How Were the Pyramids Built: Biblical Archaeology

From Faith & Archaeology · 00:15:34

Show by 3ABN Australia Radio

How were the pyramids built, and who had the knowledge to build them? This Christian faith and archaeology conversation looks at the Great Pyramid engineering evidence behind the claim that ancient people were highly intelligent from the very beginning. Host Kaysie Vokurka and Dr. John Ashton, co-author of Unwrapping the Pharaohs with field archaeologist David Down, look at Khufu’s pyramid. It holds roughly 2.3 million blocks of about 2.5 tonnes each, set at a pace of one every couple of minutes over 20 years. Its sides are aligned to true north within about 20 centimetres, and its granite chamber blocks of up to 15 tonnes are cut to within half a millimetre. Dr. John then argues that the sudden jump in precision from Sneferu’s earlier pyramid fits the biblical account of Abraham’s visit to Egypt. He draws on Josephus and Herodotus to suggest Khufu and Abraham were contemporaries, a view that differs from traditional Egyptian chronology. In this episode, you will hear:• Why the scale of the Great Pyramid still challenges modern explanations• How the pyramid’s mathematics and north-south alignment show advanced knowledge• Why Dr. John believes Abraham’s visit to Egypt may explain the leap in building precision• How the creation account points to humans being highly intelligent from the start, with knowledge lost as people spread Watch all the episodes on our Youtube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6…euL-Ewag2dXWlz-A8 Music Credits: Clouds by Ethereal 88 | ethereal88.bandcamp.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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