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“Mithras” (Light From the Past S15E1)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, February 27, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne gives a short intro to the mystery cults and discusses one of the most mysterious...
“A Pompeiian Portrait and Social Media” (Light From the Past S14E2)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, August 15, 2023 In this episode, Dewayne discusses how analyzing a portrait from ancient Pompeii might help us when interact...
“An Ancient Plague and Infant Baptism” (Light From the Past S14E1)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, August 8, 2023 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the potential connection between the Antonine Plague (AD 165) and infant b...
“The Caiaphas Ossuary” (Light From the Past S13E2)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, January 25, 2022 The Caiaphas Ossuary was an exciting discovery. Dewayne lists some of the reasons why it was both important...
“The Akedah” (Light From the Past S13E1)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, January 11, 2022 One of the most gripping stories in the Hebrew Bible is when God calls Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac....
“Face of God” (Light From the Past S12E1)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, August 10, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the discovery of terracotta heads which some believe represent the face of God. ...
“Dogs in the Ancient World” (Light From the Past S11E11)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, May 4, 2021 This week, Dewayne discusses the place of dogs in the ancient world and in the biblical text. We want to hear fr...
“Is Easter Pagan?” (Light From the Past S11E10)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Do different aspects of Easter celebrations and traditions come from pagan religions? In his episode, Dewayne...
“The Secret Gospel of Mark” (Light From the Past S11E9)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, April 6, 2021 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the Secret Gospel of Mark, how it was discovered, and whether or not it is ...
“The Sons of God” (Light From the Past S11E8)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, March 16, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 and their connections to other parts of the Old an...
“The Death and Resurrection of Jesus in Islam” (Light From the Past S11E7)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 The historicity of Jesus is virtually unquestioned. But between Christians and Muslims, there is significant d...
“Social Lives of the Gods” (Light From the Past S11E6)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, March 2, 2021 The gods didn’t stay cooped up in stuffy old temples. They got pampered by their worshippers and sometimes wen...
“Akhenaten and the Bible” (Light From the Past S11E5)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, February 9, 2021 What does the Bible have to do with a failed pharaoh? This week, Dewayne examines the connection between th...
“Luke as an Historian” (Light From the Past S11E4)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, February 2, 2021 This week, Dewayne looks at some evidence in the books of Luke-Acts to evaluate how competent Luke was as a...
“Reconciling Christianity and Islam” (Light From the Past S11E3)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, January 26, 2021 This week Dewayne looks at a noteworthy attempt made by Muslim clerics to reconcile the Christian and Islam...
“Is the Apocrypha Inspired?” (Light From the Past S11E2)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, January 19, 2021 This week Dewayne examines the apocrypha—which includes the seven additional books found in Roman Catholic ...
“Judas Iscariot” (Light From the Past S11E1)
Host: Dewayne Bryant | Released Tuesday, January 12, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the life and death of Judas Iscariot, as well as some lessons that we can learn...
“Ezekiel and Aliens” (Light From the Past S10E13)
Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 13 for Tuesday, November 10, 2020 This week Dewayne explores the topic of ancient aliens and what connection they might have to ...
“9 to 5 in Egypt” (Light From the Past S10E12)
Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 12 for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 This week Dewayne talks about what it was like to be a day laborer in ancient Egypt. Although i...
“Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament” (Light From the Past S10E11)
Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 11 for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 This week Dewayne talks about the defining characteristics of the wisdom literature of the Bibl...