Monthly Archives: August 2006

How To Forge Ancient Documents

One of the more common arguments against Jesus is that all of the evidence for him is found in the Bible, which of course is going to support him. In rebuttal, you might direct them to a book written by Jewish historian Flavius Josephus called Antiquities of the Jews and a passage that has become known as the Testimonium Flavianum. Continue reading

Go West Young Man

In the 1990s, Michael W Smith released a compact disc that not only helped us find our place in this world, our place in the world…but he also told us to “Go west young man”. Even though his music makes every modern Christian blush with embarrassment now, Smitty may have stumbled onto an interesting trend found not only in the Bible, but in Christian history. Continue reading

They Might Be Giants: Part I

The story goes that the champion of the Philistines, Goliath from Gath, stood just shy of 10 feet and he challenged Israel, only to be defeated by a young man named David. Goliath, though the best known, is not the only giant found in the Old Testament. Continue reading

They Might Be Giants: Part Deaux

At the end of part one, the Nephilim were wiped out in the flood, but their legacy goes on through the Rephaim, the Emim and the Anakim. Unfortunately, that legacy does not go on in very great detail. Continue reading

They Might Be Giants: Bonus Material

This post contains all of the Old Testament References to giants. Check out Part One and Part Two for more about the giants of the Old Testament. Continue reading

God’s Organizational Skills

Have you ever looked at the table of contents in your Bible and just thought, now why in the world is it ordered like that? Many people think that since Genesis is creation and Revelation is the end, then the Bible must be laid out chronologically, but I’m afraid that you couldn’t be more wrong. Continue reading

Where The Wild Things Are

There has long been a belief that many of the themes in Christianity were taken from Greek mythology. Many claim that Samson and Delilah reflect Hercules being betrayed by Deianeira. An even larger similarity is claimed between Dionysus and Jesus. Both born of a mortal woman, both turned water into wine and both returned from the dead. Continue reading