Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess? (Re-post from 2018)
Easter is around the corner, and I was reminded of this post tonight during a Q & A session...
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Category: Biblical History
All I Want for Christmas is Another Flawed Nephilim Rebuttal
A week or so ago I blogged about Dr. Peter Gentry’s attempt to divorce the Nephilim from the...
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For You Ancient Chronology Buffs …
If you’re following the Naked Bible Podcast we’ve had several episodes where we get...
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Ancient Origins Writer Inserts Asherah into the Biblical Text
I received an email today asking this question: “Mike – is this a good rendition? I...
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How To Argue From the Biblical Text for a Local-Regional Flood Instead of a Global Flood
I’ve gotten this question before in podcast Q & A, but I was reminded of it today when...
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Is Easter Named After a Pagan Goddess?
Short answer: Nope. A bit more of an answer: Nope, and let’s stop the “Easter is...
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Has Isaiah’s Signature Been Uncovered in Jerusalem?
Well, if you can read paleo-Hebrew that sure looks like: [לישׁעיה[ו] נבי[א as in: ל =...
Read MoreGods of the Biblical World
This looks like a useful online resource. Here is the explanation on the site landing page: Welcome! This website was constructed to supply resources for an undergraduate class at Wofford College, called “Gods of the Biblical...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 195: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
There is much discussion online at this time of year as to the presumed pagan origins of...
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Win a Signed Copy of Mike’s New Book: The Bible Unfiltered
I received author copies of my newest book a few days ago. I have 6 to give away. Here’s how...
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“Giant” Third Dynasty Pharaoh Study in the News
I’m referring to this recent two-page (!) study in a medical journal: “Oldest case of...
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DNA, Canaanites, and the Biblically-Illiterate Media
By now I’ve probably received a heads up on the story about Canaanite DNA disproving the...
Read MoreCatholic Skeptic Candida Moss at it Again
Someone just sent me this short article from the Daily Beast by church historian Candida Moss: “Nero, the Execution of Peter and Paul, and the Biggest Fake News in Early Christian History.” Basically, it’s...
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Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog Discusses Inerrancy and Textual Criticism
Good discussion, and some equally good thoughts scattered through the comments. Inerrancy and...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 159: Noah’s Nakedness, the Sin of Ham, and the Curse of Canaan
The episode of Noah’s drunkenness in Genesis 9 has long befuddled interpreters. One of Noah’s...
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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...
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Book Review: The New Christian Zionism
Most Christians are interested (and many absorbed) by the topic of the future of Israel and how,...
Read MoreKenneth 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...
Read MoreASOR Short Essay on Chemosh / Kemosh of the Moabite Stone (and the OT)
Here’s a link to a short (and well done) overview of Chemosh in the Moabite Stone.
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The Historical Reliability of Luke-Acts
The Bible Places blog has just begun a series on the historical reliability of the books of Luke...
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