If you’re following the Naked Bible Podcast we’ve had several episodes where we get mired in the quagmire that is ancient chronology. Years ago I read the book Centuries of Darkness by Peter James. It’s fundamental exposure to why the accepted...
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Books You Should Read in 2019
Okay, it seems everyone is posting their “Top 10 Books of 2018” list this week (I’ve seen a bunch on Twitter) so I’ll get into the act. I listen to audio books while driving around, which allows me to get through a lot of material. What follows...
FringePop321 Video: Did the Israelites Build the Pyramids?
Some readers will recall I blogged about this in 2016. Now there’s a FringePop321 video on the subject!
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 165 – Q & A # 22
The next Q & A episode is now live. In Naked Bible Podcast Episode 165, Dr. Michael Heiser answers a wide range of listener questions in a theologically rich and occasionally humorous Q&A episode. He starts by tackling the historical evidence for Jesus, citing...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 158: The Fate of the Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant is well-known because of the popular Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. That pop culture film offers just one of over a dozen theories on what happened to the Ark of the Covenant. The question arises because the ark is not one of the...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 155: Interview with David Limbaugh
I think you'll all enjoy this interview with my friend David Limbaugh, author of The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels . Check out the lead blurb on the back of the book! This is a good read for anyone who wants a readable presentation of...
Kenneth Kitchen’s Ancient Orient and Old Testament Available as Free PDF
This book is an important, though slightly dated, contribution to understanding the OT in its ancient Near Eastern context. It is also quite useful for addressing a range of attacks on the integrity of the OT. Prof. Kitchen was for many years an Egyptologist in the...
Early Christian Martyrdom Resources
I’m cranky today after reading Huff Post article about the reconstruction of the Roman machine that lifted wild animals into the Colosseum. It’s all about how the animals should be pitied. I get that, but what the piece is really about is pushing the...
History, Archaeology, and Faith
The Bible Places Blog (BPB) draws our attention to a new book edited by James K. Hoffmeier and Dennis R. Magary entitled, Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture . It looks like a quality resource....
Ancient Neolithic Tunnels: No Aliens Needed
You just have to check out this fascinating article: “Massive European network of Stone Age tunnels that weaves from Scotland to Turkey.” Really cool. If you’ve ever visited underground caverns (or ridden a subway), you know that getting from Point A...
Alexander the Great and UFOs
Bet you never thought you’d see those two subjects in the same sentence! Welcome to the wacky world of ancient astronaut twaddle. A reader recently sent me a link to this essay on the Chronicon Mirabilium blog: “Did Alexander the Great Really See...
Full Text Resources from Metropolitan Museum of Art
Readers can follow this link to the Ancient World Online blog for more information. Some very good stuff for research in the ancient world available for free.
V. P. Long and the Theological History of the Bible
Last week in the office while I was gone we had Phil Long in for some filming of our own on the OT historical books and biblical historiography. I only got to spend two days with Phil due to my Nashville trip, but enjoyed the time. I regularly use portions of his...
If Your Thing is Roman Emperors…
Saw this a couple days ago: AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Linked Data about Roman Emperors. The link leads to a description (and further database links) to a truckload of data about Roman emperors. Every once in a while I feel burdened to give readers real...
Tunguska: Mythology Versus Science
Readers conversant in UFO lore will recall that the 1908 Tunguska event has not escaped the “UFOs are the key to the theory of everything” mindset that infects many in the ufological community. While scientists have opted for mundane explanations for the...