by Brian | Oct 31, 2012 | Biblical History, Science
I read these quotes in an article on another blog the other day: “Now the key question, and it won’t go away, is whether Paul is seeing Adam as a representative figure—in some way, here is a figurehead of humanity as a whole—or whether Paul is seeing him as a...
by Brian | Oct 17, 2012 | Bible Study, Biblical History
This is a pretty fascinating list put together by Norman Geisler. It lists 32 stories from the Old Testament, and the citation from the New Testament where Jesus or one His early followers confirms that they believed that these incidents actually happened. To say it...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2012 | Biblical History, Current Events
In case you haven’t heard the news yet, a Harvard professor announced this week that she has found an Ancient Coptic manuscript (pictured above) which records Jesus referring to, “my wife.” Here’s the New York Times account: A historian of...
by Brian | Jun 27, 2012 | Academic, Biblical History, Book Recommendations, New Testament Canon
Another subject people frequently bring up if you get into discussions about the Gospel is the very popular view that no one in early Christianity could agree on which books should be in the New Testament, and the only reason we have the books we do now (especially...
by Brian | May 25, 2012 | Academic, Biblical History
Dr. Dan Wallace explains:...
by Brian | Apr 20, 2012 | Biblical History, Culture
Studying the background to Colossians yesterday, I ran across this quote from W.T. Wilson about the kind of thinking that was common in the days when Paul wrote the letter: “It seemed that the universe, in all its vastness and intricacy, was beyond human comprehension...
