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We will examine archaeological discoveries and get a feel for daily living in the ancient world, all with a view toward applying our findings to the Christian life. This show digs into the past to find spiritual wisdom for the present.

Dewayne Bryant


    • May 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 143 EPISODES

    4.8 from 26 ratings Listeners of Light from the Past that love the show mention: intellectually, biblical, entertaining, interesting, love, dewayne bryant.



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    “The Frankfurt Inscription” (Light From the Past S17E7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, May 6, 2025 The Frankfurt Inscription has been called an artifact that will rewrite Christian history. This discovery isn’t quite that important, but it does tell us something about early Christianity. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links

    “The Crucifixion Gem” (Light From the Past S17E6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 1, 2025 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the earliest picture of Jesus ever found – on a gemstone. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Hot Take on the House of David” (Light From the Past S17E5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 18, 2025 In this episode, Dewayne reviews the first episode of the new Amazon Prime show “House of David.” We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Archaeology and the Deity of Jesus” (Light From the Past S17E4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 11, 2025 In this episode, Dewayne takes a look at the Alexamenos Graffito and the Megiddo church inscription – two places where the deity of Christ is clearly expressed in the archaeological record. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Myths about Science and Faith” (Light From the Past S17E3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, February 25, 2025 In this episode, Dewayne debunks two myths: the persecution of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Church and the claim that Christians have always believed in a flat earth. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Myths about the Council of Nicaea” (Light From the Past S16E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, February 11, 2025 This week, Dewayne tackles three popular myths about the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), that it (1) formed the New Testament canon, (2) invented the deity of Jesus, and (3) established Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. We want to hear from you! Subscription […]

    “The Myth of the Dark Ages” (Light From the Past S17E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 Dewayne dispels the myth of the Dark Ages as a time of superstition and scientific backwardness by looking at some of the technological innovations that emerged in this period. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “The Rosetta Stone” (Light From the Past S16E5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, October 23, 2024 What is the Rosetta Stone? In this episode, Dewayne explains the history of the stone and its importance for studying the Egyptian language and the Bible. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “The Ark of the Covenant” (Light from the Past S16E4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, October 8, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne talks about a few important points concerning the ark of the covenant, its construction, and its fate. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Egyptian Hieroglyphs an the Bible” (Light from the Past S16E3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, September 17, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne discusses some aspects of the Egyptian language that help illuminate the text of Exodus and verify the historical reliability of the Bible. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “The Tel Dan Inscription” (Light from the Past S16E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, September 10, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne discusses one of the most significant discoveries in the history of biblical archaeology and what it means about the historicity of King David. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “What is a Bacchanal?” (Light from the Past S16E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, August 13, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne explores the ancient bacchanalian celebrations in light of their mention in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “The Mummy: 25th Anniversary” (Light From the Past S15E7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, May 28, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne reviews the 1999 film The Mummy, pointing out some of the things it gets right, and a few things where it falls short in both biblical and Egyptian history. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Polygamy and the Bible” (Light From the Past S15E6)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, May 14, 2024 IN this episode, Dewayne discusses the issue of polygamy and whether it was condoned or merely permitted in ancient times. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Israel In and Out of Egypt” (Light From the Past S15E5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 30, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the influences Egypt had on ancient Israel and the safeguards God used in the Mosaic law to remove them. This served two purposes: to make Israel into a distinctive people, and to reduce their interest in magic. The idea that God would […]

    “Four Gods Make a False Prophet” (Light From the Past S15E4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Millions of believers hail Joseph Smith as a prophet of God. Unfortunately for him, his interpretation of ancient Egyptian evidence reveals he was nothing more than a creative storyteller. This episode examines one of the most infamous texts valued by Mormon believers. We want to hear from […]

    “Mythic Creatures and the Bible” (Light From the Past S15E3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Anyone familiar with the King James Bible knows that it occasionally makes references to mythical creatures like cockatrices, satyrs, and unicorns. Many critics seem to believe that the Bible actually mentions these creatures. Unfortunately, they're the product of bad translation. This episode will explain why. We want […]

    “The Pyramids of Egypt” (Light From The Past S15E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 12, 2024 We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “Mithras” (Light From the Past S15E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, February 27, 2024 In this episode, Dewayne gives a short intro to the mystery cults and discusses one of the most mysterious gods of them all: Mithras. We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “A Pompeiian Portrait and Social Media” (Light From the Past S14E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, August 15, 2023 In this episode, Dewayne discusses how analyzing a portrait from ancient Pompeii might help us when interacting with others online.  We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “An Ancient Plague and Infant Baptism” (Light From the Past S14E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, August 8, 2023 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the potential connection between the Antonine Plague (AD 165) and infant baptism, which took off in the third century.  We want to hear from you! Subscription Links  

    “The Caiaphas Ossuary” (Light From the Past S13E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 25, 2022 The Caiaphas Ossuary was an exciting discovery. Dewayne lists some of the reasons why it was both important for studying the New Testament and a remarkable find in its own right. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Akedah” (Light From the Past S13E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 11, 2022 One of the most gripping stories in the Hebrew Bible is when God calls Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Some call it child abuse, others say it’s a repudiation of human sacrifice. We’re talking about the Akedah in today’s episode of Light From the Past. We want […]

