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Gordon Govier

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The Book and Spade program has the latest information on discoveries and developments in Biblical Archaeology.

Episodes

• Finding Bethsaida

  Sep 30, 2026 · 14:32

  The question "where is Bethsaida" has finally been answered, the debate resolved. In this interview with Steven Notley, the academic director of the el-Araj excavation project…

• What Happened to King Solomon's Gold - And Silver? - part 2

  Sep 23, 2026 · 14:32

  In King Solomon's day there was so much gold that silver "was considered as nothing." After Solomon the kingdom split, an Egyptian pharaoh invaded, and there went the gold, and…

• What Happened to King Solomon's Gold - And Silver?

  Sep 16, 2026 · 14:33

  In King Solomon's day there was so much gold that silver "was considered as nothing." After Solomon the kingdom split, an Egyptian pharaoh invaded, and there went the gold, and…

• Excavating burnt wooden beams from the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC

  Sep 9, 2026 · 14:32

  Among the stories we've been covering is the recent excavation of burnt wooden beams from the 586 BC destruction of Jerusalem. Other stories include secret excavations under…

• Huqoq synagogue and Machpelah Tomb updates

  Sep 2, 2026 · 14:32

  Among the latest biblical archaeology news stories reported in ARTIFAX magazine is our cover story on the new museum display about the excavation of the biblical mosaics at the…

• Tel Shiloh Excavation 2026 - part 2

  Aug 26, 2026 · 14:33

  Tel Shiloh is annually one of the largest excavations in Israel, digging into the site that was the home of the tabernacle (including the Ark of the Covenant) and the unofficial…

• Tel Shiloh Excavation 2026

  Aug 12, 2026 · 14:32

  Tel Shiloh is annually one of the largest excavations in Israel, digging into the site that was the home of the tabernacle (including the Ark of the Covenant) and the unofficial…

• Remembering Keith Schoville

  Aug 12, 2026 · 14:34

  For the first 30 years of TB&TS, we enjoyed the expert commentary of professor Keith Schoville, who taught biblical archaeology at the University of Wisconsin. He was the author…

• The Dead Sea Scrolls-Vendyl Jones and the Mystery of the Temple Incense

  Aug 7, 2026 · 14:32

  In1992: an estimated 600 kilograms of reddish-brown organic powder was found in a sealed cave near the Dead Sea, a find that has raised questions that have yet to be definitively…

• The Dead Sea Scrolls Are Still in the Headlines - part 2

  Jul 29, 2026 · 14:32

  With episode 2001 its tempting to reference Stanley Kubricks famous Space Odyssey, and then maybe go on to the current (and controversial) Odyssey movie, but no. With program…

• The Dead Sea Scrolls Are Still in the Headlines

  Jul 22, 2026 · 14:32

  This is program #2000 for The Book & The Spade and we celebrate this landmark in a conversation with Michael Wise, professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Languages and Scholar in…

• Turkiye in the Footsteps of Paul - part 3

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:31

  Following in the footsteps of Paul was our theme, from Antioch to Ephesus. But there was more. We also visited the seven cities of the churches of Revelation. (Ephesus fits both…

• Turkiye in the Footsteps of Paul - part 2

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:33

  Following in the footsteps of Paul was our theme, from Antioch to Ephesus. But there was more. We also visited the seven cities of the churches of Revelation. (Ephesus fits both…

• Turkiye in the Footsteps of Paul - part 1

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:34

  Following in the footsteps of Paul was our theme, from Antioch to Ephesus. But there was more. We also visited the seven cities of the churches of Revelation. (Ephesus fits both…

• Israeli Glass and the Pharos Lighthouse

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  The glass fibers that are so critical to modern computerized communication have their roots in the biblical world. Recent archaeology has discovered locations in Israel where…

• Restoration in Bethlehem and Caesara Maritima

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  The oldest still-operating church in the world, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, is due for some much-needed restoration amongst the smoke stained walls surrounding the…

• Hippos Sussita Baptisms and Israel's Stonehenge

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  The ongoing excavations of the seven churches in the decapolis city of Hippos/Sussita has revealed that in the largest church, no doubt the seat of the bishop, there were two…

• Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul, part 2

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  To better understand the writings of the Apostle Paul, which make up much of the New Testament, it helps to trace his history, which makes up much of the book of Acts. In this…

• Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  To better understand the writings of the Apostle Paul, which make up much of the New Testament, it helps to trace his history, which makes up much of the book of Acts. In this…

• Theophilus and Joanna, part 2

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:35

  One of the mysterious men of the Bible is Theophilus, whose name is found at the beginning of Luke's Gospel and also at the beginning of Luke's history of the early church, The…

