Digging for Truth Podcast

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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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49 The Bible, Sexuality and Culture (Guest: Dr. Brian Peterson)

May 19 2024 49 mins

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

48 Fossils and the Flood (Guest: Paul Garner)

May 06 2024 45 mins

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, with floating forests, and the ancestors of modern animals that may have been on the a

47 Who Are the Sons of God and the Nephilim? (Guest: Dr. Tim Chaffey)

Apr 20 2024 83 mins

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 Sons of God and the Nephilim - book link

46 Evidence for the Exodus (Guest: Dr. Titus Kennedy)

Apr 08 2024 42 mins

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

45 A (Sort of) Brief History of the Temple Mount (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)

Mar 18 2024 59 mins

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 on the Temple Mount The Copper Scroll Project - Shelley Nease Frankie Snyder assemble

44 Top Ten Discoveries Related to Easter (Guest: Bryan Windle)

Mar 02 2024 70 mins

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 Report

43 Noah's Ark in the Mountains of Urartu (Guest: Nate Loper)

Feb 17 2024 71 mins

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 - BibleArchaeology.org

42 Is There a Philistine Palestine Connection? (Guest: Dr. Gary Byers)

Feb 03 2024 65 mins

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

41 Finding Soft Tissue in Dinosaur Bones (Guest: Dr. Kevin Anderson)

Jan 20 2024 43 mins

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 the evolutionary paradigm that says that dinosaurs lived and died millions of years ago.

40 Is the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet a Fishing Weight? (Guest: Dr. Scott Stripling)

Jan 06 2024 49 mins

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 respond to these criticisms and thories, including the proposition that the lead curse