Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
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 …
Tim was interviewed live by Shannon Davis of Omegaman Radio on November 17th. The audio for this interview is available on the Omegaman Radio YouTube Channel as part of a broadcast marathon. In the following “video” (audio only), you can 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.
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 …
The Bible never explicitly mentions Jesus’ birthdate. Despite this, the actual date of his birth can be discovered, but we have to piece together the biblical, historical, and astronomical evidence to get the correct picture.
The Cyrenius of the King James Version was a Roman official named Publius Sulpicius Quirinius.[1] His name is known to Christians because he is mentioned in the traditional “Christmas Story,” but we know much more about Quirinius from historical sources Read More …
In this episode Tim and Michael discuss the realization that the traditional nativity story is wholly inaccurate; the historical development of the traditional nativity story; and new insights into whether Jesus was really born in a stable. Since a manger Read More …
Many ancient western European churches in general, and churches in Britain in particular observed a Christian festival called “Michaelmas” (i.e., “Michael sent”), now known as “The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels.” The date of the festival, still recognized Read More …