Bryan Windle joins Henry to discuss the reign of King Omri of the northern kingdom of Israel. Topics include: Tirzah, Samaria, the Moabite Stone, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, and Tiglath Pileser III.

Original airdate: September 27, 2020

On the next two episodes of Digging for Truth, we will be exploring questions about the origins and preservation of the text of the OT. To help guide us, we have Dr. Peter Gentry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary joining us from Louisville, KY. Dr. Gentry is an expert on the Hebrew a...

Was the text of the Old Testament in chaos and disorder before the second century AD? Dr. Peter Gentry joins us again to talk about the transmission and preservation of the OT text. Topics include: repetition, resignification, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Masada Psalm scroll, the Septuagint, and Cod...

Dr. Titus Kennedy joins us to talk about his must-read book: “Unearthing the Bible: 101 Archeological Discoveries that Bring the Bible to Life.” Dr. Kennedy will be here for two episodes to talk about his book, and some of those 101 discoveries that bring the Bible to life. Topics include: Adap...

Dr. Titus Kennedy joins us to talk about his must-read book: “Unearthing the Bible: 101 Archeological Discoveries that Bring the Bible to Life.” Dr. Kennedy will be here for two episodes to talk about his book, and some of those 101 discoveries that bring the Bible to life. Topics include: "Har...

Dr. Paul Kengor of Grove City College will join us to talk about his book, “The Devil and Karl Marx.” The atheist Marx was full of malice, and even wrote poems to the Devil, the archenemy of Christ and His people. Dr. Kengor also details "Communism’s Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltrat...

Digging for Truth hosts Henry Smith and Scott Lanser will be following up on our interview with Dr. Paul Kengor about Karl Marx. We'll be discussing the subversive threat that Cultural Marxism (Critical Theory) poses to the Church and western culture at large.

Original aidate: November 8, 2020

Septuagint scholar Dr. William Ross joins us to talk about the history and significance of the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Topics include: the Letter of Aristeas, the great LXX Codices, the LXX in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Greek Minor Prophet Scroll from Nahal Hever (part one).

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Septuagint scholar Dr. William Ross joins us again to talk about the history and significance of the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Topics include: the New Testament use of the LXX, the Letter of Aristeas, and the LXX in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Part Two).

Original airdate: November 22, 2020

Geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling joins us to talk about scientific methods used to date the earth. In particular, we’ll be discussing radiometric dating and demonstrating how these methods have fatal flaws. Rocks known to be only just 10 years old have yielded dates of millions of years. Dr. Snelli...

Geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling joins us again to talk about scientific methods used to date the earth and events of the past. In particular, we’ll be discussing radiocarbon dating (C-14), building on our last episode about radiometric dating. Dr. Snelling explains the methods and the unprovable as...

Archaeologist Gary Byers joins us to talk about the Christmas Story found in the New Testament. Looking closely at the biblical text and compare it to modern day nativity scenes. Gary talks about the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, first century homes, and the innkeeper and the inn. Have we ...

Pastor Bryan Windle joins us to talk about the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, who was on the throne when Jesus was born. Luke chapter 2 indicates that Augustus was ruling Rome, and a census took place at that time. The Apostle Paul tells us in Galatians that “in the fullness of time, God sent His...

Pastor Bryan Windle joins us to talk about the Roman Census that took place when Jesus was born. According to Luke chapter two, Quirinius was governing in Syria at that time. Is Luke’s account of the census and Quirinius accurate? Was Quirinius a real government official exercising authority in S...

Archaeologist Gary Byers joins Henry from New Mexico to talk about ancient seals in archaeology and the Bible. Topics include: the 15th century BC scarab from Joshua's Ai, bullae, signet rings, and God's seal of salvation.

Original airdate: January 17, 2021