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.
Is Christmas a biblical fact or a man-made tradition? The likelihood that Jesus of Nazareth was born on December 25th is near zero. Furthermore, we tend to tell the traditional nativity story as if it happened in a historical vacuum. Read More …
El Brocense defended his critique in writing, which became a part of the official Inquisition records. As a result, the files of the Spanish Inquisition contain one of the earliest historical/exegetical arguments contradicting the traditional nativity story. Read More …
I had the privilege of recording a second helping of the Hidden Truth Show with Jim Breslo yesterday. It just went live on all major podcast platforms and video. The Truth Behind Jesus’ Death and Resurrection “How and when Jesus Read More …
I had the privilege of being interviewed a second time by Maxx Navas for TimeEnds Radio yesterday. We talked more about what the real Nativity really would have looked like, as well as some common misconceptions that are part of Read More …
Sukkot–The Feast of Booths, Part 4 According to Hebrew hermeneutics, each verse of the Bible may have as many as four levels of interpretation. The first level is called peshat,[1] and refers to the plain, direct, intended, and explicit meaning of the Read More …
Sukkot–The Feast of Booths, Part 3 In John 7, Jesus was residing in Galilee because the Jews in Judea were seeking to kill him. But the Feast of Tabernacles was approaching quickly, and as a required pilgrimage feast, Jesus’ brothers Read More …
Sukkot—The Feast of Booths Part 2 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. [John 1:14 KJV] The Read More …
Part 1 (33) Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, (34) Speak to the children of Israel, saying: The fifteenth day of this seventh month {shall be} the Feast of Tabernacles {for} seven days to the Lord. [Leviticus 23:33–34 NKJV] Scriptures: Exodus 23:16; 34:22–23; Leviticus 23:33–39; Numbers Read More …
Author’s note: The above representation is technically incorrect as it shows the Woman Clothed with the Sun in darkness (and therefore clearly visible) above the horizon despite the sun not having set. This is a visual aid to help us Read More …
We can trace the origins of many of the traditions found in nativity plays to what are known as the infancy gospels, pseudepigraphal works written much later than what we now refer to as the canonical gospels. The oldest and most Read More …