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I have loved history for as long as I can remember. When my friends were reading superhero comic books, I was reading comic books about World War Two (Sgt Rock was my favourite). My interest in military history has continued but has also expanded. There are many areas of history that I enjoy, both ancient … Read More “5 Reasons Why I Love History” »
I recently did a Twitter poll that came up with some interesting results. Most of my followers are Christians, many of them interested in academics. I wanted to know which academic discipline they identified with most. Here are the results: During the time of the poll, three of the four options went back and forth … Read More “History: The Neglected Discipline” »
My training is in New Testament studies and not history. However, I see a very close relationship between the two. I come at New Testament studies from the perspective of history. How does one go about history in any other area? People who study Alexander the Great, the Han dynasty in China or the Napoleonic … Read More “The Relationship of History and New Testament Studies” »
I recently had a comment from listener who was disappointed in the podcast. The heart of the complaint was that the podcast was more about Christian apologetics than about history. He felt I wasn’t completely honest about the nature of the podcast. His concern deserves to be addressed. My intent is that this podcast be … Read More “Is This Podcast About History or Christian Apologetics?” »
One of the challenges for doing history in any area is that of bias. This can appear in number of ways, from the bias of our sources to the bias of our interpretation. We should not become too discouraged by this. I strongly disagree with those who say we can’t do history because of bias. … Read More “History and the Problem of Bias” »
