thoughtful ideas on life's big questions
I’m starting a series of posts examining some of the most vexed questions about the Old Testament of the Bible. Can we believe all the miracles …. or any of them? Did God really behave that way? Does archaeology really support the Bible story, or prove it didn’t happen? Today I’m examining accounts in the […]
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What should we make of the Old Testament? Is it worth reading?
Has the New Testament been changed over the years? Are the writers reporting what they know, or was it written long after the events?
Archaeological discoveries this century throw light on the life of Jesus as recorded in the four gospels.
Is the God portrayed in the Old Testament evil? Is he different to the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament?
A lot of things are written about Jesus, by believers, sceptics and everyone in between. But what do the expert historians say? There is a difference between facts and belief. In this post I am examining what those who have studied the matter have concluded. It is likely more than most sceptics want to believe […]
Historians ask who wrote the New Testament books, when they wrote them, and why, to help make judgments about their accuracy. A new book examines this.
The Old Testament is a strange book – well a collection of dozens of books actually. How can any twenty-first century person understand it? Can any thoughtful person really believe all of it? What do the experts say? These are questions I have grappled with for much of my life. I feel, finally, I have […]
The Bible says Jesus grew up in Nazareth, but until recently the evidence for this was scant and disputed by some. But now there is clear evidence of a small agricultural village or town in the first century.