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By Rich Deem Skeptics say that the writings of the Bible have the character of mythology. In addition, stories of numerous miracles make it unlikely that the Bible is true. However, if God is powerful enough to have created the entire universe, He would certainly be able to perform miracles. Although there are miracles [...]
By Michael Gleghorn Although there is overwhelming evidence that the New Testament is an accurate and trustworthy historical document, many people are still reluctant to believe what it says unless there is also some independent, non-biblical testimony that corroborates its statements. In the introduction to one of his books, F.F. Bruce tells about a [...]
By Mark McFall Are the resurrection narratives in the Gospels fabrications? Well, there are certainly many skeptics that I have come across who insist that the narratives are fabrications. To them, the resurrection narratives are a type of manufactured collusion amongst the Gospel writers. But do we find signs of fabrication in the resurrection [...]
By Greg Boyd, Ph.D. Hello blogging community. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and will enjoy a happy new year. As I mentioned in my previous post, in my opinion, Plutarch (late first and early second century) was the second most influential non-Christian philosopher on early Christian thinking about God, providence [...] By Lee Strobel This video lasts 7:28 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mUpmq855yI] By Rich Deem, Ph.D. The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered about 60 years ago, and have provided significant insight into the religious communities of both before and after the birth of Jesus. Some of these scrolls, dated to the first century B.C., have confirmed the authenticity of the book of Isaiah, including the famous [...]
Capernaum was a fishing village and trading post on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee during the first century AD. In the Bible, Capernaum was described as the village along the border of Zebulon and Naphtali where Jesus made his home after leaving Nazareth and starting his ministry (Matthew 4:13). It’s at Capernaum [...] By Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. I woke up this mornin’, feelin’ ‘round for my shoes. Know ‘bout ‘at I got these old walkin’ blues. – Robert Johnson, Walkin’ Blues New research by paleoanthropologists from Washington University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences indicates that modern humans were “feelin’ ‘round” for their shoes earlier than previously [...]
By Dominic Buettner Why is that man above smiling? David Jeselsohn bought an ancient tablet, above, but he was totally unaware of its significance. Now it may be the earliest Jewish evidence for the idea of a dying and rising messiah figure There just isn’t enough controversy in Israel these days [...]
By John Fernandez There is a story in the Gospel of Luke that gives us an example of what it is like to encounter divinity. The setting for the story is on the shoreline of a lake where Jesus is teaching a large group of people about God. The crowd was pressing in among Him, no [...] |
  
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