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Digging for Truth Podcast
by Associates for Biblical Research
A journey of truth discovery, featuring archaeology and biblical research. Hosted by Henry B. Smith Jr.Henry Smith is the Administrative Director of the archaeological dig at Shiloh, Israel. Previously Smith has served at the Khirbet el-Maqatir Excavations, and has volunteered at the Hazor Excavations. Smith has an MAR, emphasizing apologetics and Biblical languages, and is a PhD student in Old Testament Biblical studies.
Episodes
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68 Forget Father Abraham, How Old Was Mother Sarah? (Guest: Jerry Boyce)
Early in the book of Genesis, it records a number of lifespans of people that are way longer than anything today. Then later during the time of Abraham and the patriarchs the lifespans are shorter, but still longer than today. Are these literal numbers? or some kind of honorary or figurative...
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67 Digging in a Sacred Bone Deposit (Guest: Jordan McClinton)
What happens to the bones after animals have been offered as a sacrifice? Do you just put them with the regular trash? or some place special, because they had been an offering? Archaeologist Jordan McClinton is the area supervisor for the favissa, or sacred deposit, of the dig site at Shiloh…
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66 The Easter Story is History (Guests: Bryan Windle & Tommy Chamberlin)
Archaeologists Bryan Windle and Tommy Chamberlin join Henry to discuss the archaeology and historical sources that are related to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus in the first century AD. New Research on the Anatomy of Crucifixion - Digging for Truth TV Which is the Right Tomb of…
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65 Josephus and Jesus (Guest: Dr. Thomas Schmidt)
The first century historian Josephus writes a paragraph about Jesus known as the Testimonium Flavianum. New Testament scholar, Dr. Thomas Schmidt, has researched this particular passage, and also researched the life of Josephus, and joins Henry to talk all about it and his new book "Josephus and...
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64 Studying the Lucy Skeleton, in Person (Guest: Dr. Todd Wood)
In 2025, the skeletal remains called Lucy and Salem went on display for the first time in a number of years. This rare occurance caught the eye of biologist Dr. Todd Wood, who travelled all the way to Prague in the Chech Republic in Europe to view them, and then came back to talk about his...
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63 Compact Time - Radiocarbon Dating & The Case for a Young Earth (Guest: Dr. John Walton)
Organic chemist, Dr. John C Walton joins Henry to have a discussion about scientific dating methods, like carbon dating. How accurate are they, and what can or can't they tell us about the origins of the earth? Compact Time — Radiocarbon Dating & The Case for a Young Earth
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62 Does Science Make God Irrelevant? (Guest: Dr. Hans Madueme)
Henry talks with professor of theological studies, Dr. Hans Madueme, about his new book "Does Science Make God Irrelevant?" which addresses some misconceptions, explains how Christian assumptions make science possible, clarifies the tension between science and miracles, and illustrates ways faith...
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61 Every Believer Confident (Guest: Dr. Mark Farnham)
Dr. Mark Farnham joins Henry to talk about some basic apologetics for the ordinary Christian. Dr. Farnham is Professor of Apologetics at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA. Every Believer Confident - Book link You Can't Get Rid of God - DFT podcast episode
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60 Where Were Nails Placed During Crucifixion? (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)
Dr. Scott Stripling joins Henry to talk about one of his latest academic studies, which analyzes the archaeological remains of crucifixion victims. Along with his co-researcher, Dr. Jonathan Moore, they found some new insights into how people like Jesus were crucified, that may challenge how we...
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59 Challenging Evolution (Guest: Dr. Hans Madueme)
Henry takes a deep dive with Dr. Hans Madueme about his book "Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences" Defending Sin - book link Dr. Madueme on Digging for Truth TV
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58 Four Views on the Historical Adam and Eve (Guest: Dr. Marcus Ross)
Henry and paleontologist Dr. Marcus Ross talk about the book: Perspectives on the Historical Adam and Eve: Four Views , which include: the Non-Historical Adam and Eve View (Kenton L. Sparks), the Mytho-Historical Adam View (William Lane Craig), the Genealogical Adam and Eve Model (Andrew Loke)…
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57 The Christmas Story is History (Guests: Bryan Windle & Tommy Chamberlin)
ABR staff members Bryan Windle and Tommy Chamberlin join to talk all about the people and places in history that are related to the Christmas story. Top 10 Discoveries Related to Christmas - Bible Archaeology Report Quirinius, an Archaeological Biography - Bible Archaeology Report Who were the...
