We need your prayers and support to keep this research.teaching, and outreach ministry freely available Here’s why … For more than sixty-five years, I have devoted my life to the careful and prayerful study of the Bible, with a special focus on prophecy—especially those found in the Book of Daniel.…
Book Review: Searching for the Serpent by Dan Bruce In Searching for the Serpent, Dan Bruce offers a thoughtful and courageous examination of the assumptions that quietly shape modern Christian belief. Rather than attacking faith, the book calls readers back to the biblical text itself, asking whether certain popular teachings…
Book Review: Comfort Food for a Hungry Heart by Dan Bruce Dan Bruce has written a gentle, inviting book for people who feel spiritually tired, restless, or quietly empty inside. Comfort Food for a Hungry Heart speaks to the kind of hunger that modern life cannot satisfy—the longing for meaning,…
Who is Jesus—and why would a loving God allow him to die on a cross for you and me? Why Jesus? invites readers to explore that question with clarity, respect, and an open heart. Rather than arguing religion, the book follows the story the Bible itself tells—the story of humanity…
Edwin R. Thiele (1895–1986) was one of the most influential figures in twentieth‑century biblical chronology. Born in Chicago, he was educated in ancient languages and biblical archaeology, and spent twelve years as a Seventh‑day Adventist missionary in China before pursuing graduate studies at the University of Chicago. He received his…
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” (1 Timothy 4:1) Introduction From the earliest days of Christianity, Scripture defines a clear and singular mission for the church (the congregation of believers): the…
A Discussion of Chronological Method in Evangelical Scholarship Evangelical biblical scholarship has long affirmed the authority and inerrancy of Scripture while simultaneously employing methodological devices—such as undocumented co-regencies and conjectural scribal error—to resolve chronological tensions in the regnal data of Israel and Judah. This paper examines the methodological implications of…
The word “time” (Hebrew עִדָּן ʿiddān) plays a pivotal role in the Book of Daniel. It is not used as a vague or symbolic expression, but as a chrono-specific unit embedded within a sequence of prophecies whose fulfillment must correspond exactly with verifiable history. Understanding its meaning requires tracing how…
This study reexamines the identity and activity of the Egyptian figure known biblically as Shishak by distinguishing between two historically separate Egyptian interventions in Canaan: a limited, politically targeted expedition in 961 BCE and a later, fully commemorated imperial campaign in 925 BCE. By clarifying Shishak’s changing role within Egypt’s…
For more than half a century, Edwin Thiele’s The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings has been treated as the standard solution to the chronological problems posed by the regnal data in the biblical text. His work is widely respected, frequently cited, and often assumed to have “solved” the difficulties…