Section 1—The Authenticity of the BibleNew Testament archaeology demonstrates the historical accuracy of Luke and Acts. Luke's writings are filled with literal dates, times, people, places, and events. Yet not one of these has ever been found to be even the slightest bit inaccurate. In his...
The spirits which cause one to go wobbly on biblical sexuality are the same spirits which befog the head and heart when it comes to the doctrine of creation, the historical accuracy of the Old Testament, the virgin birth, the miracles of Jesus, the resurrection, the second coming, the ...
Scholars of the Hebrew Bible have in the last decade begun to question the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for the rejection of the exodus tradition is said to be the lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt...
If we dismiss the accuracy of the biblical Creation account, we are free to dismiss other parts of Scripture and thus become the judge of what is or is not true in spite of what Jesus and the Bible authors say. 9) The Second Coming The creation of the earth and human life some six ...
11. “Analysis of the language has established that the Torah, or Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament), was translated near the middle of the 3rd century bc and that the rest of the Old Testament was translated in the 2nd century bc.”– Encyclopedia Britannica Online....
but they cannot predict it with any degree of accuracy – and least of all the distant future. Yet the God of the Bible offers precisely this ability to foretell long-distant events as evidence of His existence and of the reliability of His word. “Ask me of things to come”, said God...
It is an attractive account that leaves a deep impression on the reader of the personality of Jesus. To have the intention of the writer expressly stated in a prologue (Luke 1:1-4) is fortunate. Without doubt, the aim of the author was primarily historical accuracy and integrity. His own...
C. Dickie. William Mitchell Ramsay, professor of humanities at Aberdeen, was simultaneously busy with his epigraphical, geographical, and archeological explorations in Asia Minor, and was writing the authoritative books which established so decisively the historical accuracy of Luke and the meaning of ...
These new terms were used to maintain historical accuracy because scholars do not agree on the date of the supposed birth of Jesus Christ. It also has the advantage of being sensitive to non-Christians. BCE and CE are the terms I prefer to use. Question: I see a lot of religious egos...
The book of Acts enables us to answer that question decisively. The book of Acts overlaps significantly with secular history of the ancient world, and the historical accuracy of Acts is indisputable. This has recently been demonstrated anew by Colin Hemer, a classical scholar who turned to New ...