Yes, the Mormonites seem to have some misgivings about the portrayal of their religion and its leader in the hit Netflix series, American Primeval. Continue reading
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Jesus and the EyeWitnesses: Study with a Skeptic, Part 3—Papias
Papias, Papias, and more Papias (continuing from our previous study)
Papias was a bishop of Hierapolis, a 3rd generation Christian who compiled oral reports of the life of Jesus. In his book, Bauckham spends a great deal of time on Papias, who naturally assumed that the elders he received his reports from had spoken with the disciples of Jesus directly.
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Jesus and the EyeWitnesses: A Study with a Skeptic, Part 2—History, Jesus, and The Holocaust
What is the difference between what the Bible says about Jesus (testimony carried on), and what history can tell us (history outside of the Bible)? It is claimed that when true scholars subject the Gospels to objective scrutiny, much doubt is cast on their storytelling. It seems legit that we believe what we see in the Bible not because it said so, but because “the historian has independently verified it.” To an extent, this is understandable, but when we refuse to treat the Gospels as historical documents themselves, we rob them of their legitimacy as witness reporting. In our study with our skeptic friend, we began to talk about why the Bible is mistrusted as a source of history.
The 10 Suggestions: A Public School Solution
It’s been a whole summer since the decision in Giles Co. VA to remove the ten commandments from a public display and replace them with an alternative. This week many students will be going back to school, and some might even notice this new display when they pass by it. Maybe.
I didn’t go up on a mountain, didn’t have a personal conversation with God, and my face is not glowing. But I have read his book, his good book, and I can’t give you any new commandments. Not that I need to.
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