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Evidence for Christianity

Presenting the evidence that Christianity is rooted in real events, real people, and real history.

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The Deity of Christ in Mark Chapter One

God Revealed from the Beginning

The Suffering Servant

How Second Temple Israel Understood Isaiah 53

Early High Christology Before the New Testament

What the Earliest Christian Creeds Reveal About Jesus

When the Dirt Speaks

Archaeology and the Historical Reliability of the Bible

The Man Who Pointed to God

John The Baptist

The Family That Followed

How Jesus’ Relatives Came to Believe-and Die-For His resurrection

The Resurrection: Part 1 of 12

The Historical Weight of the Empty Tomb

The Resurrection: Part 2 of 12

The Strength of Multiple Attestation

The Resurrection: Part 3 of 12

The Power of Eyewitness Testimony

The Resurrection: Part 4 of 12

The Willingness of the Disciples to Suffer and Die for Their Testimony

The Resurrection: Part 5 of 12

The Conversion of Skeptics: Paul and James

The Resurrection: Part 6 of 12

The Failure of Alternative Explanations

The Resurrection: Part 7 of 12

The Early Proclamation: Why the Resurrection Couldn’t Be a Legend

The Resurrection: Part 8 of 12

Resurrection and Jewish Burial Customs: A Historical Analysis

The Resurrection: Part 9 of 12

The Growth of Christianity

The Resurrection: Part 10 of 12

The Theological Significance and Bayesian Probability

The Resurrection: Part 11 of 12

The Disciples of the Disciples: The Apostolic Fathers and the Resurrection

The Resurrection: Part 12 of 12

Answering Objections, Recap and Final Bayes’ Theorem

The Case for God from Miracles

Evidence, Philosophy, and Hope

What are the Odds?

Prophecy as existence of God

The Son of Man is the Son of God

Why Jesus’ Favorite Title is a Divine Claim

The Megiddo Mosaic

Archaeological Proof That Christians Worshipped Jesus as God Before Constantine and the Equality of Women

How Trustworthy Is the New Testament Text?

Examining the Greek Manuscript Evidence

Archaeologists in Israel Use the Bible

Here’s Why That Matters

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The undeniable Site of Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection

The Strength of Oral Tradition

How Memory and Writing Work Together

The 500 Witnesses in 1 Corinthians 15:6

A Courtroom of 500 Witnesses

Mere Christianity

Embracing our Common Faith

Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?

Responding to those who deny this truth

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