Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
One of the most intriguing questions surrounding the narrative in Matthew 2 is how and why any celestial observer, anywhere in the world, at any time, could or would make a connection between celestial signs and the birth of a Read More …
(34) My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. (35) Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: (36) His seed shall endure forever, and his Read More …
September 11, 3 BCE (1 Tishri AM 3759): In Revelation 12:1, “…a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars…” is a celestial sign combining (from the evening Read More …
If you haven’t already noticed, take a look about 25° above the western horizon tonight (and tomorrow night) shortly after sunset, and you will notice two “stars” in close proximity—these are the planets Jupiter and Venus. I walked outside last night Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Part One of a four-part series for Time Out with Kevin Gallagher. Kevin interviews Tim and they discuss “Who Were the Magi?”