Latest Episodes

The Hobby Lobby, the Museum of the Bible, and Incredible Academic Fraud
Bart discusses the fraud and deceit involved in the sale of alleged New Testament manuscripts, with a particular focus on the Museum of the...

The Low-Down on That First-Century Gospel of Mark
Bart brings back a post from 2019 to fill in the scandalous history of the "first-century gospel of Mark." Read by John Paul Middlesworth.

Final Reflections on Mummy Masks and Manuscripts
Bart posts an article by Candida Moss and Joel Baden that emphasizes the ethical dilemma of destroying an artifact to acquire the ancient text...

A True Expert Speaks about Mummy Masks and Papyri
An excerpt from Roberta Mazza's blog in 2015 dealing with the issue of destroying mummy masks for the papyri. Read by Mike Johnson.

Can We Defend Destroying Mummy Masks?
Part 2 of Bart's series from 2015 on destroying ancient Egyptian mummy masks to uncover the texts hidden within. Read by Mike Johnson.

Destroying Mummy Masks
Part 1 of a 2015 blog series about destroying ancient Egyptian mummy masks in order to recover writings found within. Read by Mike Johnson.