Recent content by AFrazier

That's so historically and Biblically incorrect, I don't even know where to begin refuting it. I suppose we can start with the fact that he rose from the dead on the first day of the week, the day you say he was crucified, which all the gospels unanimously agree was the third day since he was...

Three of the gospels make it plain as day that the afternoon preceding the last supper was the afternoon of the 14th day of the month. Mark and Luke both specifically tell us it was the day when the passover must be sacrificed. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell us it was the first day of...

I don't know of too many contradictions in the Bible. Contradictory statements, by definition, are in opposition. Nothing I know of in the Bible opposes itself in meaning or message. But there are errors in the Bible, some "typographical," so to speak (scribal errors), and some misplaced facts...

I don't actually think that his rank proves your point. Unless I'm misunderstanding you, you're in support of the idea that he had an extremely limited military force. A Praefect at that point in time was essentially a Presidial Procurator. He was a military presence with local municipal...

Pilate wasn't merely a visiting resident. He was the Praefect, per the inscription found during the excavation under Antonio Frova. And we have at least one instance where it's obvious that his forces were well beyond a hundred or so men. Josephus, Antiquities 18.60-62, says that when Pilate...

Based on some of the particular details, I would guess this was written between the sixth and ninth centuries, and not a genuine account. One such detail, for example, is Christ being born on the same day that Augustus brought peace. This is a reference to Augustus being named Pater Patriae, and...

Babylon is Jerusalem. The harlot is Israel. Just do a search for harlot, harlot, etc., and you'll find that God doesn't spare Israel the sharp side of his tongue for her adulteries, whoredoms, and wantonness. Here are a few choice ones for you, just as an example: Ezekiel 23:19-21 — "Yet she...

There are a lot of pages to read through, so I admit that I haven't read them yet. I'll make it through little by little. But I stopped here because I have answers for you to ponder. The beasts in Daniel refer to the empires. That much you recognize. Where Rome comes in is the fourth beast. It...

I know this is an old post, but if anyone is still watching it, this coin does not specify a 14 CE minting. It only designates it to the second year of TIB KAICAP, or Tiberius Caesar. There are other coins that give us the information to properly triangulate the dating. RPC 4270 and RPC 4330...

I have this to say . . . The conclusions you've reached are easily refutable. That part isn't in question. What's in question is whether you're objective enough to accept the evidence when it's presented to you. I've had many debates with people on this forum, and on others, concerning the...

Concerning the alleged earlier reign of Tiberius, I have written the following in the book I'm working on: Now, one commonly expressed idea concerns an alleged earlier reckoning of Tiberius’ reign. Per the histories of Tacitus, Suetonius, and Velleius Paterculus, we know that Tiberius received...

Your whole statement here is entirely false. A Wednesday crucifixion is incorrect.

There’s nothing strictly Catholic about this topic. Nor was there anything particularly anti-Catholic in my response. I was born and baptized Catholic, studied my catechism, went to Mass, did the rosary, etc. And I have complete respect for the Catholic version of the faith. So I have no reason...

No, I took it up with you because you posted the article. Non-Christians ceaselessly criticize the Bible and its historicity. When we propagate bad information, it gives such people ammunition. We are all responsible for the information we put out there. As for the SOP, I’m not sure how I even...

Ummm, yeah ... Schürer isn’t responsible for the 4 BCE hypothesis. The primary source for the popularity of the hypothesis is Johannes Kepler, who did a German work on the subject in 1613 (Teutscher Bericht Vom Geburtsjahr Christi), and a more extensive Latin work in 1614 (De Vero Anno, Quo...