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MUHAMMAD’S CONFUSION ABOUT THE SCRIPTURES Paid Members Public
In this post I will prove that Muhammad was confused about the actual names attributed to the Scriptures of the Jews and Christians, and would jumble up their titles by mistakenly attributing a specific term to the wrong book. All emphasis is mine. THE TALMUD IS THE TORAH Muhammad is
EHRMAN ON LUKE 23:34 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from Bart D. Ehrman’s blog: Did Jesus Pray “Father Forgive Them” from the Cross?. March 24, 2019 I recently received an important question about a highly significant textual variant in Luke 23:34, the one and only place in the NT where Jesus prays for
Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”? Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Denny Burk’s post: Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”?. January 24, 2011 Luke 23:34 is one of the most famous sayings of the Bible because it is one of the seven last words of Christ from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they
CHRIST & CREATIO EX NIHILO Paid Members Public
The Scriptures teach that God brought the entire creation came into existence from nothing. This is known as the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (“creation from/out of nothing”). The sacred writings also teach that God is fully aware of every created thing that he has made. 2 MACCABEES 7:
ANOTHER BIBLE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Paid Members Public
Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.
ANOTHER BILE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Paid Members Public
Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.
JEREMIAH OR ZECHARIAH: AN ERROR IN MATTHEW? Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer’s book, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 1982, p. 350. Why does Matthew 27:9 attribute to Jeremiah a prophecy from Zechariah? Matthew 27:9-10 describes the purchase of Potter’s
UNITARIAN DEBATE NOTES Paid Members Public
These are the notes for my debate with Stacy Turbeville, “Is Unitarianism Biblical?” SINGULAR NOUNS/PRONOUNS/VERBS/PARTICIPLES USED FOR CORPORATE ENTITIES The Holy Bible will often employ the singular in references to a multitude of individuals that form a solidarity, a corporate body so to speak. What this shows