Why Do Christians Disagree About End Times?
That's the title of a new Mobile Ed mini-course I created for my employer Faithlife / Logos Bible Software. It's a short video introduction to some of the issues that undermine consensus in eschatology. Folks who follow this blog will have gotten more detail on these...
Last Day to Register for MEMRA 2016 Module 2
Registration for MEMRA ancient language courses ends tomorrow night.
Naked Bible Episode 105 – Q & A # 13
The episode is now live.
Naked Bible Podcast Subscription for Android Users
I just wanted to pass along news that those who have some other smart phone besides an iPhone can subscribe to the Naked Bible Podcast with their Android device. Just go to the Google Play home of the podcast and, once at the site, click the button to subscribe!...
The Story Behind the Jesus’ Wife Fragment Fraud
Update: 6/16/2016 - Karen King does the right thing in her response to the essay below, owns her mistake.] Jim West directs our attention to (in his words) "this damning essay" in The Atlantic that "sheds light on the fraud perpetrated on segments of the...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 104 – How We Got the Old Testament
The episode is live.
Mike Heiser the Guest TONIGHT on Caravan to Midnight
[Addendum, 6/17/2016 - Apparently you can listen to the show via a free trial subscription for one week.] I'll be the guest tonight on Caravan to Midnight with John B. Wells. We recorded it today, It was my first time on the show -- almost three hours. I really...
A Book that Truly Examines New Testament Eschatology
If you think of the Left Behind novels or books by John Hagee as sources that provide insight on the New Testament doctrine of end times and the second coming, you should probably stop reading now. Hat tip to Chris Tilling and his Chrisendom blog for drawing my...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 103 – Moses and the Bronze Serpent
The episode is now live.
What Was the Hebrew Name of Jesus?
I get questions about the divine name periodically, or about how Jesus is a pagan name for Zeus (or similar nonsense). For those items, click here, here, and here, respectively. But more often than not, I get questions about how the Hebrew name of Jesus was...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 102 – “All Israel” to be Saved?
The episode is now live. The focus is the meaning of "all Israel" in Rom 11:25-26. It's not as easy as you think.
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 101: Jesus, the Exile, and the Tribulation
Mike does some eschatology (and next week, too). Kind of like a Bigfoot sighting. Get it while supplies last!
Sub-Plot from The Portent in the News: Secret Meeting Held at Harvard about Creating a Synthetic Human Genome
This happened at least a half dozen times with The Facade -- something in the book becomes news after the fact. Here we go again with The Portent: From the Christian Science Monitor: Why did Harvard Scientists Hold a 'Secret' Synthetic Genome Meeting? This is why you...
DNA CRISPR Critters: We Shall Be as Gods
Have you read my novel, The Portent? If so, the subject matter of the link below will sound familiar: Gene Drives – Will Conqueror Biomolecular Bots Dictate a New Book of Life? One of the sub-plots to The Portent is the use of genetic alteration and synthetic biology...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100: Celebrating the Milestone with Listeners
The episode is now live. Thanks to all who sent in their thoughts. It's gratifying for both Trey and myself to be helpful to those who care about biblical content.
Short Summary of an Episode in UFO Infamy: the Paul Bennewitz Affair
I've often referred to the Bennewitz affair in conversation about how certain U.S. government agencies and personnel are not above using UFO believes as tools to perpetuate a UFO narrative they find useful (read: a useful myth designed to misdirect away from something...
Update: Last Call to Participate in 100th Episode of Naked Bible Podcast
**UPDATE** Deadline for submissions is 2pm CST/ UTC -5 hours/ 7pm UTC Friday, May 13th. You can still submit your audio recording to Trey: treystricklin@gmail.com Please give us 1-2 minutes of how you found the show, why you listen, or how you use the content,...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 99: Debunking New Testament Manuscript Conspiracies
The episode is now live. This episode is in response to listener requests. Mike and Trey interview Rick Brannan, the information specialist for Greek New Testament products and databases at Logos Bible Software, about how we got the New Testament, the KJV-only idea,...
Cuneiform Lexical Lists: Another Reason Sitchin Was Wrong
The Ancient History website just published this short essay on cuneiform lexical lists -- basically, the ancient equivalent of bilingual (and otherwise) dictionaries for Sumerian and Akkadian produced by the ancient scribes. From the opening paragraph: Lexical lists...
Bulgarian Giant Human Skeleton Hoax
I'm guessing some readers know about this one, but I haven't blogged it before. Here's a brief discussion of the faked photo, but the image comparison makes it quite clear the giant skeleton is a fake.
PEERANORMAL Episode #2: Psychic Animals?
The episode is now live. Pet-owners often observe behavior that makes them wonder if their pet has a psychic connection to them. One example is the perception that a dog or cat “knows” when its owner is on the way home. This episode of Peeranormal discusses some...
2nd MEMRA Module for 2016 – Registration Now Open
The second module for my ancient language courses (MEMRA) is now available for registration. Here are the relevant details: Courses Offered Beginning Biblical Hebrew Beginning Biblical Greek Beginning Biblical Aramaic Beginning Ugaritic Course descriptions can be...
Cool Motion-Animation Video of Ancient Israelite Cosmology
Thanks to Shaun Swanson for his effort in producing this video, and to Steve McHenry for the voiceover. This is the sort of thing Miqlat (my non-profit)[1. See this long post, about a third of the way down, for the Miqlat vision.] will be able to produce with...
Be Part of the 100th Episode of the Naked Bible Podcast!
The 100th episode of the podcast is fast approaching. We'd like many of you to be a guest on that episode! If you'd like to be part of this milestone episode, please record yourself and send that recording to Trey at trey.stricklin@gmail.com. Here's what we'd like in...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 98: Conversation about Alternatives to Modern Church (“House Churches”)
In this episode Mike and Trey talk with Tim Andrews and Rich Baker about alternative ways to think about church – specifically, if church wasn’t a time or a place, what would that be like? Tim Andrews currently lives in Atlanta, GA, and has been in leadership in...
