On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar."  This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. Today, as promised then, we revisit this discovery following the publication of the scholarly paper on May 12th of this year. In this series we hope to lay out the context and reasons this discovery and its controversial interpretation is so important. To do so, we must become acquainted with modern theology and biblical criticism as practiced in the contemporary West, and along the way discuss C. S. Lewis's article, "Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism." *Please see the link below to access the scholarly paper by Dr. Stripling and his associates, which is open access in the journal Heritage Science. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should also understand the value of such evidence in arguing our case for God, for Christ. I would suggest that our listeners review our original episode, The Christian Atheist #52: “The Curse Tablet: Archaeology and Faith.” I have listed a series of websites below for more information. In addition, Jenny and I discuss the curse tablet on our No Compromise episodes #47 & #48, available on the Christian Atheist platform. Episode 47 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/F5Ahh53zM_0 Episode 47 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/fd17351c74d4b4c18710232055614b55   Episode 48 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vJWZca8wLig Episode 48 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/3d7081b2ada978aed5db7250f04ab605   *Heritage Science Journal publication (open access) to "’You are Cursed by the God YHW:’ an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal" “You are Cursed by the God YHW:” an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal | Heritage Science | Full Text (springeropen.com)   Below find important websites for further information on this topic: https://biblearchaeology.org/current-events-list/4896-abr-researchers-discover-the-oldest-known-proto-hebrew-inscription-ever-found ABR's announcement of the discovery with Dr. Scott Stripling  https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635 An article critical of the procedures with which this discovery came to light http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdE9-55gMzo Dr. Stripling answers questions https://armstronginstitute.org/678-interview-with-dr-stripling-joshua-mt-ebal-and-the-discovery-of-an-ancient-hebrew-amulet This announcement pre-dates the press conference, providing some details missing from that announcement   Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5   Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #jedpdocumentaryhypothesis #jedp #JEDPdocumentaryhypothesis #JEDP #CSLewis #Lewis #moderntheology #biblicalcriticism #mtebal #mtebalcursetablet #cursetablet #scottstripling #associatesforbiblicalresearch #abr #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron

Jenny and I discuss one of our favorite poems by T. S. Eliot, ”The Journey of the Magi,” a classic full of Christian meaning for us, and hopefully for you! Listen on Simple Gifts: https://youtu.be/jYDsjal28JM                                      https://youtu.be/BbDrkFfFvUE Read: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/journey-magi/ Listen to T.S. Eliot’s other works on Simple Gifts here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9AH1236qO_KRxTge4Dap_ea0GO-E3fJ Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #tselliot #elliot #arielpoems #journeyofthemagi #magi #christmas #wisemen #hegel #hegelian #skepticism #agnosticism #evidence #belief #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry

We welcome, Raymond Mulholland, friend and contributor to the Christian Atheist and founder of the Facebook Group Onehundredeightynine, who chats with John on the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at: Facebook.com/groups/onehundredeightynine For more great content, check out our Simple Gifts podcast where the written word is spoken for you … https://pod.link/1557528158 Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron #onehundredeightynine

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of ”Joshua’s altar.” This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should also understand the value of such evidence in arguing our case for God, for Christ. I would suggest that my listeners review that episode. I have listed a series of websites below for more information. This VITAL article, ”Addressing Biblical Criticism: A Critique of the Documentary Hypothesis,” provides the Noahic example of Chiastic parallelism we quote in this episode, as well as a cogent critique of JEDP: https://aish.com/addressing-biblical-criticism-a-critique-of-the-documentary-hypothesis/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjYKjBhB5EiwAiFdSfuh_xqQ0nEp5BElX7VEDuMKz4FelUBMMCtgHrd_hFwrEHSMmxdrimBoCgNQQAvD_BwE This essay provides more important information on Chiastic parallelism: https://faithconnector.s3.amazonaws.com/chafer/files/v9n2_2chiasmus.pdf Below find five important websites for further information on this topic: https://biblearchaeology.org/current-events-list/4896-abr-researchers-discover-the-oldest-known-proto-hebrew-inscription-ever-found ABR’s announcement of the discovery with Dr. Scott Stripling  https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635 An article critical of the procedures with which this discovery came to light http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdE9-55gMzo Dr. Stripling answers questions https://armstronginstitute.org/678-interview-with-dr-stripling-joshua-mt-ebal-and-the-discovery-of-an-ancient-hebrew-amulet This announcement pre-dates the press conference, providing some details missing from that announcement Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #cursetablet #defixio #abr #scottstripling #joshuasaltar #adamzertal #faith #biblearchaeology #archaeology #israel #israelfinkelstein #chrisrollston #christian #oldtestament #biblicalresearch #atheist #highercriticism #christianatheist #joshua #blessingandcursing #mtebal #mountebal #deuteronomy #bible #cslewis #yhw #protohebraic #hegel #hegelian #skepticism #agnosticism #evidence #belief #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #associatesforbiblicalresearch#archaeology #biblicalarchaeology

