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Was the New Testament Influenced by Pagan Religions?

by Ronald Nash. Many Christian college students have encountered criticisms of Christianity based on claims that early Christianity and the New Testament borrowed important beliefs and practices from a number of pagan mystery religions. Since these claims undermine such central Christian doctrines as Christ's death and resurrection, the charges are...

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Manuscript Evidence for the Bible

By Dr. Ron Rhodes. Compared to any other piece of ancient literature we have dozens of times more manuscripts for the Bible, with many being far closer in time to the originals than for other ancient literature. If no one goes around doubting if we have accurate copies of the writings of Aristotle, Herodotus, Josephus, etc., then how reasonable is ...

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The Resurrection of Jesus

by Jeffrey B. Russell. All of us, whether we believe it or not, will rise from the dead in our own bodies. This is the teaching of Orthodox Judaism, and it is the teaching of Orthodox Christianity. Easter is the day that Jesus of Nazareth rose, in his body, from the dead. Easter is crucial to every citizen of this earth, this state, and this univer...

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Man-Made Structures and the Bible

From ChristianAnswers.Net, by Dr. Bryant Wood. A list of some of the palaces, forts, towers, etc. mentioned in the Bible that have been found and excavated in modern times. [Answers and Evidence] [Bible History]...

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The Gospels As Historical Sources

For Jesus,The Founder Of Christianity by R. T. France [Answers & Evidence] [Bible History]...

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Christ`s Garden Tomb at Calvary

The Garden Tomb is one of the two strongest possibilities for the burial place of Jesus Christ after He was crucified at Calvary (see How Did Jesus Christ Die?). It was discovered by Charles Gordon in the 1880s. [Images] [Bible History]...

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The Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Authority of the Bible

by Ron Rhodes. Biblical inspiration may be defined as God's superintending of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities (and even their writing styles), they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. Inspiration means that "the Holy Spirit of God superintended the hu...

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Proving the Historic Jesus

Nice essay by Harry V. Martin. Including historical records, Jewish writing, and findings. Note: Unfortunately he concludes his message by discrediting the New Testament's reliability [Historical Evidence] [Jesus in History]...

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The Resurrection of Theism

by William Lane Craig. "I think it is clear as a result of these contributions that philosophical theism is very much alive and well today-indeed, when one recalls the bleak days of the "Death of God" movement in the sixties, it is not unfair to speak of a veritable resurrection of theism." [Answers & Evidence] [Bible History]...

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Grammatical-Historical Hermeneutics

Interpret Grammatically, Historically and Critically. By Gary DeLashmutt and Dennis McCallum...

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