Apologetics

Using Inference to the Best Explantion: What Caused the Birth of Christology?

Using Inference to the Best Explantion: What Caused the Birth of Christology?   Anyone who studies historical method is familiar with what is called historical causation. Historians seek out the causes of a certain events. As historian Paul Barnett says, “The birth of Christianity and the birth of Christology are inseparable both as to time and […]

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Jewish Professor speaks about the Incarnation of Jesus: Is it really a non Jewish concept?

Jewish Professor speaks about the Incarnation of Jesus: Is it really a non Jewish concept? Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer, Jewish Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a non-Messianic Jew, stated the following in one of his lectures concerning the book he wrote called ‘The Bodies of God and The World

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What did the Disciples See? A Closer Look at the Resurrection Appearances by Eric Chabot

What did the Disciples See? A Closer Look at the Resurrection Appearances by Eric Chabot Introduction When it comes to the Christian faith, there is no doctrine more important than the resurrection of Jesus. Biblical faith is not simply centered in ethical and religious teachings. Instead, it is founded on the person and work of

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THE SCEPTIC: WHY I CAN'T BELIEVE THE RESURRECTION

The Sceptic: Why I can’t believe the resurrection by Justin Brierley What are some of the strongest objections to faith from Christianity’s toughest critics, and can we answer them? In this new series, Premier Christianity will be hearing from some of the world’s leading sceptics, beginning with former evangelical Christian Bart Ehrman, whose questioning of the Gospel

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Jesus’ Resurrection and Christian Origins

Jesus’ Resurrection and Christian Origins* (Originally published in Gregorianum, 2002, 83/4, 615–635.  .)     1. Introduction   The question of Jesus’ resurrection continues to haunt the thinking and writing of many scholars.  I shall not debate in detail with them here; there are other places for that.  I want instead to sketch, in broad strokes, a historical argument about

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