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In this episode I speak with my good friend Shameh, covering the ideological make-up of Yemen's Houthis and what this means for the Middle East and geopolitics more broadly.

The Sweetest Christmas was a sermon given by Joel D. Bornau at Sunset Point Christian Camp for the annual Christmas banquet.

In this episode, we speak with my good friend Stephen. Stephen has a BA in Religion and Philosophy, and an MA in Arabic Philology from the American University of Cairo. He has been living in the Middle East for a number of years, and in my opinion, is an expert on Islam. He is fluent in a number of…

In this episode, we speak with pastor Valentina Gamova who, along with two colleagues, took over leadership of God’s Family Church in Poltava, Ukraine while her lead pastor evacuated with his children and pregnant wife. We cover some fascinating topics like hearing the voice of God, serving in a ti…

In this episode, we explore my research proposal for an upcoming archeological dig in Israel-Palestine. In partnership with Copenhagen University, Lund University and Harvard Divinity, I will be participating in excavating a first-century Synagogue in Magdala. Prior to the dig, this episode reveals…

In first-century Israel-Palestine, letters, gospels, and other literary works were read audibly to a crowd using Greek oratory methods. This is my rendition of Mark 14.1-16.8 (NIV, 1984).

An inquiry into Judeo-Christian influence on Islam during late antiquity . . . Bibliography Cohen, Mark, R., “Medieval Jewry in the World of Islam.” Pp. 193–214 in The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Clark, Gillian. Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introdu…

An inquiry into the telos of desire, myth & hierarchy . . . Bibliography Barry, J. D., Bomar, D., Brown, D. R., Klippenstein, R., Mangum, D., Sinclair Wolcott, C., ... Widder, W. (Eds.). Scapegoat. In The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press. 2016. Bellah, R. N. Religion …

A survey of religious-political influence during late antiquity.  . . . Bibliography Aristotle. Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 21, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1944. Cohen, Mark, R., “Medieval Jewry in the World of I…