Examining Jesus by the Historical Method (Part 4–Early Testimony: Pre-NT Traditions)
By Brian Chilton In our first three articles which have examined Jesus by the historical method, we have…
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Examining Jesus by the Historical Method (Part 2–Enemy Attestation)
By Brian Chilton In our last installment of “Examining Jesus by the Historical Method,” we discussed the first…
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Examining Jesus by the Historical Method (Part 1-Multiple Sources)
By Brian Chilton In a previous post “What Can We Historically Know about Jesus,” I discussed various ways historians identify…
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What Can We Historically Know about Jesus of Nazareth?
By Brian Chilton As we come close to a Christian holiday, people often begin to ask, “Can we…
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Are you Skeptical of the Bible Because it Reports Miracles?
In a previous blog I defended the rationality of believing in the possibility of miracles if God exists…
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Palace Where Jesus Stood Trial Discovered by Archaeologists?
Palace Discovered in Jerusalem Reveals the Reliability of the New Testament The palace of Herod Antipas (son of Herod…
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A Tale of Two Kings – Part 2 King Jesus
The Legacy of Herod & the Impact of Jesus in History Part 2 King Jesus In my previous…
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A Tale of Two Kings – Part 1 King Herod
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Merry Christmas from Newsweek!
As has become common around Christian holidays, another media outlet has issued what I think can rightly be…
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Was There Really A Census During the Time of Caesar Augustus?
Archaeology Illuminates & Affirms a Key Fact in the Christmas Story By all counts, Luke’s gospel is a…
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Godbuster: A Debate With Elliot George
This past week I engaged in a radio debate with an atheist on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio (which you…
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You Can Still Listen to My Talk From the University of Texas at Dallas
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdF4IBbjN4k&w=560&h=315] For those of you in the unfortunate position of having been unable to attend any of…
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Jesus on Trial by David Limbaugh
When David Limbaugh let his friend Steve know that he had doubts about Christianity, he was surprised by…
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Why Indiana Jones is a Cool Archaeologist, but a Horrible Philosopher
In the third installment of the Indiana Jones movie series, The Last Crusade, “Indy” goes to the chalkboard…
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New Testament: Reliable or Myth? South Caroliners Mark Your Calendars for August 13th!
Is the New Testament reliable or is it just a bunch of man-made myths? That is the question…
Read MoreReasons For Faith: A Couple Of My Interviews
I recently re-listened to a couple of radio/podcast interviews I have done on why I am a Christian.…
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What Really Happened at Jesus’ Tomb?
A Look at “The Creed" Through History & Archaeology For I delivered to you first of all that which…
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“Eternity Has the Floor:” Another Look at Pascal’s Wager
Silent you stand before the altar of death! Life here and life after constitute an eternal conundrum; but…
Read MoreArchaeology, the Bible & the Great Dating Debate
An article posted by the Biblical Archaeology Society cites a recent report published in BASOR (the Bulletin for…
Read MoreAncient Israel: Myth or History? (Part 2)
Part 2 – The Challenge It is probably safe to say that the average Christian is not aware…
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Part 1 The Importance of this Question Among the many archaeological anomalies which the biblical apologist must contend…
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