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  1. OzSpen

    Is eyewitness testimony reliable?

    frank, Why don't you invite yourself to one of their group meetings where alleged miracles take place? Then you can see for yourself if they really happen. Oz
  2. OzSpen

    Is eyewitness testimony reliable?

    Truth, In my understanding, eyewitness testimony is as reliable as the person who repeats/tells the story. Can the person be trusted to give a credible record of what happened? Generally, this means checking out reports of manifestations recorded for oneself - as a starter. Oz
  3. OzSpen

    Can you guys provide some information regarding the evidence of Jesus's Existence

    Dylan, Here is a copy and paste from one of my recent academic articles: Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca AD 69-after 122) Of one of his writings, it was reported that ‘De vita Caesarum, which treats Julius Caesar and the emperors up to Domitian, is largely responsible for that vivid picture...
  4. OzSpen

    Calvinism ≠ Reformed

    ms, So is this thread also objecting to my being a Reformed Arminian? Oz
  5. OzSpen

    Calvinism ≠ Reformed

    ms, Since when did one have to conform to Covenant Theology to be Reformed? See, "ARMINIUS' CONCEPT OF COVENANT IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT". Oz
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    Calvinism ≠ Reformed

    ms, Jacob Arminius was a Dutch Reformed minister until his dying day. He was a Reformed Arminian. Meet a Reformed Arminian - The Gospel Coalition Oz
  7. OzSpen

    If this thread is Christians Only, then why...

    zealot, To the contrary, faith's foundation is in facts of the existence of God and Jesus's death and resurrection. The faith you've described is a leap of faith and not faith whose foundation is based on facts. I have faith that the Jumbo Airbus will take me from Sydney to Los Angeles but...
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    If this thread is Christians Only, then why...

    Jaxxi, For those who are active in witnessing to their faith may encounter these types of questions. They need to be equipped to answer them: So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the...
  9. OzSpen

    Crucifixion or crucifiction?

    That won't tell us the history of the practice of crucifixion in the first century. It gives one example in the Gospels of 2 others crucified with Jesus.
  10. OzSpen

    Crucifixion or crucifiction?

    I hope you're joking. The Holocaust involved the slaughter of approx 6 million Jews during WW II by the Nazis. Oz
  11. OzSpen

    Crucifixion or crucifiction?

    GodsGrace 101, The late Martin Hengel did a lot of research into crucifixions in the ancient world. See this review of his book, Crucifixion in the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross. I think we need to be specific about historical examples of crucifixions in ancient...
  12. OzSpen

    Crucifixion or crucifiction?

    math, Why don't you read Martin Hengel's research in books such as: Crucifixion? Oz
  13. OzSpen

    Inerrant

    pescador, You refuse to answer my questions. I'm a scholar of ancient history, having a PhD in the discipline of the historical Jesus. Luke tells us his sources in Luke 1:1-4 (NIV). Oz
  14. OzSpen

    Inerrant

    Are you an ancient historian who is able to assess the historicity and accuracy of any historical document?
  15. OzSpen

    Inerrant

    pescador, Are there any incidents in OT and NT that are historical? You say the Bible is not a history book, but ancient historians and archaeologists disagree with you. See: Is the New Testament History? Dr Paul Barnett (Hodder & Stoughton 1986 / Aquila Press, Sydney South, Australia, 2003)...
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    Inerrant

    Ponder7, Which criteria do you use to determine if any historical writing is accurate or not? Oz
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    Inerrant

    Ponder, Those are your assertions. I await your details on why the Bible "cannot be historically accurate." Oz
  18. OzSpen

    When did the early fathers begin to go askew?

    GKG, See, "What is the epistle to the Laodiceans mentioned in Colossians 4:16?" See also: "Laodicea, Epistle to." You'll find a translation of the Epistle to the Laodiceans in the Pseudepigrapha. Oz
  19. OzSpen

    When did the early fathers begin to go askew?

    Liturgist, You wrote: "Actually Origen had access to vastly more Scripture than we have." That is not my view. He had access to many more books that are not included in the authorized canon of Scripture. Oz
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    When did the early fathers begin to go askew?

    Would Origen have included the Gospel of Peter and the Gospel of Thomas in the canon? I haven't done enough study on Origen and those 2 books of the pseudepigrapha.