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26:02Episode 1
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
Episode 1
Bryan Windle joins us from Canada to apply archaeology to the life story of one of the most powerful kings in antiquity: King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar is mentioned over 80 times by name in Scripture in the books of 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and of...
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26:08Episode 2
Xerxes (King Ahasuerus) of Persia
Episode 2
Bryan Windle joins us to talk about King Xerxes=Ahasuerus of the 5th century BC Persian empire. The history of Xerxes fits extremely well with the book of Esther. Bryan will be talking about reliefs, inscriptions, the campaign of Xerxes against the Greeks, and other archaeological evidence. The ...
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25:53Episode 3
King Tiglath Pileser III of Assyria
Episode 3
Henry and Bryan Windle discuss the Assyrian Empire of the Ancient Near Eastern and its relationship with the Israelites during the divided monarchy. Discussion centers on Tiglath Pileser III in particular, one of the most powerful Assyrian kings from this era. Tiglath Pileser was also known as P...
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26:21Episode 4
Was King David Mythical?
Episode 4
Critical scholars continue to argue that King David was a mythical King Arthur type of figure, or that his kingdom is greatly exaggerated in the Bible.
Original airdate: March 25, 2018