I’ve had some folks send me the link to this recent article: “Data From a Dead Satellite Reveals Lost Continents Under Antarctica.” This is followed by the breathless proclamation: “These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study...
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Graduating from Strong’s Word Study Tools for Better Word Study: Logos’s Reverse Interlinears
I decided this morning to do a quick screen capture video on reverse interlinears. This tool was pioneered in digital form by my employer, Logos Bible Software. I’m asked repeatedly about how to do word studies, so I created this as an answer to that question (I...
Apkallu in the News
I couldn’t resist posting this — hat tip to Matthew for it! “Record-Setting Sale Of An Ancient Assyrian Stone Relief Sparks Looting Fears In Iraq” $28 million for a seven-foot carved relief of an apkallu. Readers will recall that apkallu are...
Newly-Released CIA MK-ULTRA Documents
I saw this today on Twitter. Apparently the newly-released material is the result of the tenacious efforts of John Greenewald and his amazing Black Vault website. Here’s a link to the Black Vault archive for CIA mind control programs, including MK-ULTRA.
Mike’s Being Talked About a Lot Lately (Or So It Seems)
Just a personal note. I’ve been hearing (and seeing, in email) my own name a lot recently — how I (allegedly) believe or don’t believe XYZ, or how someone is suspicious of me, or how I need to debate some person. Sigh. For the record (this is a...
The Bible’s Big Story, Part 8
This is Part 8 of the guest blog series by Dr. Ronn Johnson. The archive of previous installments is located here . I ended my last post by painting myself into a theological corner. In wondering what to do with the brick which says Jesus’ priestly work (atonement,...
Mike Interviewed on the Bible Project: What is the Name of the Lord?
Many readers will be familiar with the amazing work of The Bible Project. Its YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers, and if you’ve ever watched one, it isn’t hard to see why. The Bible Project does the thing that’s nearest to my heart...
Mike Talks to Rev Eric Walker on Ignite a Nation About his Angels Book
I’m on with Rev. Walker the third Monday of each month. This time we talked more about the new Angels book. Here’s the conversation (yes, that’s a picture of Scully behind me):
Peter Gurry Interview: How Do We Know We Have an Accurate Copy of the New Testament?
We’ve interviewed Peter Gurry before on the Naked Bible podcast, and I’ve blogged some of his posts over at the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog. Peter is a bona fide New Testament textual critic, so he’s a good authority for the question posed in...
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!
Mike Visits the Secret Headquarters of the Bible Project
This past week I had the privilege of spending two days at the secret (not quite underground) location where the Bible Project folks are hard at work helping the world understand and appreciate the Bible. It was a lot of fun, trust me. I spent most of the time with...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 234: Apps and Art
Check out some new Bible study tools, Christian art, and a way to help the persecuted church! Part 1: Johnny Cisneros – Bible Study Apps for Word Studies in Colossians What are some of the best Bible study apps today? And how can you use those study apps to gain...
Assessing Bart Ehrman’s Logic on the Unreliability of New Testament Textual Transmission
Peter Gurry of the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog has a concise, clear-headed response to some of the ways Bart Ehrman defends the thesis that the textual transmission of the Greek New Testament wasn’t very reliable: “Evaluating Ehrman’s Comparative...
What Is the Bible’s Big Story? Part 7
What is the Bible’s Big Story? Part 7 This is Part 7 of Dr. Ronn Johnson’s guest series. If you would like to catch up with any of the previous installments, the archive is located here . ————————- It was great to meet...
New Methods for Dating Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
The well-known scholarly publisher, Brill, recently released notice of a new article about Dead Sea Scroll forgeries. From their website: The findings of false fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been all over the media  recently: collectors have purchased modern...