The Historical and Literary Context Micah was a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah who lived in the 8th century B.C. In this short passage, he predicts that the Messiah will be born in the Bethlehem of David.[fn]Louis Goldberg, Our Jewish Friends, Neptune, NJ:...
The Historical and Literary Context The Servant of the Lord It is impossible to understand this passage without a larger panoramic view of the concept of the servant of the Lord in Isaiah. This is the fourth of a number of “servant songs” in Isaiah (Is. 42:1-6;...
The Historical and Literary Context The context of this passage is where Daniel considers the prophecy in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:10-14; 29:10-14) regarding the seventy years of captivity (Daniel 9:2). Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since...
Despite having popular appeal on the Internet, the idea that the resurrection story of Jesus was borrowed from pagan mythology has been abandoned by the vast majority of critical scholars today.[fn]The popular movie Zeitgeist is an example of how this pagan borrowing...
The following is a detailed paper that I wrote on the pre-Pauline creed in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, specifically verses 3-7. Introduction The earliest available Christian texts are the letters of the apostle Paul. Scholars date his epistles from approximately 50 to 60...
Most scholars today argue that the tomb of Jesus was found empty. Gary Habermas, a noted resurrection expert, states that about 75% of critical scholars today accept the historicity of the empty tomb.[fn]Gary Habermas and Michael Licona, The Case for the Resurrection...
There are a number of radical skeptics today who claim that Jesus did not exist, or they seriously doubt his existence. However, there are a number of critical problems with doubting Jesus’ existence due to the early and abundant evidence that we have of Jesus’ life...
The following is an outline of a presentation titled "Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?" that I delivered at an apologetics conference. My approach is to use facts that are accepted by the vast majority of critical scholars, sometimes extremely skeptical ones. [fn]I am...
It never ceases to amaze me how often various people in cults or false religious systems always state that the Bible has been corrupted. Muslims, Mormons, and Wiccans are three of the most common religious groups which I have encountered that make such...
There is much debate on whether or not all babies go to heaven when they die. But, for the sake of argument, let's say that all babies go to heaven when they die. If that is so, then why would abortion be wrong since it would be sending the person to heaven? The...