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Are the Gospels based on eyewitness accounts? 10 key considerations

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Lord, liar, lunatic or legend? Lord, liar, lunatic, or legend? CS Lewis claimed one must either consider Jesus Lord, liar, or lunatic. Yet, in recent years sceptics such as Bart Ehrman have suggested a fourth alternative- legend. Perhaps the Gospels weren’t based on eyewitness accounts. Maybe they’re based on myths fabricated by later Christians who …

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Were the 4 Gospels given FAKE names?

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Augustine Wikmedia Commons Were the 4 Gospels attributed to anonymous authors until decades after they were written? Subscribe to our Substack https://streettheologian.substack.com/ FAKE NAMES TO ADD AUTHORITY? According to leading sceptic of Christianity, Bart Ehrman, in How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee: The books were written anonymously — the authors …

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Undesigned Coincidences: Hidden Gems in the Gospels

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Sea of Galilee Fishing Boat Wikimedia. All other images from WikiMedia Commons unless mentioned otherwise. Internal evidence for the Gospels being based on eyewitness accounts https://streettheologian.substack.com/ www.streettheologian.com Undesigned coincidences are like when a glove fits a hand perfectly, except the person making the glove didn’t mean to make it for the person it fits. Two …

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Do extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?

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Alexander and Aristotle- WikiMedia Commons Define extraordinary- is winning the lottery ever the best explanation? Subscribe to our Substack https://streettheologian.substack.com/ In 1979, astronomer Carl Sagan claimed “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Subsequently, sceptics of Christianity have used this time and time again to suggest it is irrational to think Jesus rose from the dead for that would be …

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Short Conversations: How did we get the Bible?

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WikiMedia Commons It didn’t drop neatly from the sky Week after week Christians gather to hear teachings from the Bible. How often do they pause to ask where their beloved writings really came from? The truth might surprise you. Subscribe to our Substack https://streettheologian.substack.com/ www.streettheologian.com streettheologian@protonmail.com https://streettheologian.medium.com/ Want daily updates? https://twitter.com/StreetTheologn Frequently Avoided Questions: How did we …

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Frequently Avoided Questions: How did we get the Bible? A crash course

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No, the Council of Nicaea did not create the Bible Want daily updates? https://twitter.com/StreetTheologn Subscribe to our Substack: https://streettheologian.substack.com/ Article archives spanning back to 2020: https://streettheologian.medium.com/ www.streettheologian.com streettheologian@protonmail.com In 301–304AD, Roman Emperor, Diocletian, burned thousands of copies of the Christian sacred books and commanded that all Christian sacred books be destroyed. He built a monument with the …

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Short Conversations 2023: Did Jesus rise from the dead?

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Shroud of Turin In our previous article, we covered the key arguments for and against the resurrection. Today, we provide a snapshot of the key points in our last post in a conversational format. streettheologian@protonmail.com www.streettheologian.com www.streettheologian.medium.com Jesus never existed or died and was likely a copy from dying and rising pagan gods. Famous skeptic of Christianity …

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Did Jesus rise from the dead? Your comprehensive Easter 2023 Guide

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Emmanuel Krescenc Liska- Cain (1885) Deceivers, deceived or speaking the truth? How would you respond to former famous atheist turned deist philosopher Anthony Flew who claimed “The evidence for the resurrection is better than for claimed miracles in any other religion. It’s outstandingly different in quality and quantity.”? Simon Bar Kokbha: Arthur Svyk Simon Bar Kokhba was …

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THE WHITE OPPRESSIVE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY: 3 KEY EVENTS

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The oppressors and the oppressed Today’s history snippets: An 86 year old Turkish man was snatched from his home by religious fanatics forcing him to worship their god, set alight in front of a crowd and pierced with a spear. A 15 year old French slave girl tortured for days, thrown around by a wild …

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Are modern Bible translations wildly corrupted? Short conversation with a KJV Onlyist

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Source: Phillip Gould This article defends the preservation of Scripture not the inspiration https://streettheologian.substack.com/ streettheologian@protonmail.com www.streettheologian.com Learn more on key terms used or KJV Onlyism below: Your beliefs are very different to the early church because of corrupted translations. Even leading anti Christian sceptic, Bart Ehrman, claims in an interview found in the appendix of Misquoting Jesus (p. …

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