This book is a collection of lectures on the Bible and its archaeological context. The lectures were delivered by John Punnet Peters before Lake Forest College, Illinois, in 1898. The lectures dwell on the research done by William Bross, a newspaper publisher, in Palestine and other areas of interest for Biblical scholars. This is a must-read for anyone interested in historical and archaeological aspects of the Bible. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.