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'''Robert Cornuke''' is the president of the Bible Archeology Search and Exploration Institute] in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was a policeman for eleven years and, as a member of the famed Costa Mesa SWAT team and a crime scene investigator, he learned the techniques of investigation and scientific research which he uses today. He uses the Bible as a literal guide to find the Biblical locations which he has explored. '''Robert Cornuke''' is the president of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (BASE) Institute in ]. He is a former police officer and present-day Biblical archaeology explorer who "consciously models himself on '].'" He is the author of six books on biblical history relating to archaeological explorations. His critics have called him a con artist, a fraud, questioned his qualifications, and he was sued by a US Ambassador.


Cornuke's explorations have included biblical ] in ] (four years ''after'' it had already been discovered by someone else), exploring in ] with the late ] for ], ancient ] and ] flood accounts in the ] of ], following the presumed trail of the ] through ], ], and the ]n highlands, and searching the seafloor off the coast of ] for the anchors from the ]’s ship wreck (in the Bible: ], chapter 27), which he claims to have found, but others deny.
Bob's first explorations were in eastern ] seaching for Mt. Ararat with the late Apollo astronaut ] whom Bob considers his mentor. Later investigations led to Israel and the ]n highlands hunting for the ] and to ] in search of ]'s shipwreck. While most of these are non-traditional sites to find these archeological artifacts, many historical clues have been found at these sites, thus lending credibility to the accuracy of the Bible's historical record and Bob's research. As Bob states, "I am an investigator who uses the Bible as a literal guide, a compass if you will, to try to find lost Biblical locations and artifacts."


In addition to his BASE] activities, Bob is also an adjunct speaker to Louisiana Baptist University] from which he received a PhD. in 2005. He has written several books including The Lost Shipwreck of Paul and In Search of the Ark of the Covenant. He has appeared on ], ], ], The ] and television's ]. Cornuke has appeared on ], ], ], The ], and Fox Television’s ].

In 2005, Cornuke completed his Ph.D. from ], an unaccredited, conservative Christian college for which he also serves as an adjunct speaker.


==Controversy and criticism== ==Controversy and criticism==


] was the original person who claimed to discover that biblical ] was '']'' in 1984, but Wyatt was vaguely mentioned in Cornuke's book ''The Mountain of God'' (page 218) once. In this book, Cornuke claimed himself as the discoverer and researcher of the biblical match to the mountain in ]. An event that occurred with Cornuke in 1988 (four years after Wyatt) after learning from someone else about ''Jabal al-Lawz'''s likeness to Sinai.
Bob Cornuke's work has been the subject of various criticims, mostly surrounding his work on the ]'s Shipwreck and recovery of the boat's anchors and the discovery ] in Saudia Arabia instead of the traditional Sinai Peninsula location in Egypt. Most of the criticisms leveled at Bob comes from those who don't believe in the inerrancy of the Bible.

Contrary to some statements, Bob has never claimed sole credit for discovering Mt Sinai in Arabia. In his movie "Mountain of Fire" and during his lectures, Bob makes it clear that he received a basic map and instructions through various external sources that lead him to the site. Additionally, the Caldwell family, who lived and worked in Saudi Arabia during the 1990's, is given prominent credit for exploring the site and discovering many artifacts Bob Cornuke or ] didn't find, another archeologist who claims to have found ] (Mt. Sinai) in 1984. Other critics have simply rebuffed the idea that Mt. Sinai would be in Arabia, instead of in the ].

Bob's work on the ]'s shipwreck has also generated substantial controversy. Bob's book ''The Lost Shipwreck of St. Paul'' described by the ] in ], Chapter 27 details his explorations of the southern ] coast and his discovery of ancient anchors recovered by serveral local fisherman in the 1970's. Bob's placement of the shipwreck on the southern part of the island is a threat to the tourism industry and led to the involvement of the Maltese Government and former US Ambassador ] in Bob's work. Ms. Proffitt filed suit against Bob to stop distribution of the book which was subsequently denied by a Federal Judge, alleging he violated a oral agreement to allow the Maltese government editorial and other rights to the book in exchange for the pardon of the fisherman who recovered the Anchors .


