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Defending the Bible and the Christian faith ––– supposed Bible contradictions, tough texts, secular criticisms, philosophical arguments, false teachings, cults, religions, worldviews, cultures, social movements, and more.

Reading & Writing in the First Century —

Were the first century New Testament writers illiterate?

Reading & Writing in the First Century —

Were the first century New Testament writers illiterate?

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The New Testament makes many significant claims. But one that can be easily overlooked is its claim that it is a written record. Turning to the Gospels, for example, we notice Luke’s opening statement: “Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order
Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Socrates —

Part III. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly and Jerusalem’s philosopher king.

Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Socrates —

Part III. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly and Jerusalem’s philosopher king.

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The ancient Near East held to a spiritually intimate, yet cosmic view of wisdom, a kind of judicial sovereignty over chaos and order. Israel identified this source of wisdom as Yahweh––the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob––who was also the Creator of the cosmos and
Mark of Authenticity —

Is the Gospel of Mark really an authentic eyewitness account of Jesus Christ’s ministry?

Mark of Authenticity —

Is the Gospel of Mark really an authentic eyewitness account of Jesus Christ’s ministry?

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The Gospel of Mark, though coming after Matthew, was probably the first of the four Gospels to be written. And as the title of the book indicates, it is John Mark’s account of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. But besides the title how
Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Solomon —

Part II. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly and Jerusalem’s philosopher king.

Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Solomon —

Part II. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly and Jerusalem’s philosopher king.

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On the cusp of East and West, one thousand years before the apostle Paul addressed the Areopagus, and well before Aristotle (c.384-322 BC), Plato (c.428-347 BC), and Socrates (c.469-399 BC) catapulted a new era of Western philosophy that still persists today, and roughly four hundred
All the King’s Horses —

Did Solomon have forty thousand or four thousand stalls of horses? Comparing 1 Kings 4:26 to 2 Chronicles 9:25.

All the King’s Horses —

Did Solomon have forty thousand or four thousand stalls of horses? Comparing 1 Kings 4:26 to 2 Chronicles 9:25.

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Although the Bible claims to be the supernatural revelation of God unbelievers claim that it is nothing more than a human production full of errors and contradictions. One example they point to is 1 Kings 4:26 which records that “Solomon had forty thousand stalls of
The “Fine-Tuning” of the Universe —

“A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.”

The “Fine-Tuning” of the Universe —

“A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.”

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It was a scientific norm to presume the big bang was utter chaos. This normality is now conjecture. Physicists, cosmologists, astronomers, and scientists of all stripes can no longer overlook the data of the low entropy state of the early universe – it was complex,
Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom —

Part I. "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem, the Church with the Academy, the Christian with the heretic?" A sanctifying bridge between theology and philosophy.

Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom —

Part I. "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem, the Church with the Academy, the Christian with the heretic?" A sanctifying bridge between theology and philosophy.

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Throughout Christian history and even today, philosophy has been met with mixed emotions, whether it was measured a lower form of theological corruption, proof of God’s natural revelation, a tool of dogmatic refinement, or esteemed a servant of sanctity, even inspired to a lesser extent.
Privileged Planet —

Is the earth really an insignificant “pale blue dot” with no hope of salvation as atheists claim?

Privileged Planet —

Is the earth really an insignificant “pale blue dot” with no hope of salvation as atheists claim?

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“Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.” – Carl Sagan Many claim that the earth, solar system, and