Textual Criticism
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Did Methuselah Survive the Flood? The Septuagint’s 167 vs. 187-Year Mystery — Part 1
This series summarizes my previous articles and videos on Methuselah’s numbers (Genesis 5:25–27) in the Septuagint, other extant texts, and external witnesses. Included are additions, corrections, and improvements to my…
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Who Changed the Bible?
In this episode of the Digging for Truth podcast, I explore one of the most challenging and controversial issues in the study of biblical chronology: the differing chronologies found in…
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Abram’s Call and the Death of His Father Terah: A Closer Look at Genesis 11:26 to 12:5
This study proposes that (1) Abram was born when Terah was 130 years old rather than 70, (2) Yahweh’s call to Abram occurred while he was still in Ur [of…
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Genesis Eleven’s Genealogy and Old Testament Chronology
In this lecture at Chafer Theological Seminary’s Pastors’ Conference, I examine the numbers preserved in the genealogy of Genesis 11: 10-25 from the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and external…
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The Transmission and Preservation of Scripture
In this Lecture at Chafer Theological Seminary’s Pastors’ Conference, I examine the doctrine of preservation, which is first and foremost a theological issue. Topics of discussion include: texts which speak…