Joshua and his men lay siege on the fortified city for seven days. On the seventh day, they blow their trumpets and its walls come crashing down. The Israelites then set Jericho on fire. The widely accepted scholarly opinion was that it was destroyed in 1550 BC- long before the time of the Israelite conquest. If there was no city at the time of Joshua, is the story mere fiction?
For Dr. Bryant Wood, Jericho is an archaeological puzzle waiting to be solved. On re-examining the evidence that was excavated, Wood, an expert in Canaanite pottery, dated its destruction to ca. 1400 BC- the time of the Israelite conquest. But his investigation didn’t stop there, incredibly he also discovered evidence that he believes corroborates numerous aspects of the biblical version of events.