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56 Just Got Back from Mt. Ararat (Guest: Ted Wright)
Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology joins Henry to offer some counterarguments to a previous episode we did on possible locations for Noah's Ark, and shares some of his research that he has done on Mt. Ararat and the surrounding region on his many expeditions there. Babylonian "Oldest Map of the...
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55 You Can't Get Rid of God (Guest: Dr. Mark Farnham)
Dr. Mark Farnham, a professor from Lancaster Bible College, joins Henry to talk about apologetics, evangelism, and a little bit about karma. Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian - book link
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54 Listening to Genesis 1 & 2 (Guest: Dr. Cornelis van Dam)
It's so easy to find differing opinions on the first two chapters of Genesis. Were the days of creation literal days? Are there contradictions between chapters 1 and 2? Did those chapters have different authors? Dr. Cornelis van Dam joins to talk about the authority of scripture, and how we…
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53 What is the right name for God? YHWH? Jehovah? Yeshua?
ABR has had a few questions come in along the same lines recently including: did the Israelites just take God, YHWH, out of a pantheon of gods, or Canaanite gods and adopt Him as their God? Is YHWH the right name to use for God? The King James Bible uses Jehovah sometimes, is that right? Is the...
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52 Which Ur did Abraham live in? (Guest: Dr. Matt Glassman)
Where did Abraham receive his call from the Lord? Was it Ur? or Harran? Both? And which city of Ur was it? Dr. Matt Glassman joins to discuss the pros and cons of the two different cities of Ur, and which one Abraham may have lived in. In the Footsteps of Abraham - Podcast with Bryan Windle
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51 Praise to the Lord the King of Creation, including Neanderthals (Guest: Dr. Todd Wood)
Where do Neanderthals, Homo Erectus, and other skeletal remains fall into a timeline that fits a creation model? Were Neanderthals created in the image of God? What criteria makes someone human? Dr. Todd Wood explores these questions in a recent paper he co-authored with Dr. Marcus Ross & Peter...
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50 A Thousand Years is Like a Day
ABR receives questions all the time about history and the Bible. Sometimes those get responses in ABR's magazine Bible & Spade. Questions like: What does it mean when a thousand years is like a day? How long is a day when in Genesis it talks about evening and morning? Did Moses use multiple…
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49 The Bible, Sexuality and Culture (Guest: Dr. Brian Peterson)
Henry and Dr. Brian Peterson look at the "Genesis mandates" in Genesis 1 and 2, and how the rejection of those mandates has led to the decline of sexual ethics in our post-modern world. The Bible, Sexuality and Culture - book link The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History - book link
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48 Fossils and the Flood (Guest: Paul Garner)
Have you ever wondered what the natural world was like before the flood? And how does that line up with the imagery we have in our minds about the animals on Noah's Ark? Paul Garner joins to discuss his book "The Fossils and the Flood" and gives a picture of what the old world may have been like,...
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47 Who Are the Sons of God and the Nephilim? (Guest: Dr. Tim Chaffey)
Genesis 6:1-4 talks about the sons of God and the Nephilim. Everyone likes to talk about the Nephilim, but who were these sons of God? Dr. Tim Chaffey joins to discuss in depth about the spiritual realm and the sons of God, and how that can then help understand who the Nephilim were. Fallen: The...
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46 Evidence for the Exodus (Guest: Dr. Titus Kennedy)
Is there evidence for the Israelites time in Egypt and their Exodus? Dr. Titus Kennedy joins Henry to talk about a number of artifacts and locations that are consistent with the Exodus that happened in the Bible. Unearthing the Bible - Titus Kennedy
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45 A (Sort of) Brief History of the Temple Mount (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)
There is somewhere around 4000 years of history associated with Mount Moriah and the Temple Mount in Israel, and Dr. Scott Stripling joins to discuss it all. Well, a lot of it anyway. King David's Tabernacle - Digging for Truth TV The Temple Mount Sifting Project The Quest - book by Leen Ritmeyer...
