Category Archives: Historical

The anti-Judaism of Barnabas

The Epistle of Barnabas is dated between A.D. 130-138, and was obviously not written by the Barnabas, but someone using that name. Nevertheless, it gives us a picture of the thought among early Christian leaders at that time. As Bacchiocchi … Continue reading

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The Anti-Judaism of Justin Martyr

Justin Martyr was an early Christian (100 AD to 165 AD) who was martyred for his faith; but his writings demonstrate some of the attitudes towards Jews and things Jewish. For example, Justin wrote to Trypho, a Jewish contemporary, that.. … Continue reading

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The anti-Judaism of Ignatius

Ignatius was the bishop of Antioch during the time of Trajan (A.D. 98-117). His anti-Judaic writings demonstrate, first, that at that time there were many early Christians keeping Jewish customs, and secondly, the clear schism that was developing between Christianity … Continue reading

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The Nazarenes kept Jewish observences until the fourth century

Early Christians, living in Jerusalem, and called the ‘sect of the Nazarenes’, fled in 66/67 AD when Rome invaded Jerusalem, and settled in Pella (Pella is about 70 kilometers north and west of Jerusalem, on the east side of the … Continue reading

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Evidence for the Exodus

One of the most important biblical events was the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Is there any viable evidence for this? The video below is the single best source of evidence I have ever seen; it gives evidence that … Continue reading

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Talmudic Evidence for Existence of Jesus

Second-century writings in the Jewish Talmud (traditional laws and writings) give us talmudic evidence for the existence of Jesus, whose Hebrew name was Yeshua. As would be expected, since the rulers of the time were against Jesus, the citations are … Continue reading

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Talmudic Evidence for the Messiah at 30 AD

Not many people know that there is talmudic evidence for the Messiah at 30 AD. Jewish writings from both the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud contain compelling evidence that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. Both of these passages refer … Continue reading

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No contradictions in history

Skeptics have seen their historical and archeological arguments against the bible removed, one by one, over the years. The name “Canaan” was once attacked as fictitious, but this was recently found in a clay tablet found in the city of … Continue reading

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Non-Biblical Evidence for Jesus

There are three main points of non-biblical evidence for Jesus; Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, and Josephus. Tacitus, in discussing Emperor Nero’s decision to blame Christians for the fire that destroyed Rome in 64 AD, (cited in Annals, 15.44): Nero fastened … Continue reading

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