• Dead Sea Scrolls and the Museum of the Bible - part 5

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:36

  This is the 5th and final interview of this series on the current Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of the Bible. It features Risa Levitt, one of the curators of this…

• Theophilus and Joanna

  Jul 17, 2026 · 14:32

  One of the mysterious men of the Bible is Theophilus, whose name is found at the beginning of Luke's Gospel and also at the beginning of Luke's history of the early church, The…

• "Dead Sea Scrolls 2026 and the Museum of the Bible - part 4" with Christopher Rollston

  Apr 29, 2026 · 14:35

  The Book and the Spade program #1988

• "Dead Sea Scrolls 2026 and the Museum of the Bible" with Christopher Rollston

  Apr 22, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1987

• "What Happened to the Ark of the Covenant-part 2" with Chris McKinny

  Apr 15, 2026 · 14:34

  The Book and the Spade program #1966

• "What Happened to the Ark of the Covenant-once again" with Chris McKinny

  Apr 8, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1965

• "Dead Sea Scrolls 2026 and the Museum of the Bible - part 2" with Bobby Duke

  Mar 25, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1986

• "Easter in the Holyland" with Jenny Feldman

  Mar 25, 2026 · 14:36

  The Book and the Spade program #1428

• "Dead Sea Scrolls 2026 and the Museum of the Bible" with Bobby Duke

  Mar 18, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1985

• "Origin of the Pharisees and Digging for Egyptian Gold" with Clyde Billington

  Mar 11, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1984

• "Royal Purple and Shipwrecks at Dor" with Clyde Billington

  Mar 4, 2026 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1983

• "Following the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul Across Turkey, part 2" with Mark Wilson

  Feb 25, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1982

• "Following the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul Across Turkey

  Feb 18, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1981

• "John Monson Remembers his friend Gabriel Barkay - part 2

  Feb 11, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1980

• "John Monson Remembers his friend Gabriel Barkay

  Feb 4, 2026 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1979

• "Remembering Gabriel Barkay and the Silver Scrolls - part 2

  Jan 28, 2026 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1978

• "2026 Excavation Plans, part 2" with John DeLancey

  Jan 14, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1976

• "2026 Excavation Plans" with John DeLancey

  Jan 8, 2026 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1975

• "Women in the Early Church at Megiddo" with Joan Taylor

  Jan 2, 2026 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1974

• "My Top 10 Archaeology Stories of 2025" by Gordon Govier

  Dec 27, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1973

• "Not Little Town of Bethlehem" with Joan Taylor

  Dec 19, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1972

• "Remembering Stephen Pfann - Writing"

  Dec 10, 2025 · 14:35

  The Book and the Spade program #1971

• "Remembering Stephen Pfann and Nazareth Villa"

  Dec 3, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1970

• "Alphabets and the History of Writing" with Clyde Billington

  Nov 26, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1969

• "Siloam Pool Dam and the Rockefeller" with Clyde Billington

  Nov 19, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1968

• "A Samaritan Estate and Byzantine Gold" with Clyde Billington

  Nov 12, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1967

• "What Happend to the Ark of the Covenant, part 2" with Chris McKinny

  Nov 5, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1966

• "What Happend to the Ark of the Covenant" with Chris McKinny

  Oct 29, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1965

• "The City of David Revealed - part 4" with Doron Spielman

  Oct 22, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1964

• "The City of David Revealed - part 3" with Doron Spielman

  Oct 15, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1963

• "The City of David Revealed - part 2" with Doron Spielman

  Oct 8, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1962

• "The City of David Revealed" with Doron Spielman

  Oct 1, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1961

• "Bethsaida Archaeology on the Galilee Shore-part 2" with Achia Kohn-Tavor

  Sep 24, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1960

• "Fire Reveals Bethsaida on the Galilee Shore" with Achia Kohn-Tavor

  Sep 17, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1959

• "Tutmosis III vs Hatshepsut and Egypt Nationalizes St. Catherine's Monastery" with Clyde Billington

  Sep 6, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1958

• "Redating Dead Sea Scrolls and the new Ashdood National Park" with Clyde Billington

