by Stephen Mitchell | Aug 12, 2020 | Jesus and History, New Testament, New Testament Reliability
Several of the accounts in the New Testament claim to have been written by eye witnesses. Eye witness testimony is very strong in examining any historical event. Think about a criminal trial. If the prosecutors have a witness that can say “I saw him do it”, it is...
by Stephen Mitchell | Aug 6, 2020 | Jesus and History, New Testament, Resurrection, Uncategorized
Did the story of Jesus coming back from the dead appear many decades after his death and grow over the next hundred years or so? Actually, we have reports that go back to very soon after Jesus’ death. Here I will also compare the reports of the resurrection to that...
by Stephen Mitchell | Jun 15, 2020 | Jesus and History, Miracles
I have been asked, “do you believe all of the miracles reported in the Bible?” Sometimes the questioner will give examples like Jonah and the whale or Joshua and the walls of Jericho. It seems like Old Testament examples are most often used for some reason. The logic...
by Stephen Mitchell | May 20, 2020 | Jesus and History, Resurrection
Many children are led to believe in Santa Claus. At some point, they usually begin to question him. Some people just love the magic so much that they refuse to question. I can still remember as a child thinking about all that the myth involved. It had so many holes...
by Stephen Mitchell | May 8, 2020 | Jesus in History base
Old Testament reliability https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/50-people-in-the-bible-confirmed-archaeologically/#note05r The New Testament presents God coming to earth in the historical setting of Israel. ...
by Stephen Mitchell | Apr 13, 2020 | Jesus in History base
St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic Popularity and fame are very important to many people today. This is not a new phenomenon. About 2 years into his earthly ministry, it looked like Jesus had already had his “fifteen minutes of fame”. At one time, Jesus...
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