Bible History

The Fulfillment Of Prophecy

"The fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is a vast subject. In fact, the Messianic prophecies alone have provided enough material for the publication of many books. Other books have been written solely about the Old Testament prophecies concerning certain cities or about certain world empires, while still others consider the fulfillment of B...

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The New Testament's View Of Itself

"The New Testament writers recognized their own writings as Scripture. Paul, in II Corinthians 3:5,6 states that his competency comes from God. In fact, according to Paul, the very words that he used were taught by the Spirit:"...

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Reason And Observation, Or God's Word?

The Basis For Authority: Reason And Observation, Or God'S Word: "In seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe, a great deal of emphasis began to be placed upon reason as the primary criterion to be used in the determination of truth. Prior to this time, revelation, as given to us in the Scriptures, was considered to be the means by which truth was ...

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The Historical Evidence For Noah's Ark

Many quotes and references to sightings. The existence of the ark on Mt. Ararat is also mentioned by Theophilus of Antioch (c. 115-185), who stated, "and of the ark, the remains are to this day to be seen in the Arabian mountains."3 A similar statement is made by Epiphanius of Salamis (c. 315-403), who said, "Do you seriously suppose that we are un...

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Ruth and Naomi (engraving)

Bible Images: Book of Ruth. Ruth and Naomi (engraving) [Blueletter Bible Maps and Images]...

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Pitcairn's Island

"The story of the Pitcairn Bible is a testimony both to the providence of God and to the value of the Bible in saving society from chaos. Ginny Hastings has written of it, "with no law to guide them, the mutineers of the Bounty turned an island paradise into a living hell of sexual abuse, drunkenness and murder. Their society was on the brink of co...

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Problems With The Denial Of The Bible's Claims For Itself

"It is certainly impossible to accept the Scriptures as authoritative for some purposes, but then to reject the claims of those Scriptures concerning themselves. If the Scriptures are suspect in their repeated claims for themselves, then on what basis can it be said that they have integrity on any other matter? If we are going to say that mankind h...

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The Claims Of Christ

According to the New Testament accounts, Jesus, during His ministry, often predicted that He would be raised from the dead, He claimed to have authority to forgive sins, to be Teacher and Lord, to be the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, to be equal with God, etc....

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Illustrations of the Miracles of Jesus

Bible Images: Illustrations of the Miracles of Lord Jesus. [Blueletter Bible Maps and Images]...

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Book of Daniel

Bible Images: Book of Daniel. [Blueletter Bible Maps and Images]...

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