Biblical archaeology
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Nov 3, 2026
Michael SavageHOST
He has a new book, The Stones Cry Out.
Michael SavageHOST
Biblical archaeology prophecy in the last days just released.
Michael SavageHOST
And I want to ask you, if the stones are crying out, tell us what's going to happen today, election day.
Michael SavageHOST
We know we're going to lose seats in the House.
Steven NotleyGUEST
If you think a particular site is located in a place and you excavate and you don't find the material evidence that corresponds, let's say destruction or settlement, something of that nature, it doesn't correspond to the historical record, then either you have to reexamine the historical sources or you draw the conclusion we're in the wrong place.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
You're saying something I think quite important here for biblical archaeology, which is sort of that one can take the Bible and use it to discern clues about a place.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
It has these characteristics.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
These people live there.
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Steven NotleyGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
The stones cry out.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
Biblical archaeology has the power to take people and events that have for centuries been regarded as matters of faith and now establish them as matters of fact.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
For the first time, we do not merely believe, we know.
Milyce PipkinHOST
I'm a fellow at the Hendricks Center and one of the hosts of The Table Podcast, and I'm glad you're here with us.
Milyce PipkinHOST
We are going to be discussing the topic of digging deeper into biblical archaeology, and it's an exciting topic for you, and you're going to really enjoy it.
Milyce PipkinHOST
I've got a co-host here who is wearing several hats.
Milyce PipkinHOST
One of them is he's my boss at the Hendricks Center, Dr. Gerald Bach.
Titus KennedyGUEST
Thank you so
Paul WeaverGUEST
much.
Darrell BockHOST
So let's start off at the beginning, which is let's define archaeology and biblical archaeology in particular.
Darrell BockHOST
And I guess, Titus, since you're the resident archaeologist in the group, I'll let you define those two categories for us.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
I mean, it shows the presence of the Jews in their ancient homeland going back 3,000, sometimes 3,500 years.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
And also, I think that if you agree with the philosopher Leo Strauss, who said that Western civilization is built on the two pillars of Athens and Jerusalem, well, biblical archaeology strengthens the Jerusalem pillar of Athens and Jerusalem.
Alex MarlowHOST
And I think one of the strongest cases for Judeo-Christianity is something that does come, you point this out in the Dragon's Prophecy, is that there's nothing that's been proven false from the Bible.
Alex MarlowHOST
There's all these people countlessly trying to make an industry out of it.
Alex MarlowHOST
And you bring in that historical context in this book as well, where you're talking about that we've never had more information and we've had this surge of information over the last quarter century that could theoretically disprove parts of the Bible and still goose egg for all the haters.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
Yeah, when biblical archaeology started, the skeptics were really excited.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
They thought this is going to be a battering ram to disprove the Bible.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
Now, it's important to know that the Bible is different than, say, the Hindu scriptures or the Buddhist scriptures.
Bernie MaopolskiGUEST
But it's like saying you've disproved Einstein's theory of relativity, but you're only going to publish the findings on Saturday Night Live.
Gary StevensHOST
I think biblical archaeology has always been plagued by these sort of things.
Bernie MaopolskiGUEST
Yeah.
Bernie MaopolskiGUEST
The whole
Gary StevensHOST
there is no evidence that will ever change your mind.
Gary StevensHOST
In some disciplines, this doesn't matter.
Gary StevensHOST
In biblical archaeology, because, well, firstly, it's so popular, the general public, is really interested in these discoveries.
Bernie MaopolskiGUEST
Right, and they can use it to argue with their friends and post things that they only get half of the story on.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
The stones cry out.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
Biblical archaeology has the power to take people and events that have for centuries been regarded as matters of faith and now establish them as matters of fact.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
For the first time, we do not merely believe, we know.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
Throughout the world, many regard the Bible as a mythical or fictional account of people who never existed and events that never happened.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
Thanks for joining me.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
This is a little bit of a reciprocal arrangement.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
I went on your show, and we talked biblical archaeology, and I'm delighted to have you now on mine to talk about the midterms.
Dinesh D'SouzaHOST
But you were telling me we racked up some pretty good numbers.
Greg LaurieHOST
So what is this book about, Dinesh?
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
Well, as you know, Pastor Greg, I've written books in the past on Christian apologetics, but I wasn't exposed to biblical archaeology until I went to Israel for the first time the end of 2022.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
I was very charmed to be kind of in the land of the Bible.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
These are places I had heard about and sort of dreamed about since I was a kid.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
So I thought this is truly fascinating because if the historicity of the Bible can be validated, even down to its minor details— that actually adds to the credibility of the whole.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
So I embarked on a kind of three-year project to really learn the field.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
Biblical archaeology has been around for about 150 years, since the second half of the 19th century.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
It's made hundreds and hundreds of discoveries in the areas that relate to the Bible.
Mike SlaterHOST
It's now out.
Mike SlaterHOST
The Stones Cry Out, Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy, and the Last Days.
Mike SlaterHOST
There's also a documentary out connected with the great PragerU.
Mike SlaterHOST
And we talked about the archaeology and proof that all these Old Testament stories are indeed true.
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Mike SlaterHOST
Put them under the gun and they do well and sets us up better for 2028, perhaps.
Mike SlaterHOST
But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
Mike SlaterHOST
Dinesh D'Souza, the book is The Stones Cry Out, Biblical Archaeology Prophecy in the Last Days.
Mike SlaterHOST
Tell us about the documentary and how we can watch that.
Mike SlaterHOST
It's now out.
Mike SlaterHOST
The Stones Cry Out, Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy, and the Last Days.
Mike SlaterHOST
There's also a documentary out connected with the great PragerU.
Mike SlaterHOST
And we talked about the archaeology and proof that all these Old Testament stories are indeed true.
Richard SyrettHOST
Dinesh is a best-selling author, filmmaker, and Christian apologist.
Richard SyrettHOST
His new book is The Stones Cry Out, Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy, and the Last Days.
Richard SyrettHOST
Dinesh, welcome to Strange Planet.
Richard SyrettHOST
It's great to have you with us.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
King David's Palace, the ruins of that, have been in the ground for 2,700 years.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
And these things are coming out now.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
Now, biblical archaeology, or as a secular archaeologist would say, Near Eastern archaeology, goes back to the middle of the 19th century.
Dinesh D'SouzaGUEST
So people have been at this for close to, well, 175 years.
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