Simon Peter HouseAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PAPERIntroductionExciting discoveries in archeology have helped to substantiate the historicity of the Bible. Before the 19th century, many facts contained in historical accounts were verifiable. In other words, there were many people, places, battles, and dates found only in the Bible. Serious attacks on the Bible began in the 19th century. These attacks claim that the authors of Scripture used folklore and myth to validate their spiritual teachings. These critics claimed that the people and places mentioned in the early scriptures were fiction. Just as these highly critical theories seem poised to destroy the integrity of Scripture, an explosion of archaeological evidence has silenced the critics. At the beginning of the 19th century, scientists began to dig beneath the earth's surface. They discovered ancient cities and civilizations they never knew existed. At a time when Scripture was said to be devoid of historical confirmation, the stones began to cry out otherwise. According to Ken Hemphill and Frank Harber, in the last century, many archaeological discoveries have been made that confirm the historical accounts of the Old Testament. Because these stories are quite specific, they lend themselves to archaeological investigation. More than 25,000 sites relating to the Old Testament period have been discovered. Not only have these discoveries provided external confirmation of hundreds of claims, but no archaeological discovery has ever contradicted a biblical claim. One of the greatest archaeological discoveries was what is believed to be the house of Simon Peter. The following pages will explain when it was discovered, where it was found, and the significance of this discovery. the synagogue and… at sunset, all those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on each of them and healed them” (Luke 4:31, 38, 40). Archaeologists found in Capernaum the remains of a beautiful limestone synagogue dating from the 4th or 5th century. But what caused the most excitement was the discovery in the 1960s that beneath this building was the foundation of an earlier synagogue built of basalt, common to this area and apparently dating from the time of Christ..