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Fascinating Interview with Skeptic, Author and Archaeologist Rebecca Bradley

Canadian author and skeptic, Rebecca Bradley, is a good friend of mine (if friends can be defined as people you have never formerly met, but with whom you work closely over the internet and regularly speak to on facebook). I thought it would be nice to interview her as she

Syrian archaeologist 'killed in Palmyra' by IS militants

The archaeologist who looked after ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria for 40 years is reported to have been killed by Islamic State (IS) militants. Khaled al-Asaad had been held for about a month by the group, which seized the Unesco World Heritage site in May.

Origins of Christianity

John Bartam alerted me to his fascinating-looking website and blog which compiles a lot of archaeological evidence in the strain of biblical Higher Criticism. Origins of Christianity is well worth a perusal as it collates information and evidence critical to biblical maximalist positions, certainly with regard to the New Testament

A Review of The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the story of the flood (Guest Post by Peter)

It’s been known since the 19th century that there are striking parallels between the Ark story contained in the Bible and a narrative episode included in the Mesopotamian story of the Epic of King Gilgamesh. In Gilgamesh, a hero Utnapishti is tasked with saving both human and animal life from a dest

The Problem with Yahweh #3 (Reply to Jayman)

Jayman, occasional Christian commenter here has replied to my post, The Problem with Yahweh #2. That itself was a second part to the series started here. As a result of Jayman's comments, I have critiqued his criticisms. In Deut 32:7-9 we have evidence that Yahweh was one

The Ark before Noah

There has been a number of articles on this due, perhaps, to a Channel 4 Documentary on this due to be shown in August (that's a long way off!). It seems that instructions for the Ark in the Bible were lifted from an earlier source (which is no surprise since the flood account is lifted from the Gil

New Camel Domestication Research Challenges Biblical Historicity

A Tel Aviv University Press Release has built on work hinted at in Israel Finkelstein's The Bible Unearthed which claimed that camels were not domesticated in the Ancient Near East to long after they are claimed to be existent and members of a goodly number of biblical stories. In other words, these

King David’s Palace was Uncovered in the Judean Shephelah (July 2013)

King David’s Palace was Uncovered in the Judean Shephelah (July 2013)

I am on holiday now, but if anyone with a critical mind wants to analyse these claims for consistent rigorousness, I would be interested to see what you find out!: From here. Two royal public buildings, the likes of which have not previously been found in the Kingdom of Judah of the tenth

Startling Survival Story at Historic Jamestown: Physical Evidence of Survival Cannibalism

So this story has been doing the rounds of the international news agencies and channels over the last week. It seems we humans will do quite a number of things to survive. A powerful driver. Think the rugby team who were stranded after a plane crash in the Andes. I am a rugby player myself. No holds