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44 Top Ten Discoveries Related to Easter (Guest: Bryan Windle)
Bryan Windle walks us through the archaeology and discoveries related to the death and resurrection of Jesus. Cave of Gethsemene - Joan Taylor Three Tombs of Jesus - Bible Archaeology Report The Shroud of Turn - Digging for Truth TV The Top Ten Discoveries related to Easter - Bible Archaeology...
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43 Noah's Ark in the Mountains of Urartu (Guest: Nate Loper)
Nate Loper from Canyon Ministries joins to discuss a few possible locations for the resting place of Noah's Ark, including Mt. Ararat, Durupinar, and Cudi Dagh (Mt. Judi). 3D map of Mt Cudi/Judi - created by Nate Loper Is Noah's Ark on This Mountain? - Bible and Spade Magazine Noah's Ark Articles…
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42 Is There a Philistine Palestine Connection? (Guest: Dr. Gary Byers)
Archaeologist Dr. Gary Byers joins Henry to discuss the ancient history of the Philistines, and find out if there is any connection to modern Palestinians. Who Were the Philistines - Digging for Truth TV
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41 Finding Soft Tissue in Dinosaur Bones (Guest: Dr. Kevin Anderson)
Henry Smith got a chance to have a conversation with the late Dr. Kevin Anderson about the iDINO project and the finding of soft tissue in dinosaur bones that are supposed to be completly fossilized and mineralized. The research is still continuing to produce interesting results that challenge…
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40 Is the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet a Fishing Weight? (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)
In late 2023, three peer-reviewed academic articles were published in the Israel Exploration Journal that attempt to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Mt. Ebal curse tablet discovered in 2019. The lead archaeologist of the project that discovered this defixio, Scott Stripling, joins Henry to...
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39 The Archaeology of Christmas (Guest: Bryan Windle)
Brian Windle joins Henry to talk about a number of places and archaeology related to the birth of Christ. The Archaeology of Christmas - BibleArchaeologyReport.com
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38 Genocide in Canaan? (Guest: Dr. Jordan Ballard)
Does the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites amount to genocide? Henry discusses this question in the greater historical context with Dr. Jordan Ballard who has studied this topic in depth.
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37 In the Footsteps of Abraham (Guest: Bryan Windle)
Bryan Windle and Henry Smith discuss places and discoveries related to the life of Abraham from the book of Genesis. And Bryan discovers something that he should probably add to his list. Top 10 Discoveries Related to Abraham - BibleArchaeologyReport.com Where God Came Down with Joel Kramer -...
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36 Encountering Noah's Ark (Guest: Dr. Tim Chaffey)
The lifesize replica of Noah's Ark built by Answers in Genesis has given people an opportunity to view how the animals could have all fit in one space, with food, water and how waste management could have worked. Tim Chaffey joins Henry to talk about it, and also some of the various aspects of…
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35 FAQs from Genesis
The are lots of frequently asked questions about places and events in the Bible, so we thought we'd start to talk about some of them, starting off with Who were the Nephilim? Where is the Garden of Eden? Is there archaelogical evidence for the Tower of Babel? Where are Sodom and Gomorrah?
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34 Excavating Jesus (Guest: Dr. Titus Kennedy)
Dr. Kennedy joins Henry to talk about the evidence related to Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection, and about his book: Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels. Quirinius and the Birth of Christ - Digging for Truth TV Jesus and the Mythicists…
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33 The Brotherhood of Egypt and Israel (Guest: Nate Loper)
Nate Loper joins Henry Smith to discuss the long historical timeline of the relationship between Egypt and Israel, starting with Abraham and going all the way into the early church period. Egyptology articles - BibleArchaeology.org
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32 Top Ten Discoveries Related to Moses and the Exodus (Guest: Bryan Windle)
Bryan Windle from the Bible Archaeology Report joins Henry to discuss his top ten list of discoveries that are related to Moses and the Exodus. Top 10 Discoveries Related to Moses and the Exodus - Bible Archaeology Report
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31 Defending the Faith (Guest: Ted Wright)
The resurrection is the defining historical event related to Christianity, so how can you have a discussion with someone about that? Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology joins Henry in a discussion about apologetics, and tools to help give a reason for the faith in Jesus. Ted lays out four questions…
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30 Who Changed the Bible?
