Digging for Truth Podcast
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A journey of truth discovery, featuring archaeology and biblical research. Hosted by Henry B. Smith Jr.
Henry Smith is the Administrative Director of the archaeological dig at Shiloh, Israel. Previously Smith has served at the Khirbet el-Maqatir Excavations, and has volunteered at the Hazor Excavations. Smith has an MAR, emphasizing apologetics and Biblical languages, and is a PhD student in Old Testament Biblical studies.
Henry Smith is the Administrative Director of the archaeological dig at Shiloh, Israel. Previously Smith has served at the Khirbet el-Maqatir Excavations, and has volunteered at the Hazor Excavations. Smith has an MAR, emphasizing apologetics and Biblical languages, and is a PhD student in Old Testament Biblical studies.
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Henry talks with professor of theological studies, Dr. Hans Madueme, about his new book "Does Science Make God Irrelevant?" which addresses some misconceptions, explains how Christian assumptions make science possible, clarifies the tension between science and miracles, and illustrates ways faith and science can coexist as allies. Does Science Make God Irrelevant? - book link Digging for Truth / Origins - Crossover TV Series Hans Madueme on Digging for Truth TV
Dr. Mark Farnham joins Henry to talk about some basic apologetics for the ordinary Christian. Dr. Farnham is Professor of Apologetics at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA. Every Believer Confident - Book link You Can't Get Rid of God - DFT podcast episode
Dr. Scott Stripling joins Henry to talk about one of his latest academic studies, which analyzes the archaeological remains of crucifixion victims. Along with his co-researcher, Dr. Jonathan Moore, they found some new insights into how people like Jesus were crucified, that may challenge how we typically picture in our minds what it looked like. Dr. Jonathan Moore on Digging for Truth TV
Henry takes a deep dive with Dr. Hans Madueme about his book "Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences" Defending Sin - book link Dr. Madueme on Digging for Truth TV
Henry and paleontologist Dr. Marcus Ross talk about the book: Perspectives on the Historical Adam and Eve: Four Views , which include: the Non-Historical Adam and Eve View (Kenton L. Sparks), the Mytho-Historical Adam View (William Lane Craig), the Genealogical Adam and Eve Model (Andrew Loke) and the Recent Adam and Eve View (Marcus R. Ross). Monstrous Mosasaurs and the Bible - Digging for Truth TV Dr Wood Digging For Truth Podcast episode The Historical Adam & Eve | ETS 2023 (4 parts) - Reasonable Faith
ABR staff members Bryan Windle and Tommy Chamberlin join to talk all about the people and places in history that are related to the Christmas story. Top 10 Discoveries Related to Christmas - Bible Archaeology Report Quirinius, an Archaeological Biography - Bible Archaeology Report Who were the Magi? - Bible Archaeology Report
1Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology joins Henry to offer some counterarguments to a previous episode we did on possible locations for Noah's Ark, and shares some of his research that he has done on Mt. Ararat and the surrounding region on his many expeditions there. Babylonian "Oldest Map of the World" - British Museum The Epic of Gilgamesh & the Bible - Ted Wright The Case for Ağrı Dağı/Masis as Biblical Mt. Ararat - Randall W. Younker Noah's Ark in the Mountains of Urartu - DFT Podcast with Nate Loper Is Noah's Ark on This Mountain? - Bible and Spade Magazine
Dr. Mark Farnham, a professor from Lancaster Bible College, joins Henry to talk about apologetics, evangelism, and a little bit about karma. Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian - book link
It's so easy to find differing opinions on the first two chapters of Genesis. Were the days of creation literal days? Are there contradictions between chapters 1 and 2? Did those chapters have different authors? Dr. Cornelis van Dam joins to talk about the authority of scripture, and how we should be listening to what is in Genesis 1 and 2. In the Beginining: Listening to Genesis 1 & 2 - Book link
ABR has had a few questions come in along the same lines recently including: did the Israelites just take God, YHWH, out of a pantheon of gods, or Canaanite gods and adopt Him as their God? Is YHWH the right name to use for God? The King James Bible uses Jehovah sometimes, is that right? Is the King James Version the best English translation? What about the ESV? Henry breaks down these questions along with some written responses from ABR's president, Scott Lanser.
