![How Investigating Paul’s Conversion Turned A Skeptic Into A Christian Apologist](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Blog-2-cover-1.jpg)
![How Investigating Paul’s Conversion Turned A Skeptic Into A Christian Apologist](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Blog-2-cover-1.jpg)
By Erik Manning Here’s a very simple proof for Christianity. I’m warning you though, you’re going to be tempted to dismiss it because it’s sneakily uncomplicated. Are you ready for it? OK, here goes: Premise 1: Paul converted. Premise 2: Therefore Christianity is...
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![13 Good Historical Reasons For The Early Dating Of The Gospels](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Blog-3-cover-1.jpg)
13 Good Historical Reasons For The Early Dating Of The Gospels
By Erik Manning Skeptics like Bart Ehrman will use Apollonius of Tyana as a challenge to Jesus’ uniqueness. Apollonius lived in the first century. His birth was supernatural. He also performed miracles and appeared to people after his death. Sounds familiar, right?...
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![The Death of Judas: A Hopeless Bible Contradiction?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Blog-2-cover.jpg)
The Death of Judas: A Hopeless Bible Contradiction?
By Erik Manning Skeptics accuse Christians of not paying attention while they’re reading their Bible. If they didn’t rush through their daily devotional, they’d catch some obvious contradictions. One of the more famous of these contradictions is the two accounts of...
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![How I Got into Apologetics (And How You Can Too!)](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Blog-3-cover-1.jpg)
How I Got into Apologetics (And How You Can Too!)
By Erik Manning I am often asked, “how did you get into apologetics?” For some believers, they’ll get interested in apologetics because of a crisis of faith. They’ll have intellectual hurdles that come up that they have to overcome. For me, I never was plagued with...
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![A Neglected Proof for the Resurrection – The Sign of Jonah](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Blog-1-cover.jpg)
A Neglected Proof for the Resurrection – The Sign of Jonah
By Erik Manning When arguing for the resurrection of Jesus, Christian apologists often make a historical case for the empty tomb and the appearances of Jesus that occurred after his death. I’d certainly never say that isn’t a legitimate way to argue, but there’s an...
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