[Note: I added the material at the bottom about Rephidim. It relates to the “march from the South” and I forgot it the first time. – MSH] Those of you who follow the Naked Bible Podcast know that recently we covered Exodus 3:1 in three episodes. That...
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Thoughts on the Year 70 Israel Tour
As many of you know, I just returned from a trip to Israel. The trip was created and conducted by Lipkin Tours. Along with Derek and Sharon Gilbert, I was a host on the tour. This allowed me to comment on certain sites and content points along the tour as we were led...
Ancient City Gate Associated with the Time of Hezekiah Under Excavation
Here’s the story. Here’s how the piece begins: An ancient city gate and shrine that King Hezekiah ordered to be destroyed during the eighth century B.C., according to the Hebrew Bible, are seeing the light of day following an excavation in Israel,...
Works of George Wesley Buchanan Available on Logos Platform
Logos is publishing a compilation of George W. Buchanan’s works. Why do I mention this item out of the 3-4,000 items Logos publishes each year? Because I helped put this on the radar. Buchanan is one of the few serious NT scholars who is open to an alternative...
Naked Bible 60: Acts 27 & 28
Acts 27 & 28 This episode wraps up our study of the book of Acts. These two chapters focus on Luke’s account of Paul’s hazardous journey by ship to Rome. Through the course of his narrative, Luke drops some cryptic references to the theological concept of a...
Naked Bible 52: Acts 16 & 17
Acts 16-17 In Acts 16 Timothy joins Paul and Silas. In these two chapters there are several items of interest: the Spirit forbids and directs the team, they encounter a “python spirit,” they are supernaturally delivered from prison, and Paul uses some pagan literature...
Geographical Place Names in Ancient History: An Online Thesaurus
The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) is now available for free download. This resource of over 2 million place names includes ancient and modern names. It’s an invaluable resource for connecting place names throughout the ancient world to other...
Things the Prophecy Profiteers Don’t Tell You: Just What is the Promised Land?
Readers may recall my series way back when on “Why an obsession with eschatology is a waste of time.”[1. And for newbies, please note the word “obsession” in that statement.] In that lengthy series, I noted (somewhere) that one of the major...
Aerial Archaeology, Anatolia, and Ancient Persia
I recently came across some open-access resources that some readers might find interesting and useful.[1. My apologies to ancient astronaut believers who might be confused by real research.] Here are the links: APAAME – The Aerial Photographic Archive for...
Did Muslims Discover America in 999 AD?
Short answer: No. Longer answer: Jason Colavito’s post: Did Ibn Farrukh Discover America in 999 CE? (CE is the “non-Christian” abbreviation commonly used in academic convention in place of “A.D.”). As usual, Jason has done a great job...
Touring Israel Via Google Street View
Check out this link from the Biblical Studies and Technology blog. It’s cool, but also a bit creepy. I still care about not living in a Google bubble.
Why Sodom and Gomorrah are Not Located at Tall al-Hamman
Todd Bolen at the Bible Places blog begins his post on this issue this way: “The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article by Steven Collins this month...
More Online Resources for Vaccination Against PaleoBabble
There’s been a spate of resources that have popped up online in recent days for excellent resources to study the ancient world. Some of these resources have been around a while, but have gotten some recent attention and traffic on various blogs and news sites....
Unknown Pyramid Complexes Discovered Using Google Earth
Pretty neat; check this link (with pictures). The interesting thing is that they seem to have the same diagonal arrangement as the pyramids of Giza. I can hardly wait to see what Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval come up with as to how that would fit in the Orion...
Useful Online Egyptology Resource
I’m speaking about the Theban Tombs Satellite Mapping Project. Check it out. Reminded me of the very cool Theban Mapping Project (digital Valley of the Kings). Editor’s note: broken link fixed.