    “Face of God” (Light From the Past S12E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, August 10, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the discovery of terracotta heads which some believe represent the face of God. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Dogs in the Ancient World” (Light From the Past S11E11)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, May 4, 2021 This week, Dewayne discusses the place of dogs in the ancient world and in the biblical text. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Is Easter Pagan?” (Light From the Past S11E10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Do different aspects of Easter celebrations and traditions come from pagan religions? In his episode, Dewayne discusses things like the resurrection, Easter eggs, and the Easter Bunny—and their connections to biblical Christianity. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Secret Gospel of Mark” (Light From the Past S11E9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, April 6, 2021 In this episode, Dewayne discusses the Secret Gospel of Mark, how it was discovered, and whether or not it is a legitimate text or a forgery created by a modern scholar. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Sons of God” (Light From the Past S11E8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 16, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 and their connections to other parts of the Old and New Testaments. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Death and Resurrection of Jesus in Islam” (Light From the Past S11E7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 The historicity of Jesus is virtually unquestioned. But between Christians and Muslims, there is significant disagreement about his death and resurrection. This week Dewayne discusses the Islamic view of this topic. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Social Lives of the Gods” (Light From the Past S11E6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 15:01


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, March 2, 2021 The gods didn’t stay cooped up in stuffy old temples. They got pampered by their worshippers and sometimes went out and about around town. This week Dewayne discusses the social life of the ancient pagan gods. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links […]

    “Akhenaten and the Bible” (Light From the Past S11E5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, February 9, 2021 What does the Bible have to do with a failed pharaoh? This week, Dewayne examines the connection between the Bible and the Egyptian king  Akhenaten. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Luke as an Historian” (Light From the Past S11E4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, February 2, 2021 This week, Dewayne looks at some evidence in the books of Luke-Acts to evaluate how competent Luke was as an historian compared to his ancient colleagues. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Reconciling Christianity and Islam” (Light From the Past S11E3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 26, 2021 This week Dewayne looks at a noteworthy attempt made by Muslim clerics to reconcile the Christian and Islamic Faiths called “A Common Word Between Us and You: An Interfaith Dialogue.” We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Is the Apocrypha Inspired?” (Light From the Past S11E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 19, 2021 This week Dewayne examines the apocrypha—which includes the seven additional books found in Roman Catholic Bibles—to see if they appear to be divinely inspired. This podcast looks at evidence from ancient writers, the biblical text, and the apocryphal books themselves. We want to hear from you! Email: […]

    “Judas Iscariot” (Light From the Past S11E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 15:00


    Host: Dewayne Bryant  |  Released Tuesday, January 12, 2021 This week Dewayne discusses the life and death of Judas Iscariot, as well as some lessons that we can learn form the life of Jesus’ wayward disciple. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Ezekiel and Aliens” (Light From the Past S10E13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 13 for Tuesday, November 10, 2020 This week Dewayne explores the topic of ancient aliens and what connection they might have to the book of Ezekiel. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “9 to 5 in Egypt” (Light From the Past S10E12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 12 for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 This week Dewayne talks about what it was like to be a day laborer in ancient Egypt. Although it was the experience for millions of Egyptians in ancient history, it was also part of the experience of the Hebrews during their time […]

    “Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament” (Light From the Past S10E11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 11 for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 This week Dewayne talks about the defining characteristics of the wisdom literature of the Bible, particularly Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Medieval Peasants” (Light From the Past S10E10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 10 for Tuesday, October 6, 2020 This week, Dewayne discusses what life was like for Medieval peasants. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Maccabees” (Light From the Past S10E9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 9 for Tuesday, September 29, 2020 This week, we talk about the Maccabees and their history. We’ll also see what lessons they might have to teach Christians in the modern world of politics. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Disabilities in the Ancient World” (Light From the Past S10E8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 8 for Tuesday, September 22, 2020 This week, Dewayne addresses the issue of disabilities in the ancient world, how they affected daily living, and what it means that Jesus healed people who suffered. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Illuminati” (Light from the Past S10E7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 7 for Tuesday, September 15, 2020 In the last episode on secret societies, Dewayne discusses the Illuminati, its history, and how it differs from biblical Christianity. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Rosicrucians” (Light From the Past S10E6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 6 for Tuesday, September 8, 2020 In this week’s episode, Dewayne discusses the Rosicrucians and their history, as well as  some of the similarities they have with the behavior of the early Christians in the city of Corinth. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) […]

    “The Freemasons” (Light From the Past S10E5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 5 for Tuesday, September 1, 2020 This week, Dewayne examines the Freemasons in the series on secret societies. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “The Cathars” (Light From the Past S10E4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 15:01


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 4 for Tuesday, August 25, 2020 This week, Dewayne discusses the Cathars, a religious sect in medieval Europe persecuted by church authorities in the Medieval period. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Knights Templar” (Light From the Past S10E3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 3 for Tuesday, August 18, 2020 This week, Dewayne discusses the Knights Templar and conspiracy theories surrounding them, and a couple of lessons we can learn from their history. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Secret Societies” (Light From the Past S10E2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 2 for Tuesday, August 11, 2020 This week, Dewayne discusses the topic of secret societies, their characteristics, and what connection they have to Christianity. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “First Century Messiahs” (Light From the Past S10E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 10, Episode 1 for Tuesday, August 4, 2020 This week, Dewayne talks about a few of the other messiahs in first-century Judea and what made Jesus different. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Sardis: The Church of the Living Dead” (Light From the Past S9E11)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 9, Episode 11 for Tuesday, May 26, 2020 This week, Dewayne wraps us season nine with a look at the church in Sardis and the lessons we can learn from it today. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Ephesus” (Light From the Past S9E10)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 9, Episode 10 for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 In this episode, Dewayne looks at the background of the city of Ephesus and its importance in the New Testament. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links  

    “Biblical Plagues” (Light From the Past S9E9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 15:00


    Light From the Past Season 9, Episode 9 for Tuesday, April 7, 2020 In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, Dewayne discusses plagues in the biblical world. We want to hear from you! Email: mail@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links

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