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• The Messianic Jesus in Paul’s Christology

  Originally posted on Larry Hurtado's Blog: Some time back, in a posting over on the blog site of our Centre for the Study of Christian Origins, I drew... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Genesis to Revelation

  

  Why another book on the Bible? Many people, inside and outside the church, agree that the Bible is important and valuable. But how do you go about reading it?... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Threshold Belief and Evidentialism- Can Evidentialism Work?

  

  Originally posted on J.W. Wartick -"Always Have a Reason": The evidentialist school of apologetics is essentially based upon the notion that the evidence for... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Free Theology Books for Kindle

  

  Originally posted on Matt Capps Blog: Here is a list of classic theology books for free on Kindle. HT Justin Holcomb. St. Aquinas Summa Theologica, Part I (Prim... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Resurrection is Not Just a Happy Ending to a Sad Story

  I find that Christians, except for Easter Sunday, often forget the resurrection and focus on the cross. Even passion plays make a big deal about the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Living in Easter Saturday World

  Holy Week is important. We have things like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. But what about Easter Saturday. Nobody talks about Easter Saturday.... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Apologetics Roundup 04/13 – 04/19

  Philosophical and Theological Essays on the Trinity Review – Apologetics 315 How Do I Share What I believe? – J. Warner Wallace Answering Nine Objections to... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Good Friday: Mystery Or History?

  Some people claim that the death and resurrection of Jesus is simply a classical theme that appears in most ancient religions, especially the mystery... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• William Lane Craig Explains the Doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement

  Originally posted on Wintery Knight: Probably one of the most common questions that you hear from people who don’t fully understand Christianity is this... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Tackling Tough Tales: Elisha and the Bears

  Originally posted on A Young Man's Theology: There are many reasons why skeptics choose not to believe the Bible. After all, if one can convince himself not to... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Good Friday (2014)

  

  Originally posted on NEAR EMMAUS: When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus, the Resurrection and the Clarity of Scripture

  In a recent post on CNN, Jay Parini talks about the resurrection. He notes that there are some differences between the Gospel accounts and that the actual... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Should Christians Celebrate Easter?

  Every year it comes up about whether Christians should celebrate Easter or not. People have seen parallels in pagan religions and have concluded that Easter... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Unmasking the Pagan Christ

  

  This book is a response to Tom Harpur’s Pagan Christ, but it is something more. In this book, Stanley Porter and I really examine the Jesus myth theory in... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 5 Areas Other Than Philosophy That Are a Part of Apologetics

  In discussions with other apologists, I sometimes come across an attitude that apologetics equals philosophy. If you want to be a good apologist, you need a... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Wesleyan Perspectives on Atonement

  Originally posted on NEAR EMMAUS: Since it is Holy Week, and the doctrine(s) of atonement have something to do with Good Friday, I thought some may be intereste... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Understanding the Book of Revelation

  Ben Witherington IIIRevelationRichard Bauckham Post navigation ← Why Do I Self-Publish? Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Do I Self-Publish?

  Although I have published with a recognized publisher, since then I have begun to put more emphasis on self-publishing. Why is this? I will share some of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Lent: Cloak Sunday

  Cloak Sunday? I must have made a mistake, it is supposed to be Palm Sunday. But take a closer look. “Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 5 Ways That Pastors Can Introduce Apologetics Into Their Ministry

  So you are a pastor who has caught a vision for apologetics. But how do you do that? Will people be overwhelmed? How do you bring up apologetics in a... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY