Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview archaeologist Ted Wright of Epic Archaeology.

0:29 - Introducing Ted Wright of Epic Archaeology
2:00 - What got Ted into archaeology?
4:00 - What you’ll find at EpicArchaeology.org
6:12 - More about Ted’s background in apologetics
9:44 - What is the actual job of an archaeologist?
15:30 - Being chased by Nazis
19:03 - The role that archaeology plays in defending the Bible?
23:00 - “Archaeological evidence for Jesus does not exist…”
29:40 - What sorts of things in the Holy Land are legit?
35:43 - Unpacking archaeological evidence for the exodus
48:39 - Dating of the exodus
56:04 - How to think through the accounts of “the Canaanite genocide question”
1:03:00 - Cool archaeological discoveries that support the Old and New Testaments
1:13:00 - Where to find more great archaeological resources:

ESV and NIV Archaeological Study Bible
The Case for Biblical Archaeology by Dr. John Currid
Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible by Dr. John Currid
EpicArchaeology.org
Epic Archaeology on YouTube
Podcast: Monocle and Spade

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