Category: Reliability of the OT and NT
Gleason Archer on the Documentary Hypothesis
Six Bad Habits of New Testament Scholars (and how to avoid them)
Messianic Prophecy in the Jewish Scriptures
The Reliability of the New Testament
The New Testament is regularly attacked as a document with little to no basis for its historicity and being the later fabrication of scribes. That is a common gross fiction believed by many. That is the problem of Myths that … Continue reading The Reliability of the New Testament
Foolish Ramblings
Here is my response to an apostate named Em: “I wouldn’t say ‘reject’, I would say highly skeptical about the nature of him.” I think you have because Christ is our ultimate authority. You are saying he isn’t trustworthy because of your childish excuses. So, a pretend neutrality is not going to make you seem more rational to me. “Most of the Gnostic’s, and early documents (gospels) are written at least 20-50 years after the fact; to which many of the disciples by this time would have been dead.” You’ve always had a common habit of saying easily refuted statements. … Continue reading Foolish Ramblings
Can we trust the Old Testament?
The question of New Testament reliability often is stressed, but the New Testament often calls on the Old Testament for its validation. So, we are committed to defending the historicity of the Old Testament as well. Here are some links: Dr. Peter J. Williams: Can the Old Testament be Trusted Historically? The Old Testament and Jesus Ted Wright: The Archaeological and Historical Reliability of the Old Testament Josh McDowell: Old Testament: Significance of Dead Sea Scrolls Old Testament: Dead Sea Scrolls’ Contribution Old Testament: Traditions Verify Dr. Darrell Bock: Validating Genesis Archaeology and the Bible Recent Archaeological Finds Dr. James Hoffmeier: … Continue reading Can we trust the Old Testament?
Anonymous Gospels?
This is a collection of resources on the issue of who wrote the Gospels( and maybe some other NT books). It is often said that Christians only have a collection of random books that have no relationship to those that the early church attributes them too. Dr. Michael J. Kruger : New Testament Reliability Did the Gospel Authors Think They Were Writing Scripture? 10 Misconceptions about the NT Canon: #9: “The Canonical Gospels Were Certainly Not Written by the Individuals Named in Their Titles” Dr. Darrell Bock: Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John actually author the gospel accounts? Dr. Timothy McGrew: … Continue reading Anonymous Gospels?
Did Jesus exist?
This is the silliest of all the issues I am providing links on. It also contains resources for the reliability of the New Testament. The idea that Jesus doesn’t exist has grown more popular as village atheist has grown more desperate for arguments. These will not convince them, but it will help those confused by them. Here are the resources: Tyler Vela: Special Edition – Interview with Albert McIlhenny History for Atheists… And the Rest of Us – Part 1 History for Atheists… And the Rest of Us – Part 2 “I Will Cite My Sources When You Agree With … Continue reading Did Jesus exist?
The Council 
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