Proclaiming the Gospel with Evidence to All Peoples Everywhere
A recently discovered 3,100-year-old piece of ceramic pottery has revealed the name of one of the most famous judges from the biblical book of Judges. The Bible refers to Gideon as a “mighty man of valor” (Judges 6:12) because God used him to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression.
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The apostle Peter claimed that “…we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty” (2 Peter 1:16). In fact, ten post-resurrection appearances at different times and places are recorded in the Gospels.
The apostle Paul wrote that after Jesus’ resurrection He made numerous appearances to many individuals but also to “more than 500 hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now…” (1 Corinthians 15:4-8). C.H. Dodd comments on this: “There can hardly be any purpose in mentioning the fact that most of the five hundred are still alive, unless Paul is saying, in effect, ‘the witnesses are still there [alive] to be questioned.’”
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By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
If you ask most Christians about Caesarea in Judea, you are likely to get a shrug of the shoulders or a puzzled facial expression. If they know about it at all, compared to Nazareth, Bethlehem, or Jerusalem, it doesn’t really count.
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
Scholars have long known that a unique record of human activity exists in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea. Until the development of SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) during World War II, scientists could not effectively explore this repository of history and artifacts.
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