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.
Tag: Evidence
The Jerusalem Chronicle
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 …
GSK Episode Two: (If Jesus Wasn’t Born on December 25th…) Then When?
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.
GSK on Truth Be Told Radio Network–Episode 007–Luke 2:2–An Old Chestnut
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 …
GSK on Truth Be Told Radio Network–Episode 006
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 …
The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels
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 …
The Infancy Gospels
We can trace the origins of many of the traditions found in nativity plays to what are known as the Infancy Gospels, pseudepigraphal works written much later than the canonical gospels, and falsely attributed to biblical authors, characters, or themes. Sadly, Read More …
GSK on Truth Be Told Radio Network–Episode 005–“Schurer’s Folly”
In this episode, Tim discusses the chronological components in the Infancy Narratives in greater detail, in particular Schurer’s Folly–the miscalculation by eminent German theologian Emil Schurer placing the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE instead of the accepted Read More …
GSK on Truth Be Told Radio Network–Episode 004
Tim discusses the four fundamental premises that undergird God Save the King. 1) Jesus was not born on December 25. 2) Tradition is not evidence. 3) The traditional nativity story is rarely, if ever, told in its historical context. 4) Read More …
GSK on Truth Be Told Radio Network–Episode 003
This week’s episode corresponds to Rosh Hashanah 2021. Michael Parker and I take the time to unpack the biblical astronomy of Revelation 12:1 & Genesis 49:10.