GSK on Time Out with Kevin Gallagher
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Truth Be Told Radio Network CEO and host of “Time Out with Kevin Gallagher” on May 18, 2022. You can check out the show here.
Category: The Chronicles
The Nativity Story as seen from one of three important viewpoints–Judea, Parthia, and Rome.
Legio VI Ferrata (Sixth Ironclad Legion)
The above is an inscription dedicated to Legio VI Ferrata, the Sixth “Ironclad” Legion found in Judea. Originally recruited by Julius Caesar in Cisalpine Gaul ~52 BCE, Legio VI Ferrata fought against Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus (48), and Read More …
GSK on TBTRN Episode 22: Biblical Archaeoastronomy Part 3
God Save the King Radio Show on the Truth Be Told Radio Network. Episode 22: Biblical Archaeoastronomy Part Three. Tim discusses three specific clay cuneiform tablets that help us decipher the history of celestial observation in ancient Mesopotamia–Tablet K8538, called Read More …
Jesus the Tekton–Yeshua ha Boneh
Don’t you find it just a little bit odd that Jesus “the carpenter” never once used an allusion to woodworking in all his amazing stories? But Yeshua ha boneh (Aramaic), Jesus the builder, made several references to working with stone. Read More …
The Earliest Known Babylonian Astronomers
Strabo was a Greek historian, philosopher, and geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transition of Rome from a Republic to an Empire (lived ~64 BCE– 24 CE). His most significant work is his Geographica (Geography), written in approximately 20 CE. In Geographica, Strabo mentions Read More …
Was “His Star” Really a Star?
Or was it something supernatural–like an angel or the shekinah glory? John Chrysostom, (~349–407 CE) was a “notable Christian bishop and preacher from the fourth and fifth centuries in Syria and Constantinople.” He was famous for his eloquent public speaking Read More …
Pope Julius I, December 25th & the Magi
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 …
Time Out with Kevin Gallagher: Part Four–The Night of His Birth
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.
Time Out with Kevin Gallagher: Part Three–Pax Romana
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 …
Time Out with Kevin Gallagher: Part Two–The Politics of Herod the Great
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.