Tag: history
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06. Was Jesus Baptised? A historical analysis
Verse: Matthew 3:14 NASB 14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” Summary/ TL;DR Using internal textual analysis and external evidence, we can confidently conclude that Jesus of Nazareth was baptised by John the Baptist, in the Jordan river.…
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05. Dating the Gospels: Acts Part I – Silence
Verse: Acts 28:30-31 NASB 30 Now Paul stayed two full years in his own rented lodging and welcomed all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching things about the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered. Summary/ TL;DR Modern critical scholars date the Book of Acts to 80 – 85…
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04. Dating the Gospels: Late First Century
Verse: Matthew 24:1-2 NASB 1995 “24 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon…
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02. Evidential Criteria for Testing Reliability
Verse: Deuteronomy 19:15 NASB 15 “A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin that he commits; on the testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.” Summary/ TL;DR Biblical reliability can be substantiated with Historical Evidences such as: while using a vast amount of…
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