Cornuke has been labelled a "con artist" who was claimed "to have found the wreck of Paul's ship from Acts - and then got sued for breaking "all aspects" of an oral contract with a former US ambassador to Malta." Due to his factual errors and "lies," some believe he seems "to be more interested in the money to be gained from their claims than in providing genuine evidence for anything." '']'' reported ] (US Ambassador) sued Cornuke to stop the sale of his book after she arranged for the "] government to pardon the fisherman" who owned ancient anchors Cornuke "believed were from the apostle's ship." As part of the pardon arrangement and several other issues, Cornuke agreed to remain silent about the pardon and "to allow Proffitt and the Maltese government to edit the book. He would also be required to encourage tourists to visit ancient temples." He did not complete his side of the agreement.


A federal judge denied the request to hold the book since it was already released at the time. Even still "what the Maltese government is apparently upset about, however, isn't that Coruke's book was published without its permission, but that it claims that the shipwreck never happened in the traditional site on the northeastern tip of the island, now known as ]."


== Books == == Books ==
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==References== ==References==
===Books===
]. ''The Exodus Case: New Discoveries Confirm the Historical Exodus.'' Scandinavia, 2002. (Information about Wyatt's journey)

===External links=== ===External links===


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Robert Cornuke is the president of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (BASE) Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a former police officer and present-day Biblical archaeology explorer who "consciously models himself on 'Indiana Jones.'" He is the author of six books on biblical history relating to archaeological explorations. His critics have called him a con artist, a fraud, questioned his qualifications, and he was sued by a US Ambassador.

Cornuke's explorations have included biblical Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia (four years after it had already been discovered by someone else), exploring in Turkey with the late Jim Irwin for Noah’s Ark, ancient Assyrian and Babylonian flood accounts in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, following the presumed trail of the Ark of the Covenant through Israel, Egypt, and the Ethiopian highlands, and searching the seafloor off the coast of Malta for the anchors from the Apostle Paul’s ship wreck (in the Bible: Book of Acts, chapter 27), which he claims to have found, but others deny.

Cornuke has appeared on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, The 700 Club, and Fox Television’s Ripley's Believe It or Not.

In 2005, Cornuke completed his Ph.D. from Louisiana Baptist University, an unaccredited, conservative Christian college for which he also serves as an adjunct speaker.

Controversy and criticism

Ron Wyatt was the original person who claimed to discover that biblical Mt. Sinai was Jabal al-Lawz in 1984, but Wyatt was vaguely mentioned in Cornuke's book The Mountain of God (page 218) once. In this book, Cornuke claimed himself as the discoverer and researcher of the biblical match to the mountain in Saudi Arabia. An event that occurred with Cornuke in 1988 (four years after Wyatt) after learning from someone else about Jabal al-Lawz's likeness to Sinai.

Cornuke has been labelled a "con artist" who was claimed "to have found the wreck of Paul's ship from Acts - and then got sued for breaking "all aspects" of an oral contract with a former US ambassador to Malta." Due to his factual errors and "lies," some believe he seems "to be more interested in the money to be gained from their claims than in providing genuine evidence for anything." Christianity Today reported Kathryn Proffitt (US Ambassador) sued Cornuke to stop the sale of his book after she arranged for the "Maltese government to pardon the fisherman" who owned ancient anchors Cornuke "believed were from the apostle's ship." As part of the pardon arrangement and several other issues, Cornuke agreed to remain silent about the pardon and "to allow Proffitt and the Maltese government to edit the book. He would also be required to encourage tourists to visit ancient temples." He did not complete his side of the agreement.

A federal judge denied the request to hold the book since it was already released at the time. Even still "what the Maltese government is apparently upset about, however, isn't that Coruke's book was published without its permission, but that it claims that the shipwreck never happened in the traditional site on the northeastern tip of the island, now known as St. Paul's Bay."

Books

References

Books

Moller, Lennart. The Exodus Case: New Discoveries Confirm the Historical Exodus. Scandinavia, 2002. (Information about Wyatt's journey)

External links

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