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An exploration of the practice of the Sabbath Year and Jubilee in the Hebrew Bible and whether or not it was practiced into the time of Jesus:

I don't think any of the scholars put forward in the video didn't believe the Bible story was scripture. But if one reads closely, there's a lot that isn't said: (1) It never says Ananias and Sapphira promised to give all their money (2) You never hear Ananias and Sapphira say anything (3) There...

This video explores a number of interpretations of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. Two of the more fascinating interpretations are that: (1) Peter killed Ananias and Sapphira and the story is criticism of his overreach (2) The story is a dark comedy What do you think?

Here's 8 minutes of useless Bible trivia, nothing more, nothing less.

Yes the serpent in the Garden is not the same as "the accuser" in the book of Job. "the accuser" works for God. The serpent doesn't work for God and serpents in the Ancient world did have negative connotations, hence a snake also being the foil in Gilgamesh.

In the NT Satan is described as a "ruler of this world" and a prince of demons who has a kingdom of his own that works against God's kingdom. In the Hebrew Bible (at least before the Book of Enoch) "the satan" actually worked FOR God, doing the job God gave them. Similar to "the destroyer" in...

This might be a little controversial for some. But this is an exploration of the language and ancient context of the Hebrew Bible and why picturing Satan as "The Devil" talking to God in Job 1-3 or in Zechariah 3 is probably not accurate. In the conceptual world of the Hebrew Bible, Satan was...

John 3:16 wasn't always the most popular Bible passage. But from 1800's revival sermons to the famous "Rainbow Man" in the 70's - this is the story of why John 3:16 is the most popular Bible verse. Let me know what you think.

Here's my favorite Out of Context Bible verses, what are yours?

My wife couldn't find any good Bible story podcasts for Christian parents to help their kids get to sleep so she made her own. Also available on Spotify - link in the description:

I made this video unpacking an often overlooked chapter in the Bible. Genesis 38.

I just made a video exploring this topic and I'd love to know your thoughts. Basically I think it could either have been a spiritual servant of God (not the devil or a demon) OR a description of Saul's depression.

It's certainly a possibility. I do think it's interesting though that all these ancient cultures (Babylon, Assyria, Mesopotamia etc.) use the flood story as a way of explaining the gods relationship to humans. All the stories carry more than just historical data, they carry theological...

I recently made 2 videos exploring the relationship between Noah's Ark and older ancient flood stories, mainly the Epic of Atrahasis which has been dated older than the composition of Genesis. First video looks at how Noah's Ark can be viewed as a rebuttal to the theology of other Ancient flood...

I know that a % of Compassions money goes towards a pool of money to support kids if they no longer get a sponsor until they can get a new one. Not sure about other organisations

Hey, that was what the Awards from RadiAid claimed not myself. I think it was because of the ad that they showed which didn't show the children in a positive light. Thankfully the actual organisation is quite good and that's what the video highlighted.

I remember seeing the ads for Sponsor a Child programs and thinking they were a bit cheesy. But I always wondered if they really worked. So I made a video exploring the scientific research. You might be pleasantly surprised to know that the little research that has been done is quite positive...