by Ted | Jun 29, 2019 | Archaeology and the Old Testament, Babylon, Bible, Digging Deeper, Genesis and Primeval History, Hammurabi, Historiography, History, Mesopotamia, Paleography, The Mythic Dimension of the Past
Overview Understanding the historical and cultural context in which the Bible was originally written is perhaps one of the most fundamental principles of a sound Biblical hermeneutic. Typically, conservative and liberal scholars have responded in one of two...
by Ted Wright | Jun 8, 2019 | anthropology, apologetics, Book of Mormon, Debates, Digging Deeper, Genesis and Primeval History, Historiography, History, Joseph Smith, science
A recent article in the journal, Nature[1] may shed additional light on the genetic ancestry of Native Americans and has big implications for the historicity of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon, written by LDS founder Joseph Smith, presents a history of the...
by Ted Wright | May 17, 2019 | apologetics, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Bible, Debates, Digging Deeper, Epic of Gilgamesh, Genesis and Primeval History, Historiography, History, Mesopotamia, Moses Inscription, Noah & the Flood, The Mythic Dimension of the Past
An Overview For many years, skeptics of the Bible (especially The Pentateuch & Genesis) have pointed to an ancient Mesopotamian story called The Epic of Gilgamesh as proof that the Biblical writers either borrowed or stole ideas from their ancient Near Eastern...
by Ted Wright | Mar 11, 2019 | apologetics, Archaeology and the New Testament, Archaeology and the Old Testament, Bible, Book Reviews, Digging Deeper, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Historiography, History, Holy Land, Paleography
A Sharp Tool for Digging Deeper into God’s Word The Bible truly is an amazing book! As most people know, it is actually a collection of books that records the story of God’s Epic love and actions throughout history. The stories in the Bible are all true, and they are...
by Ted Wright | Nov 2, 2018 | apologetics, Archaeology and the New Testament, Historiography, History, Roman empire, Roman history, science, Tacitus
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, because we have made fiction to suit ourselves – G.K. Chesterton Rome’s Greatest Defeat: The Nightmare of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest The sound of a slow and dreary rain could be heard tinking on helmets, shields and...
by Ted Wright | Sep 24, 2018 | apologetics, Archaeology and the New Testament, Blog, Debates, Herod the Great, Herodian Architecture, Historiography, History
IS THE JESUS OF HISTORY THE JESUS OF FAITH? HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY SAY YES! Jesus mythicists can best be described as people who are “highly skeptical” if not completley doubtful that Jesus Christ ever existed. Of course, most of what we learn about the life and...