We welcome, Raymond Mulholland, friend and contributor to the Christian Atheist and founder of the Facebook Group Onehundredeightynine, who chats with John on the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at: Facebook.com/groups/onehundredeightynine For more great content, check out our Simple Gifts podcast where the written word is spoken for you … https://pod.link/1557528158 Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron #onehundredeightynine

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of ”Joshua’s altar.” This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should also understand the value of such evidence in arguing our case for God, for Christ. I would suggest that my listeners review that episode. I have listed a series of websites below for more information. Below find five important websites for further information on this topic: https://biblearchaeology.org/current-events-list/4896-abr-researchers-discover-the-oldest-known-proto-hebrew-inscription-ever-found ABR’s announcement of the discovery with Dr. Scott Stripling  https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635 An article critical of the procedures with which this discovery came to light http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdE9-55gMzo Dr. Stripling answers questions https://armstronginstitute.org/678-interview-with-dr-stripling-joshua-mt-ebal-and-the-discovery-of-an-ancient-hebrew-amulet This announcement pre-dates the press conference, providing some details missing from that announcement Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #cursetablet #defixio #abr #scottstripling #joshuasaltar #adamzertal #faith #biblearchaeology #archaeology #israel #israelfinkelstein #chrisrollston #christian #oldtestament #biblicalresearch #atheist #highercriticism #christianatheist #joshua #blessingandcursing #mtebal #mountebal #deuteronomy #bible #cslewis #yhw #protohebraic #hegel #hegelian #skepticism #agnosticism #evidence #belief #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #associatesforbiblicalresearch

We raise our cups in honor of those who gave their lives that we might live!

Jenny and I discuss the poem ”If” by Rudyard Kipling Read this poem by Rudyard Kipling: https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_if.htm Audio of ”The Gods of the Copybook Headings” read without commentary by John: https://youtu.be/l_iVSFPsR_s BOOK: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rudyardkipling #kipling #if #If #christianity #poem #poetry #rewardsandfairies #brothersquaretoes #religion #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry

Part three of our interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of the stellar podcast ”What do you mean God speaks?” Jenny and I would strongly encourage our listeners to listen to Paul’s work. Our sincere thanks to Paul for his contribution to the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-do-you-mean-god-speaks/id1543774840 The above link is for Apple podcasts, but you can find him on all major podcasting platform by searching for ”What do you mean God speaks?” Or purchase his book, God at the Crossroads of Worldviews: Toward a Different Debate about the Existence of God on Amazon here https://a.co/d/7jPAygU For more great content, check out our Simple Gifts podcast where the written word is spoken for you … https://pod.link/1557528158 Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron #whatdoyoumeangodspeaks #paulseungohchung #paulschung #drpaulseungohchung

Jenny and I discuss the poem ”The Gods of the Copybook Headings” by Rudyard Kipling Read this poem by Rudyard Kipling: The Gods of the Copybook Headings – The Kipling Society Audio of ”The Gods of the Copybook Headings” read without commentary by John: https://youtu.be/eeJFgnjtLS4 BOOK: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rudyardkipling #kipling #worldwarI #godsofthecopybookheadings #copybookheadings #copybook  #christianity #religion #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry