S.W. Ogden's Blog https://swogden.com/blog.html New posts from S.W. Ogden (Stephen Wesley Ogden) on biblical studies, apologetics, and the stories behind his books. en-us Why Elijah Has No Genealogy, No Father's Name, No Backstory https://swogden.com/blog-elijah-no-genealogy.html https://swogden.com/blog-elijah-no-genealogy.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000 What It Actually Looked Like to Be a Teenager Taken Captive to Babylon https://swogden.com/blog-teenager-captive-babylon.html https://swogden.com/blog-teenager-captive-babylon.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Why Matthew Calls Her "Canaanite" Instead of Mark's "Syrophoenician" https://swogden.com/blog-canaanite-syrophoenician.html https://swogden.com/blog-canaanite-syrophoenician.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0000 What "Behold the Hand, Behold the Nail" Means in the Name YHWH https://swogden.com/blog-behold-hand-behold-nail.html https://swogden.com/blog-behold-hand-behold-nail.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000 Why 40 Authors Across 15 Centuries Never Contradicted Each Other https://swogden.com/blog-40-authors-15-centuries.html https://swogden.com/blog-40-authors-15-centuries.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000 Daniel in Babylon: Faith Without a Single Miracle for Years https://swogden.com/blog-daniel-babylon-faith-without-miracle.html https://swogden.com/blog-daniel-babylon-faith-without-miracle.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Behind the Cover: Designing BEHOLD's Title Page https://swogden.com/blog-behind-the-cover-behold.html https://swogden.com/blog-behind-the-cover-behold.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Hidden Prophecy Behind God's Own Name https://swogden.com/blog-hidden-prophecy-gods-name.html https://swogden.com/blog-hidden-prophecy-gods-name.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000 5 Things Genesis Never Tells Us About Lot's Wife https://swogden.com/blog-5-things-genesis-never-tells-lots-wife.html https://swogden.com/blog-5-things-genesis-never-tells-lots-wife.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Writing the Woman Who Never Speaks: Lot's Wife in Salt https://swogden.com/blog-lots-wife-woman-who-never-speaks.html https://swogden.com/blog-lots-wife-woman-who-never-speaks.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Quick Trivia: Which Church Age Sounds Like Today? https://swogden.com/blog-quick-trivia-church-age-today.html https://swogden.com/blog-quick-trivia-church-age-today.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 The Church Ages: Why Seven, Why These Seven Messengers https://swogden.com/blog-church-ages-why-seven.html https://swogden.com/blog-church-ages-why-seven.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 One Verse, One Minute: 1 Kings 19:12 https://swogden.com/blog-one-verse-one-minute-1-kings-19-12.html https://swogden.com/blog-one-verse-one-minute-1-kings-19-12.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Elijah's Silence: What God Didn't Say on the Mountain https://swogden.com/blog-elijahs-silence.html https://swogden.com/blog-elijahs-silence.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 3 Manuscript Facts Readers Find Surprising https://swogden.com/blog-3-manuscript-facts-readers-find-surprising.html https://swogden.com/blog-3-manuscript-facts-readers-find-surprising.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Why the Bible's Manuscript Evidence Still Holds Up https://swogden.com/blog-manuscript-evidence-still-holds-up.html https://swogden.com/blog-manuscript-evidence-still-holds-up.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000