BTM 180 - Archaeology and the Christmas Story

Is the Christmas story based on blind faith—or solid historical evidence? In this special Christmas episode of Bible and Theology Matters, Paul Weaver explores how biblical archaeology directly affirms the historicity of the Christmas story. From ancient Babylonian ration tablets to the massive stone architecture of Herod the Great, archaeology confirms the people, places, and political realities described in the Gospels.

🔍 In this episode, you’ll discover:
-How the Jehoiachin Ration Tablet proves the survival of the Davidic line
-Why the Christmas story begins in Babylon—not Bethlehem
-Archaeological evidence for Herod the Great, his paranoia, brutality, and building projects
-How sites like the Herodium, Caesarea Maritima, and the Jerusalem Temple confirm the Gospel timeline
-Why the Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2) fits perfectly with what we know of Herod from Josephus
-How archaeology strengthens confidence in the historical reliability of Scripture

Far from undermining faith, archaeology reveals that the Christmas story is rooted in real history, real kings, real places, and real events—exactly as the Bible records.

📖 “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son…” (Galatians 4:4)
🎄 This Christmas, discover why the birth of Jesus Christ is not myth or legend—but history with eternal significance.
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