Bart Ehrman’s “How Jesus Became God” (Part 1): A Book Analysis Series
Over the past decade or so, Bart Ehrman has made quite a name for himself, having written numerous books about Jesus and early Christianity that, to say the ver...
Category: Biblical Studies
The Jewish War Series (Part 10: The Idumeans Come to the Aid of the Zealots)
In actuality, Eleazar ben-Simon and Zacharias ben-Phalek, two of the zealot leaders who, along with the rest of the zealots, were trapped in the Temple, smuggle...
The Jewish War Series (Part 9): Ananus the High Priest vs. The Zealots (and further betrayal by John of Gischala)
After the zealots had seized control of the temple complex and thrown out all the established priests, the high priest Ananus made one last effort to regain con...
The Jewish War Series (Part 8: The Revolutionaries in Jerusalem)
Upon coming to Jerusalem, John of Gischala attempted to rally the populace to engage the Roman army in battle. He had seen the difficulty the Roman soldiers had...
An Extended Analysis of Ken Ham’s Book “Six Days” (Part 4: Genesis, Millions of Years, and Ham’s Affinity for Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher)
In my last post look at his book Six Days: The Age of the Earth and the Decline of the Church, I looked at Ken Ham’s attempt to explain proper biblical exegesis...
An Extended Analysis of Ken Ham’s Book, “Six Days” (Part 3: Biblical Exegesis, Fire-Breathing Dinosaurs, and Why Not Interpreting “Day” as a Literal 24-Hour Day is a Greater Attack on the Gospel Than Denying the Resurrection…yes, Ken Ham really said that)
Chapters 4-5 in Ken Ham’s book, Six Days: The Age of the Earth and the Decline of the Church, is right up my alley, for in them, Ken Ham tries to make the exege...
The Jewish War Series (Part 5: Josephus Secures Galilee, and the Rise of John of Gischala)
Josephus’ Early Challenges in Galilee—and the Emergence of John of Gischala Upon arriving in Galilee, Josephus saw that his work was cut out for him. He was tas...
The Jewish War Series (Part 4: Cestius’ Attack and Inexplicable Retreat)
Cestius Marches Upon Jerusalem Cestius’ march into Judea was swift and brutal: Antipatris, to Lydda, and soon outside the walls of Jerusalem. Once there, Cestiu...
The Jewish War Series (Part 3: Chaos Erupts Throughout the Region; General Cestius Makes a Move in Galilee)
The news of the uprising in Jerusalem quickly spread like wildfire throughout the region, and soon people throughout the entire province of Judea retaliated aga...
The Jewish War Series (Part 2: The Bloody Deeds of Menahem the Zealot)
Agrippa’s Soldiers Arrive in Jerusalem; the Festival of Xylophory As soon as Agrippa’s soldiers arrived in Jerusalem, it became clear that regaining control of ...