One of the assertions made by critics of the New Testament, is the idea that what is written in the Synoptic Gospels, was penned long after Jesus appeared on earth. Atheists often write that men who never saw Jesus, created… Read More ›
Exegesis and Hermeneutics
Does 2 Timothy 3:16, Really Say The Bible Is The Word Of God?
One of the important false assertions made by atheists and progressive scholars, is the idea that the text in 2 Timothy 3:16, does not say that the Bible is the Word of God. This brief essay examines the Koine-Greek texts… Read More ›
Impeaching Dr. Josh Bowen And “The Atheist Handbook To The Old Testament”
There is a hidden meaning in the language that atheist scholars use in their comments describing the Bible, that is unknown to the average person. If you are paying close attention you will see these coded texts when atheists question… Read More ›
The Historicity Of Moses
The JEDP hypothesis is a classic example of how a false premise can lead to catastrophic results. If we commence with an idea that began in the seventeenth century, asserting Moses could not have written the first five books of… Read More ›
Impeaching The Poor Scholarship Of Yale Professor Joel Baden
One of the difficulties in debating issues with atheists, is their constant moving of the goalpost. For about 40 years the Documentary Hypothesis was defined by a few points that enabled critics the alleged ability to disprove the Mosaic authorship of… Read More ›
Who Is Qualified To Be A Biblical Scholar?
Two diametrically opposed ideas concerning Biblical scholarship are seldom understood: There is wisdom that is transient, and wisdom that is transcendent. There are scholars whom the world recognizes, and there are scholars that God recognizes. People in this world who… Read More ›
Primary And Secondary Sources In Confirmation Of New Testament Reliability
If you are a student of the New Testament you will often hear the terms: “Primary and Secondary Sources,” used in reference to Biblical Criticism. In order to verify the veracity of the New Testament, some scholars use these two… Read More ›
A Debate With Josh Bowen, PhD, Regarding The Source Of The Pentateuch
In my own scholarship of the Bible I have often been surprised by the source of many debates that I have with people. Today was one of those surprise encounters. Dr. Josh Bowen is described as a scholar of the… Read More ›
Proving Moses Wrote Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, From Historical Evidence
Many atheist, agnostic, and progressive scholars, assert that Moses is not the author of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Instead, these critics assert (without evidence), that four other unknown persons wrote these texts. One of the chief criticisms made… Read More ›
Impeaching Yale Professor Joel Baden And His Views On The Documentary Hypothesis
I have tried to have a dialogue with professor Joel Baden of Yale University, without success. He blocked me at Twitter when I asked him the first question regarding his views on the Documentary Hypothesis. Questions concerning this important subject… Read More ›
Can We Believe The Testimony Written About Jesus In The New Testament?
If we examine the texts of the New Testament we often see different details between these four writers. Critics assert that these differences are contradictory, and this is evidence that we cannot trust the narratives about Jesus. The Reality of… Read More ›
David Said The Messiah Will Be Adonai In The Body Of A Man
When Peter stood before a great crowd of people gathered on the Feast of Pentecost, he cited 25 prophecies from the Hebrew scriptures that describe the Messiah.[1] Every one of these prophecies Peter applied to Jesus in proving that the… Read More ›
Jesus Said The Deep Truths Of The Bible Are Hidden From Unbelievers
In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus describes the difficulty of those who do not believe in Him, and the impossibility that they can understand the depth of meaning in the Bible. Unbelievers are limited to the surface meaning of scripture, and… Read More ›
The Ruse Of Atheist New Testament Scholars
Is a New Testament scholar an authority regarding the true facts and reliability of the narratives concerning Jesus? If you are like many people, you would say “yes.” What if this scholar is an atheist and doesn’t believe that God… Read More ›
Evidence That Paul Is The Author Of Hebrews
Whenever we are endeavoring to discover the source of a document from antiquity, it is the actual document that we must examine first. In the style of the writer we can detect a great deal about his personage. In the… Read More ›
Proving The Existence Of God
If God exists and He desires that we know Him, how would He communicate with us and prove His existence? You might find it interesting that nowhere in the Bible does God seek to prove His existence. He knows, that… Read More ›
Why Is Luke 9:55-56 Not In Some Translations Of The New Testament?
One of the common arguments put forth in modern New Testament Criticism, is the assertion of discrepancies and inconsistencies caused by textual variants. When we examine these alleged difficulties we often find they are nothing more that minor problems that… Read More ›
The Errors Of Modern New Testament Criticism
At its inception New Testament criticism was intended as a forensic method for proving the scriptures of the Koine-Greek texts describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, were valid. Today New Testament criticism is used by the enemies of… Read More ›
The Conclusions Of New Testament Criticism Are Final: The Text Is Truthful, Accurate, And Reliable
When a person hears that there are 300,000 Textual Variants in the New Testament, they are naturally concerned. When we hear that the Gospels were written anonymously, we wonder if they are accurate. If a scholar states that the Gospels… Read More ›
Impeaching A Primary Atheist Argument: Contradictions In The Bible
One of the easiest arguments to impeach that is made by atheists consistently today, is the idea that the Bible is filled with contradictions. After 45 years of scholarly study, writing, teaching, and publishing commentary on the entire Bible, I… Read More ›
Yeshu: The Historical Jesus
There is perhaps no other person in history who is more controversial than Jesus of Nazareth. The number of books and articles written about the Carpenter from Galilee far exceeds those penned for any other person in antiquity. Even the… Read More ›
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