The Mount Ebal Curse Tablet (Part 1)
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25m
Dr. Scott Stripling joins Henry Smith & Scott Lanser in the studio to discuss the most important archaeological discovery in the history of Associates for Biblical Research: the Mount Ebal Curse Tablet. Over four episodes, they’ll discuss the background of the discovery, the importance of Mt. Ebal, the context in which the tablet was found, what the tablet reads, and its implications for the study of the Bible and the origin of the alphabet itself. This episode focuses on the history and discovery of the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet. Part 1 of 4
Original airdate: April 30, 2023
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