resurrection

Biblical defense of the resurrection, evidences, and theological implications for eternal life.

BEYOND THE VEIL OF ETERNITY Members Public

Dr. James R. White The Importance of Philippians 2:5-11 in Theology and Apologetics This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 22 / Number 3. The two Jehovah’s Witnesses had obviously spent a lot of time preparing to address Christians about their belief in the Trinity and

Sam Shamoun
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Jewish Traditions about the Afterlife Members Public

Kaddish Prayer (c. Second Temple Period, before 70 CE): The earliest form, known as the “Half Kaddish”, dates back to the Second Temple period. The Mourner’s Kaddish is a Jewish prayer traditionally recited for eleven months after a loved one’s death and on the death anniversary (yahrzeit). It

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CHRIST THE GOD-MAN Members Public

The following chart provides a helpful summation of some of the overwhelming biblical data, which confirms that Jesus is the God-Man, the eternal God that became human and who, by virtue of his physical resurrection unto immortality, shall forever exist as both God and Man.   GOD     MAN   He is God

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SHIAS AND THE TALKING QURAN Members Public

In this post I will be citing a slew of reports from al-Kafi, considered one of the premiere Shia hadith collections, which refer to the Quran, its various chapters and verses all appearing and talking on the day of judgment to Allah and those that used to recite them. All

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N.T. WRIGHT’S NT TRANSLATION Members Public

N.T. Wright is viewed as a renowned [N]ew [T]estament scholar and authority on the resurrection of Jesus. He has produced a translation of the NT, now in its third edition, titled The New Testament for Everyone, Third Edition, Hardcover: A Fresh Translation, published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids,

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YAHYA & ‘ISA: A COMPARISON Members Public

In the following chart the readers will see how the Quran juxtaposes the stories of John the Baptist and Jesus (erroneously and mistakenly called Yahya and ‘Isa!) for the express purpose of showing the similarities between them. In so doing, the Quran provides tacit evidence that Jesus must have died

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JESUS: THE ONE AND ONLY ADONAY YHWH Members Public

According to the inspired Scriptures, the risen heavenly Jesus is the believers’ only Master and Lord: “For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into sensuality and who deny our ONLY Master

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Sam Shamoun
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ANOTHER LOOK AT THE CARMEN CHRISTI Members Public

In this post I will cite another reputable authority on Philippians 2:5-11, commonly known as the Carmen Christi (“hymn to Christ,” or “Christ hymn”), who explains why this is a hymn/poem celebrating the divine prehuman existence, incarnation, and post-resurrection exaltation of Christ. The first half of the Christ

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