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Textual Variants Aren’t a Problem

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Michael Kruger responds to the poorly-researched Newsweek article “The Bible

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The Crucifixion Stories Are Embarrassing, and That’s a Good Thing

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Mar 31, 2023 9:59 PM

Familiarity with the Bible is good, but it can also lead to our missing important

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The Ethic of Caring for the Sick

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

hospitals and clinics, was unique historically in Christianity because of what the Bible

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Unwitting Revolutionary

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic monk who taught in Wittenburg, Germany in the early 16th century.

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The Cyrus Cylinder

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

Until recently, the Bible contained the only evidence for the return of the Jews

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Constantine Didn’t Influence the Canon

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Here’s what Brian Mattson had to say about a Newsweek article’s claim that Constantine influenced the assembling of the biblical canon.

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Archaeologists Find A Piece of History from King Hezekiah’s Reign

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

An ancient toilet has turned out to be an interesting discovery.

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Were the Stories about Jesus Copied from Previous Myths?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg discusses an article that claims the stories about Jesus were copied from previous myths as he gives tools to help you assess other claims you’ll encounter.

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Heretic Reformer

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

John Wycliffe was so despised by the church because of his reform efforts that 20 years after his death in 1384, declared a heretic by a church council, his bones were exhumed, burned, and strewn...

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What About the Inquisition?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 10:07 PM

We all expect the Spanish Inquisition to show up sooner or later in our discussions with atheists. Does the presence of the Inquisition in Christian history discredit all of Christianity? Does it...

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January 4, 2004

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

Greg talks about New Year’s resolutions and theistic evolution, then takes some calls on inerrancy, abortion, and assurance of salvation.

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Christianity and Culture

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

How the monasteries preserved and advanced education and culture in the middle ages...

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How Can We Reconcile Differences Between the Accounts of Jesus’ Birth?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 30, 2023 9:25 PM

New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers an example of what he believes to be an irreconcilable contradiction in the Christmas account. But, while Matthew and Luke give some different details, it’s...

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The Church and Slavery

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

In a recent post, I quoted historian Rodney Stark extensively about how religions are not all the same.

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What Luke Actually Wrote

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

A caller to the radio program asked about answering a historical challenge to Luke 2 that Bart Ehrman has raised.

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22 Historical Confirmations in Two Verses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Skeptics are notorious for boldly asserting that you cannot trust the New Testament documents. They will point to apparent contradictions or miracles to bolster their claim.

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Archaeological Find Supports Pre-Exilic Date for Biblical Texts

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than some scholars think.

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Why Didn’t Jesus Come to Earth Sooner?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

John Piper explains how the length of Israel’s long history before the coming of Jesus acts as “a lesson book for the nations about the Gospel.”

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Generations of Medical Missionaries

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Rev. Dr. John Scudder, Sr., founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia in Ceylon in 1819. He also founded a family of medical missionaries whose combined service covers four...

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Was the Early Church Communist?

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Acts 4 says the early church held all of their possessions in common. What does this mean for believers today?

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