Chrysler Ministries
Bill Don Bud
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God..." (II Timothy 3:16).
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever" (Psalms 12:6 and 7).
The Bible is the best source of historical information that can be compared with archaeological data and it is this comparison that will result in the most accurate interpretation possible. The Bible + Archaeology = Historical Truth and Intelligent Faith.
Dr. Yigal Shiloh and Bud Chrysler
In the summer of 1984, Bud participated in the City of David excavations directed by Dr. Yigal Shiloh of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was assigned to area D-2 with area supervisors Donald Ariel and Yair Shoham. The mid-slope wall, that had been constructed by the Jebusites and later repaired by King Hezekiah and Nehemiah, ran through the center of the area and most of the pottery uncovered there dated from the eighth century BCE. They also discovered a round columbarium in front of the wall and were able to date it to the third century BCE because of the stamped Rhodian Jar handle found against it. The Tombs of the Kings were on top of the ridge overhead with the Fountain Gate to the south and the Water Gate to the north above the Gihon Spring.
Rev. C Donald Chrysler graduated from the Pastor's Course at the Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music and was ordained a minister by the Grace Gospel Fellowship in 1952. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from the Frontier School of the Bible. In 1959 he earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from Wayne State University and in 1963 earned his Master of Arts in School Administration from Michigan State University. He has received an honorary Doctor of Education in School Administration for his work in Individualized Learning and earned his Doctor of Divinity degree from Master's Graduate School of Divinity.
William Freeman Chrysler graduated from the Institute of Audio Technology in Los Angeles, California and became one of it's instructors in 1977. Since then he has traveled the world extensively. He co-authored the article, Jerusalem - Large or Small: The Debate Goes On published in the September 19, 2006 Biblical Archaeological Societiy's Online Feature and co-authored Jerusalem's Stones Are Crying Out. In 2004, 2008 and 2011 he was nominated for the Parnelly Award "Monitor Engineer of the Year" by Front of House Magazine. His expertise in computer technology and word processing led to the creative posting of all the pictures and figures in our books and articles.
Arthur Bud Chrysler completed the Biblical Archaeology course from Mission College in Los Angeles, California and, in 1984, was invited to work as a volunteer in the City of David Excavations in Jerusalem by Dr. Yigal Shiloh of the Hebrew University. Bud has written of his archaeological experience in his book, The City of David Dig...Journal of a Volunteer. He co-authored the article, Jerusalem - Large or Small: The Debate Goes On, in the September 19, 2006 Online Feature of the Biblical Archaeology Society. Bud is also co-author of Jerusalem's Stones Are Crying Out, Nehemiah's Wall and Gates, and Masada. His latest booklets are entitled, The Akra, and The Four Hundred Silent Years. Currently Bud has been the owner/operator of Eastown Frame and Gallery for the past 30 years and currently lectures on archaeology, as it relates to the Bible.
August 7, 2009 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Covenant Village of the Great Lakes
October 2, 2009 - "The Jerusalem of David and Solomon" - Covenant Village of the Great Lakes
November 2, 2009 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Clark Chapel
March 7, 2010 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying out" - Trinity United Methodist Church
May 14, 2010 - Attended lecture by James C. VanderKam and questioned the wisdom of adding verses to the book of Samuel relative to fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls that had not been previously included in the Bible.
September 14, 2010 - "Nehemiah's Wall and Gates" - Pilgrim Manor
February 13, 2011 - Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Grace Life Bible Church
September 17, 2011 - "The Historical Reliability of the King James Bible" - West Michigan Grace Bible Conference
September 25, 2011 - "The Historical Reliability of the King James Bible" - Temple Emanuel - Grand Rapids, Michigan
August 7, 2009 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Covenant Village of the Great Lakes
October 2, 2009 - "The Jerusalem of David and Solomon" - Covenant Village of the Great Lakes
November 2, 2009 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Clark Chapel
March 7, 2010 - "Jerusalem's Stones are Crying out" - Trinity United Methodist Church
May 14, 2010 - Attended lecture by James C. VanderKam and questioned the wisdom of adding verses to the book of Samuel relative to fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls that had not been previously included in the Bible.
September 14, 2010 - "Nehemiah's Wall and Gates" - Pilgrim Manor
February 13, 2011 - Jerusalem's Stones are Crying Out" - Grace Life Bible Church
September 17, 2011 - "The Historical Reliability of the King James Bible" - West Michigan Grace Bible Conference
September 25, 2011 - "The Historical Reliability of the King James Bible" - Temple Emanuel - Grand Rapids, Michigan
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