A doctoral dissertation, which demonstrates that many archaeologists and biblical scholars misunderstand the book of Joshua and, therefore, wrongly connect archaeological data to the book of Joshua and, then, most often blame the book of Joshua for their scholarly misinterpretations that doesn't correctly connect to the data of the Book of Joshua .
A book that speaks to the puzzle as to why the Bible teaches that God made the seventh-day Sabbath as a signature of His creative power and, yet, so many disregard His day. It speaks to the ten reasons people give for disregarding His autograph of the creation week.
Dr. Merling was a professor of archaeology and history of antiquity at Andrews University. Among the many classes he taught were archaeolgy, biblical geography, and Hebrew. In his 21 years at Andrews University, he served as the curator of the Horn Archaeological Museum and co-director of the Tell Jalul excavations at Tell Jalul, Jordan.
His work gave him the opportunity to travel regularly to Israel, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, and Europe. He has also taught in India, Puerto Rico, and Australia. His hobbies include books, reading, flyfishing, golf, and hiking.
