10 Historical Facts About Jesus From Non-Christian Sources

3rd Day, 4. Is the NT True?, Alisa Childers, AlisaChildersblog, Apologetics, Christianity, Easter, Gospel, historical apologetics, Jesus, New Testament, Resurrection
If you have ever been involved in religious discussion on Facebook or Twitter, you have probably come across some version of the comment below: I just think it’s interesting that the only book that even talks about Jesus is the Bible! I’m not even sure we can prove he actually existed. Although this assertion is largely rejected by scholars in all spheres of historical and biblical studies, it tends to pop back up on social media like a never-ending game of digital whack-a-mole. The truth is that Jesus is not only documented in the eye-witness testimony compiled in the New Testament, but He is mentioned as a historical person by several non-Christian sources within 150 years of His life. From those sources, we can learn 10 things about Jesus without…
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Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts

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The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Source
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After 20 Years of Debates, Why I’m Still a Christian with Justin Brierley

Atheism, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, debates, Dr. Frank Turek, faith, Justin Brierley, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, skepticism, theology, Why I'm Still a Christian
How do you spend 20 years talking to some of the world’s most well-known atheists and still remain a committed Christian? Is it possible that belief in God actually makes sense? Popular radio host and podcaster Justin Brierly has been creating and facilitating constructive conversations about faith for more than two decades, and has had a ringside seat as believers and nonbelievers have debated Christianity. This week on the podcast, Justin joins Frank to discuss his upcoming book, ‘Why I’m Still a Christian: After Two Decades of Conversations with Skeptics and Atheists–The Reason I Believe‘ and shares how he kept his faith intact while engaging with skeptics from around the world. Together, he and Frank answer big questions like: What led Justin to write this book, and what ultimately convinces him that…
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Decline and Fall: A Vision of a Human-Free Planet

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As the author of the review, Adrian Woolfson, says, the coming human eclipse originated in a sin against Darwinism. Source
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Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives

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After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Source
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Guards at the Tomb: Historical Inquiry and Resurrection Apologetics

4. Is the NT True?, Apologetics, Christianity, Gospel, history, IsChristianityTrue.Wordpress.com, NT Apologetics, Resurrection, Roman Guards, Steve Lee
Scripture reports that there were guards at the tomb of Jesus (Matt. 27:62-66). This historical claim has been either much discussed by some apologists, but largely dismissed or ignored by others despite its potential significance in resurrection narrative. Dismissing the Guard Evidence For example, here is William Lane Craig answering a question about the guards at the tomb:   Craig doesn’t think much of this “guard” claim. Defending the Guard Evidence On the other hand, Dr. Timothy McGrew, professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University, has a thorough response to the challenge of Matthew’s veracity concerning the resurrection as it pertains to the guards narrative in Matthew 27:62-66. It is well worth the read as Dr. McGrew picks apart the claims of resurrection-critic V.J. Torley. He aims his critique here at the historicity of the…
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How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

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Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Source
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Are the Gospels Hopelessly Contradictory? with J. Warner Wallace

Bart Ehrman, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Contradictions in the Gospels, Dr. Frank Turek, J. Warner Wallace, Jesus resurrection, morality, New Testament, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Are there contradictions between the gospel accounts? If so, how can we trust the central tenet of Christianity–the Resurrection of Jesus? Last week, J. Warner Wallace and his son Jimmy Wallace joined Frank to discuss their exciting new graphic novel, ‘Case Files: Meaning and Murder‘. For this midweek podcast, J. Warner Wallace returns to share how he used his skill set as a detective to investigate the claims of the New Testament gospels and compares his findings to those of atheist/agnostic New Testament scholar, Bart Ehrman. Together, Frank and Jim answer questions like: What’s necessary to prove an event occurred in the past? Why weren’t first-century historians bothered by textual differences found in the Gospels? Why is it better to have four different gospel accounts vs. one harmonization? Why would God allow these…
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Emily Reeves: How to Study Biology with Systems Engineering Principles

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Traditional methods in biology have proven insufficient for understanding and accurately predicting complex biological systems. Why? Source
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