



Extra 3. Anasazi and Mound Builders
The STORY of AMERICA — Embark on a fascinating, epic trek back to the incredible and enthralling pre-European period of the United States to uncover the Pre-Columbian and Ancestral Puebloan truths of Cahokia (Illinois), Mesa Verde (Colorado), and Chaco Canyon (New Mexico). Enjoy this HISTORICAL JES…

Was Jesus a Buddhist?
What was the influence of Buddhism on the preacher from Galilee? The lost years refers to the time in Jesus's life between his childhood and the beginning of his ministry, a period not described in the Gospels. Following the New Testament accounts of Jesus' young life, there is a gap of about 18 ye…

Hidden Years (13 to 29 years-old)
The missing years refers to the period of Jesus's life between his childhood and the beginning of his ministry, a period not described in the New Testament. Following the Gospel accounts of Jesus' young life, there is a gap of about 18 years in his story. What was he up to? Ee109. Books by Trent H…

The Prophetess Anna (Candlemas Special)
An 84-year-old woman who was a pious fixture in Jerusalem, never left the temple, worshiping there day and night, fasting and praying. According to the Gospel of Luke, the Prophetess Anna appears during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated o…

Simeon in the Temple (Candlemas Special)
According to the Gospel of Luke, the Holy Spirit has made the prophet Simeon—a righteous and devout man—a promise that he won't die until he has seen the Messiah. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated on February 2nd, marks 40 days after Christmas, commemorating when Mary and Joseph…

Purification (Candlemas Special)
Not long after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary adhered to three Jewish ceremonies: Circumcision, performed on the eighth day, for all male children; Purification from childbirth for Mary, 40 days after her son's birth; and Consecration of the firstborn in the Temple, in recognition that the fir…

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Also called Candlemas or Hypapante (Eastern Orthodoxy) or The Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this feast day involves blessing candles symbolizing Christ as light. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated on February 2nd, marks 40 days after Christmas, commemorati…

EXTRA 106. Mutiny on the Bay
Still searching for the Northwest Passage while on his final expedition in 1611, Henry Hudson (1565 –1611 lost at sea) became the first European to see the Hudson Strait and the immense Hudson Bay in Northern Canada, but then suddenly, most of his crew mutinied. Why? He was one of the greatest expl…

Family Gospel
We continue investigating the mid-to-late second century apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas. Ee107. Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman podcast at https://amzn.to/46zMgCx Bart Ehrman books available at https://amzn.to/46EU0U4 Christopher A. Frilingos books https://amzn.to/3KnIMsQ Infancy Gospel o…

Proto-Gospel of Thomas
Let’s further explore the Infancy Gospel of Thomas—one of the most peculiar and intriguing non-canonical accounts of Jesus' life from outside the New Testament. Ee106. Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman podcast at https://amzn.to/46zMgCx Bart Ehrman books available at https://amzn.to/46EU0U4 Christo…