Answers & Evidence

The Synoptic Problem

The Synoptic Problem concerns the literary relationship between and among the first three canonical gospels, or the "synoptic gospels." Specifically, a solution to the Synoptic Problem must account for the similarities and differences in content, order, and wording. The literary relation may be either direct (one Evangelist possessed one of the gos...

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On the parting of the Red Sea

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The Transmission of the Hebrew Text

The OT was basically finished around 400 BC., but the earliest full copies (of all the books together) we have are from around 900 AD....we have fragments earlier, and can historically reconstruct the text back to around 100 AD. (beginning of the Talmudist period)...in this regards, the mss tradition is comparable to other classical literature...bu...

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On Joshua's 'long day'

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What is the JEDP Theory?

In brief, the JEDP theory states that the first five books of the Bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, were not written entirely by Moses, who died in 1451 B.C., but also by different authors / compliers after Moses. The theory is based on the fact that different names are used for God in different portions of the Pentateuch...

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Master Index of Subjects and Questions

Large index of subjects by The Christian ThinkTank [Old Testament Studies] [Answers & Evidence] [Bible History]...

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The issue of 'borrowing' - did Moses

It has long been realized that the similarities between some of the Mosaic legislation and the Law Code of Hammurabi are striking. Hammi's law is dated around 1720 b.c.--before the advent of Moses. There are those who suggest that the Law of Moses is actually a mild type of plagiarism (instead of a divinely-given law), and seek to assert substantia...

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The Genesis Files - Archaeology

Archaeology and the Bible. Archaeological discoveries continue to show how historically accurate the Bible really is. It is by far the greatest document the world has ever known, surviving centuries of ridicule. God has remarkably preserved His message to us, which still provides the much-needed means of navigation in today's world. The real questi...

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Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ

by Christopher Louis Lang. In order to examine the evidence for the resurrection we must place ourselves in the historical situation. The events surrounding the life and death of Christ didn't occur at a place where we can gain no knowledge of them. Rather, they occurred in history, on earth, and were recorded by men who witnessed the events....

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