Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
The description and history of Mesopotamian wise men from Assyria, Babylonia, and Parthia
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 …
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 …
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 …
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer born in the Republic of Venice in 1254. In 1269 he traveled with his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo to China on a series of adventures. They returned wealthy men in Read More …
When the Roman General Pompey annexed Syria, the Romans entirely redesigned Damascus as a Roman city. Still today, “Old Town” Damascus retains its rectangular Roman design and seven extant ancient gates. The name “Ester Gate” predates the Romans, so it Read More …