This is a re-post of a Bible Study I wrote in 2010 for Easter and also posted last Easter, but it is still one of the most important posts I will ever make! • Why do Christians claim that Jesus was raised from the dead? • Is there really any evidence to support this claim? [...]
Category: Bible Topical Studies
Life of Paul 29
I ended my previous post on the Life of Paul with this statement - Luke finishes this section of Paul’s ministry in Ephesus with “After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. (Acts 20:1)” The next verse in Acts says "When he had gone [...]
Life of Paul 28
In the previous post in this series, we finished looking at Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth. As a quick review, he had sent them an initial letter (which we don't have) and they sent emissaries to him in Ephesus along with a letter of their own with questions. These communications all transpired [...]
Life of Paul 27
In my Life of Paul 25 post I mentioned all the various elements that went into the makeup and organization of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. He was writing this letter during his time in Ephesus on his third missionary journey. A group of people from Corinth had crossed the Aegean Sea to deliver [...]
Life of Paul 26
As I said in my last post on the Life of Paul, Paul received a group of visitors from Corinth while he was in Ephesus. He had already written to the church there in a letter of which we don't have a copy. The visiting group brought a letter from the church (of which we [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 