Real or Fairy-Tale? 11 Bible Characters Found in the Dirt with Dr. Titus Kennedy
I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST
Dr. Frank Turek
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🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Is the Bible just a collection of ancient myths and fairy tales? Or did the people named on these ancient pages really walk the earth? Archaeologist and author Dr. Titus Kennedy returns to show us that history isn't just written in books. It’s buried in the dirt!
Listen (or watch!) closely as Frank and Titus investigate the "receipts" left behind by kings, queens, and commoners that demonstrate the Bible is documenting REAL history, not just parables. With Titus' new book 'Archaeology and the People of the Bible' as their guide, they tackle questions like:
- Who was Tiglath-Pileser III, and what does he teach us about interpreting the Bible correctly?
- How do the writings of Josephus and ancient Ugaritic epics validate the biblical text?
- What seals have been found with obscure Old Testament figures stamped on them?
- What Old Testament discovery forced some archaeologists out of their skepticism of the Bible's historicity?
- What extra-biblical evidence exists for the notorious King Herod?
- Why is Capernaum considered one of the most fascinating sites in all of archaeology?
- Why did some ancient critics think Jesus was a magician?
- What was so terrifying about the Assyrians that made Jonah run the other way?
- Is it possible that the next big discovery is sitting dormant in the basement of the British Museum?
- Who was Salome, and what's her connection to the New Testament?
- What archaeological evidence do we have for the existence of the Apostle Peter and Jesus?
Archaeological discoveries continue to provide ancient attestation for those named in the Bible, showing the historical reality of their existence. While Frank and Titus can't cover all 124 figures from the book in one hour, this conversation offers a fascinating look at the evidence most people never get to see. To dive deeper into these discoveries and the people who left them behind, be sure to grab your copy of 'Archaeology and the People of the Bible' today!
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12 Biblical Archaeological Discoveries You’ve Never Heard Of Before with Dr. Titus Kennedy - https://youtu.be/kMeN5CbOmCY
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, is the Bible full of myths and fairy tales that don't really have any grounding in reality? |
| 0:12.4 | My guest today will point out that if you think the Bible is full of myths and fairy tales, |
| 0:19.4 | you haven't really been looking into archaeology lately |
| 0:22.0 | because archaeology continues to reveal that the people |
| 0:26.5 | and some of the events in the Bible |
| 0:29.5 | actually are corroborated by discoveries in the dirt. |
| 0:35.3 | And my guest, Dr. Titus Kennedy, who's been on this program several times before |
| 0:40.0 | because he's written such great books, has a brand new one out called Archaeology and the |
| 0:45.4 | people of the Bible exploring the evidence for the historical existence of Bible characters. |
| 0:52.1 | At my count, there's 124 people in this book that are mentioned in the Bible |
| 0:57.9 | that have been found in the dirt. And as Titus will point out, there's actually a few more than that. |
| 1:02.4 | So here he is, ladies gentlemen, all the way, all the way from the People's Republic of Seattle. |
| 1:10.0 | The great Titus Kennedy. How are you, sir? |
| 1:12.7 | Hey, doing well, Frank. Thank you for having me, and thank you for taking a look at my book. |
| 1:17.8 | Oh, it's always great. All your books, this is either the fourth or the fifth. |
| 1:21.5 | Which book is this? |
| 1:22.9 | This is the fourth on biblical archaeology. |
| 1:26.2 | The fourth on biblical archaeology. We've done shows in |
| 1:28.9 | every one of them because they're so good. And they're written for the average person that might not |
| 1:34.0 | have any sort of background in archaeology, even you might not have a lot of background in the |
| 1:39.3 | Bible, yet you can still understand what's going on in this book, Titus. You've got 124 people, 37 of them are from |
| 1:47.7 | the New Testament, 87 of them, if my math is right, are from the Old Testament. And I just want to |
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