The Lanier Theological Library and Lipscomb University

With Mark Lanier

Even though biblical archaeology fieldwork is mostly nonexistent this summer, there is news in the world of biblical archaeology. The news concerns an archeology program that was killed at one school, and resurrected at another. One of the key characters in this drama is Mark Lanier, a Houston attorney and founder of the Lanier Theological Library. The library has over 100,000 volumes, as well as a number of ancient artifacts. When Mark found out that Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary was pulling the plug on the Tandy School of Archaeology, he started maneuvering to get the two top archaeologists, Steve Ortiz and Tom Davis, hired at his alma mater, Lipscomb University in Nashville. Accreditation is now being sought for the new Lanier Center for Archaeology at Lipscomb.

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Finding Jesus, part 2

With David Gibson

The current CNN series Finding Jesus, is supported by a book of the same name, written by David Gibson and Michael McKinley. This series examines six relics/artifacts to see what they can tell us about the story of Jesus, such as the Shroud of Turin, the James Ossuary, the Gospel of Judas, pieces of the true cross, and some ancient bones connected to John the Baptist.

tags: James Ossuary Shroud of Turin Gospel of Judas

Finding Jesus

With David Gibson

The current CNN series Finding Jesus, is supported by a book of the same name, written by David Gibson and Michael McKinley. This series examines six relics/artifacts to see what they can tell us about the story of Jesus, such as the Shroud of Turin, the James Ossuary, the Gospel of Judas, pieces of the true cross, and some ancient bones connected to John the Baptist.

tags: James Ossuary Shroud of Turin Gospel of Judas

One million Archaeological Artifacts

With Co-host Keith Schoville

Results of 60-some excavations are on display in Israel

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