Ted 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...

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 ...

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 [email protected]   Bible &...

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 The Archaeology of Easter - Bible Archaeology Report Three Tombs of Jesus - Bible Archaeology Report The Shroud of Turn - Digging for Truth TV

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

Archaeologist Dr. Gary Byers joins Henry to discuss the ancient history of the Philistines, and find out if there is any connection to modern Palestinians.    Who Were the Philistines - Digging for Truth TV

Henry Smith got a chance to have a conversation with the late Dr. Kevin Anderson about the iDINO project and the finding of soft tissue in dinosaur bones that are supposed to be completly fossilized and mineralized. The research is still continuing to produce interesting results that challenge the evolutionary paradigm that says that dinosaurs lived and died millions of years ago. Dinosaur Soft Tissue - Is Genesis History clip iDINO Project Tribute to Dr. Kevin Anderson Mary Schweitzer on...

In late 2023, three peer-reviewed academic articles were published in the Israel Exploration Journal that attempt to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Mt Ebal curse tablet discovered in 2019. The lead archaeologist of the project that discovered this defixio, Scott Stripling, joins Henry to respond to these criticisms and thories, including the proposition that the lead curse tablet is actually a lead fishing weight.   Round Table discussion on Mt Ebal discovery - Digging for Truth The...

Brian Windle joins Henry to talk about a number of places and archaeology related to the birth of Christ.  The Archaeology of Christmas - BibleArchaeologyReport.com

Does the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites amount to genocide? Henry discusses this question in the greater historical context with Dr. Jordan Ballard who has studied this topic in depth. 

Bryan Windle and Henry Smith discuss places and discoveries related to the life of Abraham from the book of Genesis. And Bryan discovers something that he should probably add to his list.    Top 10 Discoveries Related to Abraham - BibleArchaeologyReport.com Where God Came Down with Joel Kramer - Digging for Truth TV

The lifesize replica of Noah's Ark built by Answers in Genesis has given people an opportunity to view how the animals could have all fit in one space, with food, water and how waste management could have worked. Tim Chaffey joins Henry to talk about it, and also some of the various aspects of the Biblical account of the flood. arkencounter.com Grand Opening Ark Encounter - WKYT News  

The are lots of frequently asked questions about places and events in the Bible, so we thought we'd start to talk about some of them, starting off with Who were the Nephilim? Where is the Garden of Eden? Is there archaelogical evidence for the Tower of Babel? Where are Sodom and Gomorrah?

Dr. Kennedy joins Henry to talk about the evidence related to Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection, and about his book: Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels.   Quirinius and the Birth of Christ - Digging for Truth TV Jesus and the Mythicists - Digging for Truth TV

Nate Loper joins Henry Smith to discuss the long historical timeline of the relationship between Egypt and Israel, starting with Abraham and going all the way into the early church period.    Egyptology articles - BibleArchaeology.org