Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
The Nativity Story as seen from one of three important viewpoints–Judea, Parthia, and Rome.
Strabo was a Greek historian, philosopher, and geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transition of Rome from a Republic to an Empire (lived ~64 BCE– 24 CE). His most significant work is his Geographica (Geography), written in approximately 20 CE. In Geographica, Strabo mentions Read More …
Or was it something supernatural–like an angel or the shekinah glory? John Chrysostom, (~349–407 CE) was a “notable Christian bishop and preacher from the fourth and fifth centuries in Syria and Constantinople.” He was famous for his eloquent public speaking Read More …
I recently watched a new YouTube video that briefly and quite inadequately discusses how we historically arrived at a December 25 birthday for Jesus of Nazareth.1 During the video, the host plays clips from a different video that challenges a Read More …
Part Four of a four-part series for Time Out with Kevin Gallagher. Kevin interviews Tim and they discuss the events surrounding the night of Jesus’ birth.
Part Three of a four-part series for Time Out with Kevin Gallagher. Kevin interviews Tim and they discuss the Roman Chronicle; the Golden Age of Rome–the Pax Romana; and how the political culture in Rome contrasts with the coming of Read More …
Part Two of a four-part series for Time Out with Kevin Gallagher. Kevin interviews Tim and they discuss the politics of Herod the Great.
Part One of a four-part series for Time Out with Kevin Gallagher. Kevin interviews Tim and they discuss “Who Were the Magi?”
The “Jerusalem Chronicle” is one of a series of historiographical clay tablets recovered from ancient Mesopotamia. Also know as the Assyrian and/or Babylonian Chronicles (“ABC”), they record events in Mesopotamia starting in the second half of the second millennium through Read More …
I’m flying solo this week. Michael will rejoin us soon. Today I discussed the origins of God Save the King (the first books I read that hypothesized that Jesus was not born on December 25), how we got the title Read More …
I just finished recording the first episode of God Save the King for Truth Be Told Radio Network. Excited to be a part of this world-wide network. Guest Michael Parker and I discuss the origins of God Save the King, Read More …