Dead News Day, Hearing out the guy who called Bob a heretic, Cancel Culture at NIH and their Target on RSR, Cancel Culture at NIH and their Troublemaker on BEL, Major creation group extends olive branch to Walt Brown's supporters, Trump and Bob Make the Case for Election Fraud. And it was there in a big way! There isn’t anything down there that could possible connect up with the Sodom narratives of Abraham’s day. Yes, of course. But in this case, it was simply that people had badly misunderstood the text or ignored it. Tags: Archaeology Bible History. Kikkar means “disk” or “circle,” not “valley” or “plain” as its usually translated. He has also written many articles on a variety of biblical topics, prophecy related to the modern tribes of Israel. Of course, you have to keep them their ancient context and let them say what they say in their own way and not superimpose modern ideas on them. Brian is a director of education and publishing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There’s really no doubt about it. Then it was continuously a Bronze Age city-state until it was destroyed. Sodom located! If you fail to do this your name will automatically be moved to the end of the list. - rsr.org/pharaoh Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an intellectual crisis that inspired him to lay it all on the line as he set off to locate the lost city of Sodom. Not much, but we need every penny of that, and then some, because our local labor costs went up from 12 dinars per day to 15, something we didn’t anticipate. In the time of Abraham, everything above ground in this city of Sodom was obliterated in an explosive aerial burst of intense heat that demolished the buildings exploding countless clay pots and melting many portions of the resulting potsherds into glass. In the second half of the Middle Bronze Age, about 1700 BC, give or take a bit. We’re making it, but I’m concerned that we’re still just short of the season goal. Anyone who still holds to that idea is simply, well, delusional. Contact Dr. Steven Collins for more information, details, and requirements. When the number of volunteers reaches 38 for a given week, that week will be closed and no additional participants will be accepted for that week. Description. Bethel and Ai are about 14 miles west-northwest of Jericho. JM How do you know when it was destroyed? Just click on over to digsodom.com to support or even to get involved with Dr. Collin's excavation! Archaeology is a slow process, and it takes a lot of time and money. If you fail to do this your name will be moved to the end of the list. And that’s pretty much the way it has gone. Archaeologist Steven Collins and Bible scholar Joseph M. Holden have spent decades making and researching those discoveries and now offer a wealth of information based on the latest findings. For example, if Week 3 fills up quickly before you register (which it tends to do), then the most you will be able to do are the two weeks before or after Week 3. The answer, for Dr. Steven Collins, a professor of Biblical studies and apologetics at Trinity Southwest University, is yes. Contact Dr. Steven Collins for more information, details, and requirements. He is Director of the School of Archaeology at Veritas International University, and serves as Consulting Research Professor in the College of Archaeology, Trinity Southwest University. That’s just an archaeological fact. It is possible that the 38 available volunteer slots will fill up within only a few days, so look at your calendar, make your plans, and get signed up for Season Fifteen. Hasn’t happened yet at any site in Israel or Jordan. But it was pretty simple. I don’t call it the Kikkar. 2020 BLE Itinerary & Registration. Sodom was the queen of Bronze Age cities in “the Land of the Kikkar.”. Dr Silvia can clue you in on this. Photo: Michael C. Luddeni. - rsr.org/flood We would love to have you with us in 2020! You might even say perfectly accurate. They need a reason to believe. * Also from Real Science Radio: from rsr.org/archaeology see... We’ve lost a few dig days. Personally, I’d like to find an archive from the Middle Bronze Age. Collins made the discovery after combining clues from biblical … Today's BEL Resource: Many in our science audience have never noticed our Government Department in our KGOV Store. Come dig into the biblical world with us! 100% of the Kikkar of the Jordan is north of the Dead Sea. How was it destroyed? Photo: Michael C. Luddeni. It’s a dead subject. We’ve lost the culture. Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Old Testament’s Most Infamous City by Steven Collins and Latayne C. Scott goes into the decade-long excavation of a site in Jordan that Collins purposes the evidence points towards it being the location of the destroyed city. Steven M. Collins has authored five books documenting the migrations, kingdoms, and locations of the biblical ten tribes of Israel after their exile from the Promised Land. I was much younger then! Stay tuned for that. We always suspected a cosmic event like an “airburst” because that’s what Genesis 19 specifically says. The archeological team, directed by Steve Collins of New Mexico’s Trinity Southwest University, has been working for 10 years in the Jordan Valley. Lot could see all the Kikkar of the Jordan from there. All we can do is try to get the word out as best we can. 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