Armenia became the first Christian nation from the bottom of a pit. The real evidence isn’t the shrine, it’s the land, a vanished priesthood, and a bishop at Nicaea.
Tag Archives: history
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Jan
Jan
In Parts 1 and 2, we examined the manuscript evidence, early church testimony, and archaeological discoveries that establish John’s Gospel as historically reliable. But significant scholarly challenges remain: When was John written? How do we reconcile apparent contradictions with the Synoptic Gospels? Can theological interpretation coexist with historical reporting? This final installment addresses these critical…
10
Jan
Jan
In Part 1, we examined the manuscript evidence and early church testimony establishing John’s Gospel as an authentic first-century document. But skeptics have long argued that even if John was written early, it still represents theological fiction rather than historical reporting. They pointed to specific geographical and architectural details as “proof” that John invented stories…
09
Jan
Jan
Research across early church testimony, manuscript evidence, archaeology, and critical scholarship converges to demonstrate that the Gospel of John represents historically grounded eyewitness testimony, validating John as the author of the Gospel about Jesus of Nazareth. While the Fourth Gospel has faced intense skepticism since the 19th century—dismissed as late theological fiction disconnected from historical…
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Dec
Dec
The archaeological evidence for Christmas tells a remarkable story. For nearly two centuries, skeptical scholars dismissed the Christmas narrative as a pious legend disconnected from historical reality. The virgin birth was claimed to be borrowed mythology. Bethlehem appeared too small and obscure. The census under Quirinius created supposed chronological problems. The manger in a cave…
History
Darkness at Noon – Ancient Scholars Unintentionally Validated a Miracle During Jesus’s Crucifixion
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Apr
Apr
It’s AD 33. Jesus has been put through multiple farcical trials through the night and has been scourged. It’s now noon, and Jesus has been on the cross for a few hours. Suddenly, around noon, there’s a shocking and unexpected darkness. This darkness was recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke in their Gospel accounts. What’s…
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Mar
Mar
One of the more underrated aspects of the Christian tradition is the multiple early church leaders who were personally taught by the apostles of Jesus, who themselves carried the beliefs espoused in the biblical writings. This creates a lineage of the preservation of the New Testament without any gaps that go back to the events…
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Sep
Sep
A bartender walks into the bar, late for work, and upon entering, explains why he was late. He tells his boss that he was late because he ran into a parade, that his car backfired and scared two little poodles in tutus that were dancing. After his boss briefly expresses skepticism of his story by…
09
Dec
Dec
Why do people just believe in Abraham Lincoln when no one alive has ever seen the man? Not one person has seen him. No one has touched him or spoken to him. I realize that the claim is that he’s been dead for a while, but can we really trust that such a person really…
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Dec
Dec
One of the reasons that the Bible is thought by so many to be the inspired word of God is because it has writings which predict events far future from the dates of those writings. Through linguistics, archaeology and general historical analysis of various kinds, we can determine the approximate dates (sometimes very precise dates)…
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