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Misery Or Joy?, Anne Foust

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A Recent Attempt To Disprove The Resurrection Of Jesus And Supernatural Beliefs, Gary R. Habermas

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The Miracle Myth by the University of Wisconsin philosopher Larry Shapiro addresses Jesus’ resurrection and supernatural beliefs in the context of the miracles question. This Review Article outlines briefly Shapiro’s argument, including some critical responses.

Book Review: Saint Augustine On The Resurrection Of Christ: Teaching, Rhetoric, And Reception By Gerald O'Collins, Sj, Gary Habermas

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Book Review - Destroyer Of The Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness In The Roman World, By Larry W. Hurtado, Wayne Brindle

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Justification Is By Faith, Not Faithfulness, Wayne Brindle

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Understanding The Hope Of Israel, Norm Mathers

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Agnostic Historical Jesus Scholars Decimate The Mythical Jesus Popularists: A Review Essay On Jesus: Evidence And Argument Or Mythicist Myths?, Gary Habermas, Benjamin C. Shaw

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Evidence For The Historical Jesus: Is The Jesus Of History The Christ Of Faith?, Gary R. Habermas

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The subject of the Historical Jesus is perhaps the most popular religious topic in settings such as university and seminary classrooms, written volumes, and doctoral dissertations. Unlike many of these more formal situations, the question-and-answer format utilized throughout this text allows plenty of space to develop additional angles. Hence, the backtracking, necessary repetition, as well as viewing the subject matter from a variety of perspectives allow the conversation to deepen significantly before moving ahead. In the process, it is our hope that new ideas will be expressed and developed. The overall purpose is to provide a historical context for the …

Modeling Spiritual Formation From A Distance: Paul's Formation Transactions With The Roman Christians, Benjamin Forrest, Mark A. Lamport

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This article proposes that Paul's letter to the church in Rome can identify processes involved in offering a spiritually formative education from a distance. When Paul wrote the letter to Rome, he wrote to a church he had never visited. We argue that his relationship with the recipients is analogically similar to the relationship between professor and student in an online, educational paradigm. Paul modeled how to offer this spiritually formative relationship by emphasizing the gospel message, grounding his scriptural authority, personalizing his message, anticipating questions, enlisting the community, encouraging the recipients, praying for needs, and explaining the marks of …

The Minimal Facts Approach To The Resurrection Of Jesus: The Role Of Methodology As A Crucial Component In Establishing Historicity, Gary R. Habermas

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Leadership Principles In 2 Corinthians, Gregory A. Smith

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Paul’s relationship with the church at Corinth provides a detailed leadership case study. This is nowhere clearer than in 2 Corinthians, where every chapter displays Paul’s leadership attitudes and practices. Proceeding from the assumption that Paul’s leadership is worthy of emulation, this guide summarizes his behavior under eight headings:

• Accountability & Integrity

• Mission-Centeredness

• Investment in Followers

• Accurate Self-Concept

• Weakness & Adversity

• Assertiveness & Gentleness

• Advocacy

• Shared Responsibility

The Lord's Prayer, Gregory A. Smith

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These notes describe the context, structure, and interpretation of the Lord's Prayer. Special attention is given to the version of the prayer that appears in Matthew 6:9-13, with interpretive comments provided for each phrase.

Experiences Of The Risen Jesus: The Foundational Historical Issue In The Early Proclamation Of The Resurrection, Gary R. Habermas

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The New Fabrica, Alan L. Gillen

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Two thousand years after the writing of Psalm 139, Andreas Vesalius (Figure 1) began to unlock the mysteries of the human body. When Vesalius was born in Brussels in 1514, no one could have foreseen that anatomy would be changed forever. During Vesalius’ time, the teachings of the Greek physician Claudius Galen (130-201 A. D.) were the ultimate authority on anatomy. Because Galen had dissected very few (if any) human cadavers, his anatomical descriptions were limited to animal dissections. Galen’s works contained many errors because his conclusions regarding human body functions were based on data obtained from nonhuman animals. Vesalius …

The Holy Spirit In The New Testament, Gregory A. Smith

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This is a series of four adult Bible lessons that combine to provide a systematic treatment of the New Testament's teaching on the Holy Spirit. The lesson titles are as follows:

• The Holy Spirit in the Gospels

• The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• The Holy Spirit in the Epistles & Revelation

• Appendix: Are Tongues for Today?

The Pilgrim Gospel: The Old Testament As A Theology Of The Journey, David J. Pederson Phd

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The Gospel Inn: Paul’S Mission To The Expatriate Communities, David J. Pederson

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Review: A Survey Of The Old Testament (By Andrew E. Hill And John H. Walton), Michael S. Jones

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