Controversial topic alert! Henry Smith has been working on ABR's Genesis 5 & 11 Chronology Project, which has a main goal of determining if Genesis 5 and 11, and other directly relevant biblical texts, can result in a calculable chronology of human history from Adam to Abraham. But in studying…
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29 Scribes & Scripture (Guest: Dr. John Meade)
Why is the Bible composed of the current 66 books instead of others? Why are there so many translations? And what is canon anyway? Henry Smith talks with Dr John Meade about these questions and his book that he co-authored with Dr. Peter Gurry called Scribes & Scripture: The Amazing Story of How…
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28 First Time Digger (Guest: Bryan Windle)
How does day-to-day archaeology work? Bryan Windle got to dig for the first time at the ancient city of Shiloh in Israel, and talks about his experience, how the archaeological process works, and some of the small discoveries that were made while he was there at the dig site. DigShiloh.org
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27 Dating the Earth (Guest: Dr. Andrew Snelling)
How old is the Earth? 4.5 billion years? or more like thousands of years... Geologists Dr. Andrew Snelling discusses how scientists use radiometric dating and carbon-14 dating to determine the ages of things, and the assumptions that are used in those scientific calculations. Does Radioisotope...
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26 Top Ten Discoveries Relating to the New Testament (Guest: Bryan Windle)
Bryan Windle joins Henry Smith to discuss his list of the top ten archaeological finds relating to the New Testament. Top Ten Discoveries Relating to the New Testament - Bible Archaeology Report
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25 Six Years a Slave (Guest: Dr. Josh Kline)
Does the Bible condone slavery? Dr. Josh Kline joins to discuss the background and historical nuance in the Bible and other cultures around the world. And spoiler alert, everyone agrees that slavery is wrong.
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24 The Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)
Henry Smith, Scott Lanser, and archeologist Dr. Scott Stripling have a round table discussion on ABR's most important artifiact ever found, an ancient curse tablet found on Mt Ebal in an altar that dates back to the time of Joshua. They talk about the Biblical context, wet sifting technology,...
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23 Unearthing the Bible (Guest: Dr. Titus Kennedy)
Henry talks with Archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy about his book Unearthing the Bible: 101 Archaeological Discoveries That Bring the Bible to Life. Don't worry, we don't talk about all 101 things, but just a few highlights. Dr. Titus Kennedy Bio Unearthing the Bible - Purchase link
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22 How Did the Old Testament Survive? (Guest: Dr. Peter Gentry)
The Old Testament was written thousands of years ago, and then was copied, re-copied, translated and even updated or modernized for the times. How did that all work? Dr Peter Gentry, a fellow wth the Text and Canon Institute discusses a whole bunch of questions related to the history of…
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21 Top Ten Discoveries Relating to the Old Testament (Guest: Bryan Windle)
There are lots of lists out there ranking the top archaeological discoveries. Pastor Bryan Windle brings his list of discoveries directly related to people, places and events in the Old Testament, or relating to the composition of the Old Testament itself. Top 10 Discoveries Relating to the Old...
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20 Hazor: The Largest Tel in Israel
The largest tel (or mound) in Israel is over 200 acres, and is the ruins of an ancient city that probably most people haven't heard of - Hazor. Henry Smith had a chance to be part of the excavation there and talks about his experience, and what makes Hazor an important historical site....
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19 Finding Esther in Iran (Guest: Dr. Todd Bolen)
The story of Queen Esther taks place in Persia and is remembered every year in March during the Jewish holiday called Purim. Dr. Todd Bolen joins to discuss some the archaelogy of the Persian Empire that is related to Esther that he got to witness when he visited Iran. Hammurabi Stele Xerxes…
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A journey of truth discovery, featuring archaeology and biblical research. Hosted by Henry B. Smith Jr.Henry Smith is the Administrative Director of the archaeological dig at Shiloh, Israel. Previously Smith has served at the Khirbet el-Maqatir Excavations, and has volunteered at the Hazor Excavations. Smith has an MAR, emphasizing apologetics and Biblical languages, and is a PhD student in Old Testament Biblical studies.
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