Dr. Darrell Bock is Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also is Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture there. He is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today and is a Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001). He is the author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author. He has been blogging on this site since May, 2006.
I've been reading a number of blogs about this Discovery Channel documentary. I love the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel. They have great documentaries that are both entertaining and informative. But I wonder, are their other historical documentaries as flawed as their Bible documentaries? Should I treat a documentary on the rainforest with the same skepticism as I do their Bible documentaries? It seems to me if they are untrustworthy in their production of this historical information, perhaps they are just as flawed with their other information. Now I know something about the Bible, so I can see right through their flawed Bible documentaries. But I know nothing about the South American tree frog. So if they had some on-the-fringe tree frog "expert" fill my head with hogwash I wouldn't know the difference. If I were a non-Christian watching the Discovery Channel and came upon this documentary, whose to say I wouldn't believe it. I think this is irresponsible journalism on the part of the Discovery Channel and they should be held accountable in some way.