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What happens to the bones after animals have been offered as a sacrifice? Do you just put them with the regular trash? or some place special, because they had been an offering? Archaeologist Jordan McClinton is the area supervisor for the favissa, or sacred deposit, of the dig site at Shiloh, which was the capital of Israel for over 300 years, and was where the tabernacle and sacrificial system was located. He joins Henry to talk about some of the discoveries that ABR has made in this deposit since they have been digging there.  Digging Up Sacred Trash - Digging for Truth TV DigShiloh.org - Sign up to dig at Shiloh

Archaeologists Bryan Windle and Tommy Chamberlin join Henry to discuss the archaeology and historical sources that are related to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus in the first century AD. New Research on the Anatomy of Crucifixion - Digging for Truth TV Which is the Right Tomb of Jesus? - Digging for Truth TV

The first century historian Josephus writes a paragraph about Jesus known as the Testimonium Flavianum. New Testament scholar, Dr. Thomas Schmidt, has researched this particular passage, and also researched the life of Josephus, and joins Henry to talk all about it and his new book "Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ" JosepusAndJesus.com Dr. Schmidt on Digging for Truth TV TCSchmidt.com

In 2025, the skeletal remains called Lucy and Salem went on display for the first time in a number of years. This rare occurance caught the eye of biologist Dr. Todd Wood, who travelled all the way to Prague in the Chech Republic in Europe to view them, and then came back to talk about his experience with Henry.  Is Lucy Real? Creationists go to Czechia to find out! - Let's Talk Creation Podcast Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague -  FRANCE 24 English

Organic chemist, Dr. John C Walton joins Henry to have a discussion about scientific dating methods, like carbon dating. How accurate are they, and what can or can't they tell us about the origins of the earth? Compact Time — Radiocarbon Dating & The Case for a Young Earth

Henry talks with professor of theological studies, Dr. Hans Madueme, about his new book "Does Science Make God Irrelevant?" which addresses some misconceptions, explains how Christian assumptions make science possible, clarifies the tension between science and miracles, and illustrates ways faith and science can coexist as allies. Does Science Make God Irrelevant? - book link Digging for Truth / Origins - Crossover TV Series Hans Madueme on Digging for Truth TV

Dr. Mark Farnham joins Henry to talk about some basic apologetics for the ordinary Christian. Dr. Farnham is Professor of Apologetics at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA. Every Believer Confident - Book link You Can't Get Rid of God - DFT podcast episode

Dr. Scott Stripling joins Henry to talk about one of his latest academic studies, which analyzes the archaeological remains of crucifixion victims. Along with his co-researcher, Dr. Jonathan Moore, they found some new insights into how people like Jesus were crucified, that may challenge how we typically picture in our minds what it looked like. Dr. Jonathan Moore on Digging for Truth TV

Henry takes a deep dive with Dr. Hans Madueme about his book "Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences" Defending Sin - book link Dr. Madueme on Digging for Truth TV

Henry and paleontologist Dr. Marcus Ross talk about the book: Perspectives on the Historical Adam and Eve: Four Views , which include: the Non-Historical Adam and Eve View (Kenton L. Sparks), the Mytho-Historical Adam View (William Lane Craig), the Genealogical Adam and Eve Model (Andrew Loke) and the Recent Adam and Eve View (Marcus R. Ross).  Monstrous Mosasaurs and the Bible - Digging for Truth TV Dr Wood Digging For Truth Podcast episode The Historical Adam & Eve | ETS 2023 (4 parts) - Reasonable Faith

ABR staff members Bryan Windle and Tommy Chamberlin join to talk all about the people and places in history that are related to the Christmas story. Top 10 Discoveries Related to Christmas - Bible Archaeology Report Quirinius, an Archaeological Biography - Bible Archaeology Report Who were the Magi? - Bible Archaeology Report

Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology joins Henry to offer some counterarguments to a previous episode we did on possible locations for Noah's Ark, and shares some of his research that he has done on Mt. Ararat and the surrounding region on his many expeditions there.  Babylonian "Oldest Map of the World" - British Museum The Epic of Gilgamesh & the Bible - Ted Wright The Case for Ağrı Dağı/Masis as Biblical Mt. Ararat - Randall W. Younker Noah's Ark in the Mountains of Urartu - DFT Podcast with Nate Loper Is Noah's Ark on This Mountain? - Bible and Spade Magazine

Dr. Mark Farnham, a professor from Lancaster Bible College, joins Henry to talk about apologetics, evangelism, and a little bit about karma. Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian - book link

It's so easy to find differing opinions on the first two chapters of Genesis. Were the days of creation literal days? Are there contradictions between chapters 1 and 2? Did those chapters have different authors? Dr. Cornelis van Dam joins to talk about the authority of scripture, and how we should be listening to what is in Genesis 1 and 2. In the Beginining: Listening to Genesis 1 & 2 - Book link

ABR has had a few questions come in along the same lines recently including: did the Israelites just take God, YHWH, out of a pantheon of gods, or Canaanite gods and adopt Him as their God? Is YHWH the right name to use for God? The King James Bible uses Jehovah sometimes, is that right? Is the King James Version the best English translation? What about the ESV?  Henry breaks down these questions along with some written responses from ABR's president, Scott Lanser.