The Historical Context of the New Testament (Real LDS/Mormon)
The Historical Context of the New Testament By Thomas A. WaymentAssociate Professor of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young UniversityThomas A. Wayment, "The Historical Context of the New Testament",...
View Article[Why I Am Catholic: Because God Became Man (Despite His Flawed Human Ancestors)
Saturday, December 18, 2010 Because God Became Man (Despite His Flawed Human Ancestors) Posted by Frank Feast of Blessed Anthony GrassiThis day is just beginning, but I can't let it go forward without...
View ArticleIs the New Testament Forged? New book by major NT scholar makes mincemeat of...
A new book by a major New Testament scholar is sure to make mincemeat of many peoples faith. Needlessly. The scholar is the iconoclastic Dr. Bart Ehrman, who teaches religion at the University of...
View Article2,000-Year-Old Priestly Burial Box Is Real, Archaeologists Say
JERUSALEM Israeli scholars say they have confirmed the authenticity of a 2,000-year-old burial box bearing the name of a relative of the high priest Caiaphas of the New Testament. The ossuary bears...
View ArticleHas your Thanksgiving turkey been sacrificed to idols?
Apologies if this has already been postedAs you sit down with your family on Thanksgiving and consider offering a prayer of gratitude, be aware the turkey at the center of the table may have already...
View ArticleWhat Jesus said about homosexuality -- Part 2
In my previous essay I tried to show how two of Jesus' teachings bear on the issue of whether He condones homosexual behavior. These were words directly from His mouth that deal with our question...
View ArticleArchaeology and the New Testament
Archaeology and the New Testament by Kyle Butt, M.A. Any time a book alleges to report historical events accurately, that book potentially opens itself up to an immense amount of criticism. If such a...
View ArticleWhich Came First: The Church or the New Testament?
As a Jewish convert to Christ via evangelical Protestantism, I naturally wanted to know God better through the reading of the Scriptures. In fact, it had been through reading the Gospels in the...
View ArticleSacrificial Language in the Book of Romans
To be Prosphora Romans 15:15-16, Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister...
View Article1st-century New Testament fragment: more details emerge
DALLAS (BP) -- The seminary professor who surprised the academic world by saying a first-century fragment of Mark's Gospel had been found has released new information along with two new claims -- an...
View ArticleMailmen Refuse to Deliver 'New Testament'
Dozens of mail deliverers who were supposed to deliver copies of the Christian "New Testament" Bible to homes in Ramat Gan refused to do so, arguing that the deliveries constituted "missionary...
View ArticleBill OReilly: The Bible contradicts itself
Fox News anchor Bill OReilly, who is writing an upcoming book titled Killing Jesus, proclaimed on his program Wednesday night that a lot of the Bible is allegorical, and the New Testament Gospels...
View ArticleThe Historicity of the Resurrection of Christ
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ (33 A.D.) is the most attested historical fact of the ancient world. In addition to the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, it is also widely attested by...
View ArticleBe Clothed in the Beauty of Holiness! A Meditation on the Virtues in...
In yesterdayÂs blog post, (which was actually a written version of my Sunday sermon), I mentioned that it might make sense for us to look more deeply at some of the virtues In the Letter to the...
View ArticleRomans 1:17ff A Prophetic Interpretation of Reality for Our Times?
Scripture is a prophetic interpretation of reality. That is, it tells us what is really going on from the perspective of the Lord of History. As an inspired text it traces out not only the current of...
View ArticleWas the Gospel of St Luke 'written' by MARY?
Dr. Adam Bradford believes third Gospel was originally a legal document. He says it was written by Luke, a Greek physician, as a letter of support for St Paul who was imprisoned for the political crime...
View ArticleWATCH: Bono's Unexpected Response to 'Who Is Jesus?' Question
U2 frontman Bono talks about his faith and answers the question "Who is Jesus?" in the video below. Click play to watch. Link Here with Video (2 mins 46 secs)
View ArticleDid St. Jerome's Vulgate (containing the Masoretic Text) provide correct...
Jerome's Vulgate was the first translation of the Old Testament into Latin --- directly from the Masoretic Text. Given that, was Jerome's Version, the Vulgate, inspired by God if Jesus did not quote...
View ArticleHow American Evangelicals Are NOT Following New Testament Christianity
Much more than a single article could be written detailing all the ways in which American evangelical Protestantism looks very different from the early church. Certainly not all of the developments in...
View ArticlePapyrus Found in Mummy Mask May Hold Oldest Known Gospel Text
The Gospel of Mark has been discovered written on a tiny fragment of ancient papyrus, found within a mummy mask. During the era when the mask was created, papyrus was expensive, and the religious text...
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