Shake Down by Dr. K. Lynn Lewis

Explore the historical reliability of the Bible, miracles, science, and engineering in this unique investigation into the plausibility of the storied falling walls of Jericho. Recorded in the biblical book of Joshua, the narrative popularly branded as Joshua and the Battle of Jericho describes an intriguing strategy resulting in a collapse of fortress walls that enabled an army of Israelites to enter the ancient city of Jericho and destroy it. This modern analysis attempts a balanced shake down—a thorough search—of those claims. The exploration includes defining investigative parameters, reviewing site surveys, studying fundamental concepts and calculations, reviewing modern incidents, and pondering additional considerations. Ultimately, readers will gain a more informed opinion on whether it seems reasonably plausible if any structurally compromising interactions could have produced stresses that exceeded the strength of the defensive wall system at Jericho and initiated the cascading sequence of destruction just as described in Joshua 6.