Where did Abraham receive his call from the Lord? Was it Ur? or Harran? Both? And which city of Ur was it? Dr. Matt Glassman joins to discuss the pros and cons of the two different cities of Ur, and which one Abraham may have lived in. In the Footsteps of Abraham - Podcast with Bryan Windle
Where do Neanderthals, Homo Erectus, and other skeletal remains fall into a timeline that fits a creation model? Were Neanderthals created in the image of God? What criteria makes someone human? Dr. Todd Wood explores these questions in a recent paper he co-authored with Dr. Marcus Ross & Peter Brummel, and joins to discuss them with Henry. "Human History from Adam to Abraham" - Scientific paper by Dr. Todd Wood, Dr. Marcus Ross & Peter Brummel Homo Naledi - Digging for Truth TV Let's Talk Creation Podcast - Dr. Wood with Paul Garner Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - performed by Taryn Harbridge
ABR receives questions all the time about history and the Bible. Sometimes those get responses in ABR's magazine Bible & Spade. Questions like: What does it mean when a thousand years is like a day? How long is a day when in Genesis it talks about evening and morning? Did Moses use multiple sources when writing the book of Genesis? If you have a question about anything related to Biblical history or archaeology, you can ask ABR by emailing comments@biblearchaeology.org Bible & Spade Magazine Daniel 9 Project - Rick Lanser Is this the Face of God? - Biblical Archaeology Review The End of the World in 1844 - Millerite history
Henry and Dr. Brian Peterson look at the "Genesis mandates" in Genesis 1 and 2, and how the rejection of those mandates has led to the decline of sexual ethics in our post-modern world. The Bible, Sexuality and Culture - book link The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History - book link
Have you ever wondered what the natural world was like before the flood? And how does that line up with the imagery we have in our minds about the animals on Noah's Ark? Paul Garner joins to discuss his book "The Fossils and the Flood" and gives a picture of what the old world may have been like, with floating forests, and the ancestors of modern animals that may have been on the ark. Fossils and the Flood - book link Let's Talk Creation - podcast
Genesis 6:1-4 talks about the sons of God and the Nephilim. Everyone likes to talk about the Nephilim, but who were these sons of God? Dr. Tim Chaffey joins to discuss in depth about the spiritual realm and the sons of God, and how that can then help understand who the Nephilim were. Fallen: The Sons of God and the Nephilim - book link
Is there evidence for the Israelites time in Egypt and their Exodus? Dr. Titus Kennedy joins Henry to talk about a number of artifacts and locations that are consistent with the Exodus that happened in the Bible. Unearthing the Bible - Titus Kennedy
There is somewhere around 4000 years of history associated with Mount Moriah and the Temple Mount in Israel, and Dr. Scott Stripling joins to discuss it all. Well, a lot of it anyway. King David's Tabernacle - Digging for Truth TV The Temple Mount Sifting Project The Quest - book by Leen Ritmeyer on the Temple Mount The Copper Scroll Project - Shelley Nease Frankie Snyder assembles Opus sectile tiles from Temple Mount - Jerusalem Post Temple Mount Revisionism - Digging for Truth TV
Bryan Windle walks us through the archaeology and discoveries related to the death and resurrection of Jesus. Cave of Gethsemene - Joan Taylor Three Tombs of Jesus - Bible Archaeology Report The Shroud of Turn - Digging for Truth TV The Top Ten Discoveries related to Easter - Bible Archaeology Report
Nate Loper from Canyon Ministries joins to discuss a few possible locations for the resting place of Noah's Ark, including Mt. Ararat, Durupinar, and Cudi Dagh (Mt. Judi). 3D map of Mt Cudi/Judi - created by Nate Loper Is Noah's Ark on This Mountain? - Bible and Spade Magazine Noah's Ark Articles - BibleArchaeology.org
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