Digging for Truth
Dig. Discover. Defend. Presented by Associates for Biblical Research, viewers will be taken on a journey of Truth discovery. Featuring archeological and Biblical research, the historic reliability of the Bible will be demonstrated.
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Biblical Archaeology in Egypt
Does archaeology in Egypt line up with biblical history? Egyptologist Nate Loper shares some of his latest research after visiting the ancient cities of Tanis and Bubastis in Egypt. He also shares about the Statue of Khyan, an artifact that had been hidden away for years but is now on display, an...
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Archaeology and the People of the Bible
Critics of the Bible argue that it's just a bunch of stories of mythical people that are set in historical time periods. Archaeologist Titus Kennedy has written a new book that examines over 130 people named in the Bible, and the archaeology related to them showing that they were real people and ...
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Great Discoveries that Affirm the New Testament
Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology shares some of the most significant discoveries related to the New Testament, and how they affirm the historicity of the people in the Bible.
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The Ancient Paleo-Hebrew Lachish Letters
In 1935, a stash of correspondence was discovered in the burned gate of the city of Lachish. Archaeologist Bryan Windle shares about the significance of these letters, that were written during the time when Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking cities in Israel.
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Digging Up Ancient Sacrifices
Archeologist Jordan McClinton is an area supervisor with the Shiloh Excavations, and the area he supervises is a favissa, or a sacred deposit. He shares about what that is, what they have found, and how it connects with the biblical text.
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Did Noah's Ark Land on This Mountain?
Claims about Noah's Ark being found have been in the news again recently, at a place called the Durupınar site, near Mt. Ararat. But there is another location in the Mountains of Ararat that has an even older historical tradition called Mt. Cudi. Ancient near east historian, Nate Loper, shares hi...
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Ancient Egyptian Priest that Records the Exodus Pharaoh
Are there any historical references to the Exodus Pharaoh outside the Bible? Turns out there are a bunch. Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling shares his research on the Exodus Pharaoh, and the oldest reference that mentions his name by the Egyptian priest and historian, Manetho.
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Creation Myths Written Before Genesis?
The Epic of Atra-Hasis and The Enuma Elish are ancient Mesopotamian stories that talk about the creation and also a great flood. Some of the oldest copies that have been found are older than when Moses would have written down the book of Genesis during the Exodus. Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology...
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Caiaphas: The High Priest That Had Jesus Executed
Caiaphas was High Priest of Israel from 18-36 AD, and oversaw the religious trial of Jesus. Archaeologist Bryan Windle shares a bio-archeography of his life, including the discovery of his remains in the well known Caiaphas ossuary.
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Decoding Egyptian Scarabs
Scarabs are small beetle shaped artifacts that have a design or writing on the other side, and they are found all over Egypt and other places nearby including ancient Canaan. But what were they used for and what do they mean? Archaeologist Gary Urie is conducting his doctoral research on scarabs ...
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New Research on the Origins of the Philistines
The Philistines are mentioned in the book of Genesis in the time of Abraham around 2000 BC. But the general view in academia is that the Philistines didn't show up until they fought a documented battle with Egypt in 1177 BC, after the time of the Exodus and the time of Joshua. Dr. Danny Jones has...
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Exploring the Mountain of Cursing
Abigail Van Huss, biblical archaeologist and Assistant Director of the Shiloh Excavations with ABR, was one of the core leaders of the Mount Ebal Dump Salvage expedition. She will be guiding us through the archaeological evidence discovered on the cursed mountain and how it all relates to the Bi...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh has some amazing similarities to the flood and creation accounts from the book of Genesis. Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology shares about his research into these parallels, and about the history and archaeology of where the cuneiform clay tablets were dis...
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The Public Reading of Scripture
For America's 250th anniversary, over 475 leaders from many spheres of influence will gather in Washington, DC to read the entire Bible aloud in a week-long event called "America Reads the Bible" in April. Dr. Scott Stripling joins Henry to discuss the history of the public reading of scripture, ...
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The History of the Tabernacle
After the Israelites left Egypt, God instructed them to make a tabernacle where He could meet with them. Archaeologist Dr. Gary Byers shares some of his research on how was it constructed, what it was made out of, and where it moved during its history.
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Which is the Right Tomb of Jesus?
Dr. Jeremiah Johnston of the Christian Thinker’s Society will guide us as we explore the archaeological and historical evidence for the location of Jesus’ tomb and subsequent resurrection. Several candidates have emerged over the centuries, so Dr. Johnston will walk us through the evidence and po...
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New Research on the Anatomy of Crucifixion
Dr. Jonathan Moore, a doctor of podiatric medicine who also has a PhD in biblical studies, joins Henry to discuss research that he has been conducting into crucifixion in the ancient world. Dr. Moore, along with Dr. Scott Stripling, have analyzed the remains of 5 crucified victims and have develo...
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Archaeology and Scripture
Archaeologist Bryan Windle interviews Henry Smith about his article "The Wild West of Biblical Hermeneutics" and they discuss the problems with using archaeological discoveries to interpret scripture, instead of the other way around.
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Esther: The Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries
The historicity of the book of Esther is often questioned by skeptics. Archaeologist Bryan Windle joins Henry to count down the top discoveries from modern-day Iran that are related to this historical time period of King Xerxes and Queen Esther.
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Great Discoveries that Affirm the Old Testament
Archaeologist Dr. Seth Rodriquez gives a survey of some of the most interesting and important discoveries that affirm the history recorded in the Old Testament.
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New Research on the Fall of Jericho
There has been scholarly debate over the destruction of the city of Jericho, and different conclusions on if it happened when the Bible says it does, or not. Archaeologist Bryan Windle shares the latest research from current and past excavations of Jericho (Tel es-Sultan) and examines the evidenc...
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Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2025
Archaeologist Bryan Windle, from the Bible Archaeology Report, gives us his annual countdown of the top archaeological discoveries related to the Bible, from 2025.
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Myth-Busting the Supposed Pagan Roots of Christmas
From celebrating the winter solstice, to worshipping trees, to Santa Claus - Is there any truth to the claims out there that the day Christ was born has pagan origins? Archaeologist Bryan Windle goes through the ancient Christian, Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Babylonian histories to discuss which o...