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Can We Trust Josephus When He Mentions Jesus?
In the first century, the Romans had a Jew named Josephus to write a history of the Jewish people and the wars that took place in Israel. Josephus’ book Antiquities of the Jews mentions Jesus twice. The first is brief and … Continue reading
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Fragments of Truth
I saw a new documentary titled Fragments of Truth (see here). It features Dr. Craig Evans, who leads us through a series of locations, libraries, and archaeological digs to tell a story of early Bible manuscripts. The film also includes … Continue reading
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Is the Bible to be Taken Literally?
Billy Graham’s recent death brought many people in the press to recognize and compliment his life. In one article, a columnist published an article doing just that. The headline talked about Billy Graham, and the first third of the article … Continue reading
In the Flood of Noah, Did God Fail to Eliminate Evil?
This is another in a series of questions on the Bible. Question: The Bible says that God flooded the earth to remove evil. If this is true, He failed, for evil is still here. In fact, evil never went away, … Continue reading
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Does “Love Thy Neighbor” Require Accepting All Behavior?
Bill Maher, who is a television entertainer, is no friend of religious people. His regular attacks on anything religious are often couched in jokes and ridicule. He has stated in public that: Christians have been twisting the Bible to make … Continue reading
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A Theoretical Physicist Evaluates the Bible’s View of Creation
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Did Paul Create His Own Version of Christianity?
This is another in a series of questions on the Bible. Question: In Acts 21, Paul is described as partaking in Jewish rituals to show the Jerusalem Church that he has not strayed from the Law of Moses. Gerd Luedemann … Continue reading
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What is the Mess We Are in, and How Did We Get Here?
Liberal churches have accepted aberrant theologies, or even heresies, while conservative churches have disconnected faith from reason and disconnected the church from the culture. Here we explore the causes of this condition and give some examples of the problems. Influential … Continue reading
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Historical Details in Luke & Acts
In the next post, we will consider the census described in Luke chapter 2. Before we do so, we need to give some space to the overall accuracy of the author’s writings as a whole. Before we can rightly consider … Continue reading
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Greek Scholars and the Watchtower
I have written on the books written by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, specifically their rendering of John 1:1c, “the word was a god” when all English translations have “the Word was God” or similar. One hundred percent of the Greek scholars … Continue reading
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Was the Process for Establishing the Canon Inspired by God?
Question: Was the process used for selecting the books of the Bible inspired by God? Response: The way a question is phrased, and the assumptions it makes, often determines or biases the results. This question implies that there was a … Continue reading
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Why Do We Accept the Biblical Writers as Inspired?
This is another in a series of questions about the Bible. Question: Why do we accept the writings of some people as inspired books of the Bible, while the sayings of other prophets, ancient and modern, are not accepted as … Continue reading
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Is Daniel Accurate About the Attack of Nebuchadnezzar?
The book of Daniel is very accurate prophecy concerning history and the coming messiah, Jesus. As such, it is much attacked by critics. Daniel 1:1-2 say the following: In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, … Continue reading
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Does the Bible Speak of a Virgin Birth in Isaiah 7 and Matthew 1?
In Christianity, the virgin birth of Jesus is an essential doctrine since the sin nature is passed along from father to son. A natural-born person would have sin and thus not be able to save himself, let alone others. Since … Continue reading
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Jesus’ Answer to the Problem of Evil & the Unfairness of God
In our day, it seems one of the most-repeated criticisms of God is that He is unfair and cruel. In what theologians and philosophers call the problem of evil, skeptics tell us that God is not worthy of worship because … Continue reading
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Did Ezekiel Prophesy Correctly About Tyre? (Part 5)
The Origin of Tyre Whether Tyre originated on the land or the island seems to be in some dispute, but for our purposes it is not relevant. Neither is it relevant to determine the location or influence of Tyre in the … Continue reading
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Literary Critics Examine the New Testament
The facts presented in the New Testament have a large amount of corroboration from sources outside the Bible (see here, and here, and here). The typical objections to these facts is claiming the Bible to be historical fiction and dismissing … Continue reading
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How Can God Be Disappointed or Repent?
This is another in a series of critical questions about the Bible. Question: The Bible says that God created mankind, then was sorry that He created (Gen. 6:6). It also says God changed His mind, or repented (Ex. 32:14). If … Continue reading
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Ancient Bible Critic Reinforces Biblical Truth
One of the strongest supports for Christianity can come, surprisingly, in a backhanded way from its critics. One such is the ancient philosopher Celsus, who wrote a book against Christians in c.175. This work has been lost, but is largely … Continue reading
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What About the Resurrection Body?
The Bible tells us that we will be resurrected. 1 Corinthians 15 mentions 11 times that our bodies will be raised, which naturally raises the question of what the body will be like. Scripture reveals some things to us, and … Continue reading
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Love God With All Your Mind
I was recently asked to explain Matthew 22:37. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love … Continue reading
Do the Details of Jesus Birth Agree in Matthew & Luke?
This is another in a series of questions from critics about the Bible. Question: Matthew’s account of Jesus birth seems to differ from Luke’s. They seem to start from different places and they travel to different places. Matthew has Jesus, Mary, … Continue reading
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Was Jairus’ Daughter Dead or Dying?
In Matthew 9:18, a man named Jairus comes to Jesus and says that his daughter is “even now dead” (KJV), or “has just died” (ESV, NASB, NIV). But in Mark 5:23, Jairus claims his daughter “is dying” (NIV), or “is … Continue reading
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Did Ezekiel Prophesy Correctly About Tyre? (Part 3)
In Part 2, we found that Ezekiel’s prophesy about the destruction of Tyre was correct. To summarize the findings: 1. The Tyre of today is a far, far cry from the Tyre of old, so much different that the comparison … Continue reading
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Did Ezekiel Prophesy Correctly About Tyre? (Part 2)
In the first part, we learned that Ezekiel 26 predicts the fall of the city of Tyre, but this prophecy is actually about 17 separate prophecies. Although we will find out that all of them are true, we learned that … Continue reading
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Did Ezekiel Prophesy Correctly About Tyre? (Part 1)
The Old Testament book of Ezekiel has many prophecies, including predicting that the city of Tyre would be destroyed and never be rebuilt. Yet the city exists today with many people having lived there for many years. Some people claim … Continue reading
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Why Did God Create Adam When He Knew He Would Sin?
This is another in a series of skeptical and critical questions about Christianity. Question: Why did God create Adam and Eve? If He knew mankind would sin and eventually need to be killed (Noah’s flood), why create Adam and Eve … Continue reading
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Old Testament Numbers Proven True
In the Old Testament book of 1 Kings, we find the following: 1 Kings 15:25: Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two … Continue reading
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Pseudo Science
There have been a few recent reports that tell us that some science journal articles were fakes. One was in Nature, one in Science, and it was reported by Fox News. The problems are facilitated by the fact that professors … Continue reading
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Can We Prove Jesus’ Historical Miracles?
I recently encountered a discussion between an atheist and a Christian that went something like this: A: How do you know that Jesus did miracles and created the universe? Using your own reason, and without using the Bible, prove to me he did … Continue reading
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