  Aug 27, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1956

• "A Mosaic, a Menorah and Western Wall Stones" with Clyde Billington

  Aug 20, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1955

• "Boy Jesus - The Archaeological Record, part 3" with Joan Taylor

  Aug 13, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1954

• "Boy Jesus - The Archaeological Record, part 2" with Joan Taylor

  Aug 6, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1953

• "Boy Jesus - The Archaeological Record" with Joan Taylor

  Jul 30, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1952

• "The Albright @ 100" with Jamie Fraser

  Jul 23, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1951

• "Archaeology Interupted 2025" with Jamie Fraser

  Jul 16, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1950

• "Abila 2025 - A city of the decapolis" with David Vila

  Jul 9, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1949

• "Tel Shikhin 2025 and the war began" with James R. Strange

  Jul 1, 2025 · 14:36

  The Book and the Spade program #1948

• "Three Stones Make a Wall - part 3" with Eric Cline

  Jun 9, 2025 · 14:35

  The Book and the Spade program #1586

• "Boy Jesus" with Joan Taylor

  Jun 9, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1947

• "Three Stones Make a Wall - part 2" with Eric Cline

  Jun 9, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1585

• "Three Stones Make a Wall" with Eric Cline

  Jun 4, 2025 · 14:36

  The Book and the Spade program #1584

• "Discovering the Biblical Sites in Turkey" with John DeLancey

  May 28, 2025 · 14:35

  The Book and the Spade program #1946

• "Remembering Kenneth Kitchen, Tutmoses II's Tomb" with Clyde Billington

  May 21, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1945

• "Trial of the 2nd Century, Judean Desert Pyramid and Huqoq Synagogue" with Clyde Billington

  May 14, 2025 · 14:34

  The Book and the Spade program #1944

• "High Places and King Josiah" with Clyde Billington

  May 7, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1943

• "Remembering Bezalel Porten and Elephantine Island"

  Apr 30, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1942

• "The Shroud of Turin Today, part 2" with Michael Kowalsky

  Apr 22, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1941

• "The Shroud of Turin Today" with Michael Kowalsky

  Apr 16, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1940

• "The Shroud of Turin 2004 - part 3" with Barrie Schwortz

  Apr 9, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1939

• "The Shroud of Turin 2004 - part 2" with Barrie Schwortz

  Apr 2, 2025 · 14:34

  The Book and the Spade program #1938

• "David's Tabernacle at the Gihon Spring" with Scott Stripling

  Mar 19, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1937

• "David's Tabernacle at the Gihon Spring" with Scott Stripling

  Mar 12, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1935

• "Earliest alphabet and other finds" with Clyde Billington

  Mar 5, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1934

• "Is there no balm in Gilead?" with Clyde Billington

  Feb 19, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1933

• "Monasteries and the Monastery at Kiryat Gat" with Clyde Billington

  Feb 19, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1932

• "The Ivory Comb of Lachish and the Alphabet - part 2" with Michael Hasel and Yosef Garfinkel

  Feb 12, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1931

• "The Ivory Comb of Lachish and the Alphabet" with Michael Hasel and Yosef Garfinkel

  Feb 5, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1930

• "2025 Excavatopm Overview, part 2" with John DeLancey

  Jan 29, 2025 · 14:31

  The Book and the Spade program #1929

• "2025 Excavatopm Overview" with John DeLancey

  Jan 22, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1928

• "What Language Did Jesus Speak?" with Michael Wise

  Jan 15, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1927

• "How the Megiddo Mosaic got from Israel to Washington DC" with Jeffrey Kloha

  Jan 8, 2025 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1926

• "How Important is the Megiddo Mosaic? - part 2" with Christopher Rollston

  Jan 2, 2025 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1925

• "Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Stories of 2024"

  Dec 26, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1924

• "The Archaeology of Christmas" with Scott Stripling

  Dec 18, 2024 · 14:33

  The Book and the Spade program #1923

• "Petra Tomb Discovery" with Clyde Billington

  Dec 4, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1921

• "Jerusalem's Largest Church: The Nea Church" with Clyde Billington

  Nov 27, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1920

• "Megiddo Mosaic and Tel Dan Inscription at US Museums" with Clyde Billington

  Nov 20, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1919

• "Megiddo Mosaic at Museum of the Bible, part 2" with Bobby Duke

  Nov 14, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1918

• "How Important is the Megiddo Mosaic?" with Christopher Rollston

  Nov 13, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1922

• "The Underwater Basilica of Nicaea, part 2" with Mark Fairchild

  Oct 30, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1916

• "The Underwater Basilica of Nicaea" with Mark Fairchild

  Oct 23, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1915

• "The Cave of John the Baptist" with Egon Lass

  Oct 7, 2024 · 14:34

  The Book and the Spade program #1913

• "Bedouins and the Seasons of Tulul" with Egon Lass

  Oct 7, 2024 · 14:32

  The Book and the Spade program #1914

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