Iron and Myth 37: Care and Feeding of the Dead
2025-02-17
IN THE ANCIENT Near East, the dead never really went away. And if you didn’t care for them properly, they could make your life hell.Continue Reading
Decoding Göbekli Tepe
2025-01-20
GÖBEKLI TEPE has been called the oldest temple in the world. Who—or what—was worshipped there?Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: The Long War Against the Giants
2024-11-18
The weird parts of the Bible are probably important! That was a pet saying of the late Dr. Michael Heiser, and we agree.
All Souls’ Day
2024-11-02
A TRADITIONAL celebration intended to honor the spirits of dead ancestors has its roots in Canaanite and Amorite veneration of the Rephaim—the spirits of the giants destroyed in the Flood.Continue Reading
Shedding the Blood of Man
2024-10-28
IT WAS a common practice in the ancient world. Sadly, it’s still practiced today—and closer to us than we’d think.Continue Reading
Iron and Myth 34: Gods of Greece in the Bible
2024-10-21
OLYMPIANS, Titans, and demigod heroes in the Bible? Yes, and the Jews of Jesus’ day knew it.Continue Reading
He Comes With the Myriads of His Holy Ones
2024-08-25
THE BOOK OF 1 ENOCH has become a source of controversy among Christians. Regardless of your view of the book, it’s undeniable that it was known to the apostles and the early church, who generally had a favorable view of it.Continue Reading
Wisdom is Not a Goddess or Yahweh’s Wife
2024-05-19
WISDOM IS NOT a female deity who’s been written out of Jewish and Christian theology over the last 3,000 years.Continue Reading
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy Part 2
2024-05-06
YOU CANNOT understand the supernatural conflict described in the Bible if you don’t understand what happened in Genesis 6:1–4.Continue Reading
Her House Sinks Down to Death
2024-04-21
WE RETURN to our regularly scheduled reading this week with proverbs that are paternal calls for wisdom–and a warning against communing with spirits of the dead.Continue Reading