Category Archives: Christian Evidences/Apologetics

Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 3 (the oldest NT manuscripts)

We are blessed to live in an age with manuscripts, some very fragmentary, that date to the early Second Century or perhaps earlier. For example, The Rylands Library Papyrus P52, also known as the St. John’s fragment … is a fragment from … Continue reading

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Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 2 (the Codices)

When the translators of the King James Version did their work, the oldest manuscripts available to them were from the Eleventh Century. In fact, they worked from an edited version of the Greek text assembled by the Catholic scholar Eramus … Continue reading

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Apologetics: How We Got the Bible, Part 1

Where did my Bible come from and how do I know it’s reliable? We’ll take the first question first. The best translations available today were made by committees of Bible scholars at the behest of a publishing house. And those … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Real Proof, Part 2

It’s not easy to stick God on a poster board and label him Exhibit A. But I can actually do that with the many good people at my church. If I’m going to defend my faith to someone else, I … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Real Proof, Part 1

I grew up studying apologetics. Really. Except we called it “Christian evidences” back then. You see, my dad subscribed to countless magazines covering the creation/evolution controversy, carbon dating, archaeological discoveries, and all sorts of similar things. He read Apologetics Press … Continue reading

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Archaeology: Why Paul Went West

While we’re looking at fascinating articles from the Biblical Archaeology Review, you’ve just got to know about this article, “Why Paul Went West.” The diaspora of Jews in the east developed very differently from the diaspora in the west. The … Continue reading

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Christian Evidences: New Archaeological Find

This is from the Jerusalem Post, by way of the Jesus Creed — A breakthrough in the research of the Bible has shed new light on the period in which the Bible could have been written, testifying to Hebrew writing … Continue reading

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Important Archaeological News

This month’s issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review has an important article on Khirbet Qeifaya. The archaeologist overseeing the dig has concluded that the city is from the time of David, and this conclusion is supported by carbon dating and … Continue reading

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Why the Multiverse Theory is Wrong

I’ve been following the “intelligent design” discussions since I was a kid. But I’ve tried to stay away from such topics on this blog, mainly because the same ground has been covered very well by many others. I’m particularly a … Continue reading

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Scientific Creationism: John Cleese Weighs In

Thanks to Chris Guin.

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