Category Archives: A Case for Christianity

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: The Passover, the Exodus and the Red Sea Crossing, Exodus Chapters 11-15

In this week’s class presentation we are looking at the final plague known as the “Passover” along with the Israelites exodus from Egypt, culminating in one of the most epic events in Biblical history:  The Red Sea Crossing. We will do this by covering answers for Exodus chapters 11-15 from last week’s homework. We will… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Moses and the Plagues, Exodus Chapters 5-10

In this week’s class presentation we are looking at Moses’ and Arron’s interaction with the Pharaoh and the first nine plagues that will culminate next week in one of the most important events in the Old Testament known as the Passover. We will do this by covering answer for Exodus chapters 5-10 from last week’s… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: An Introduction to Moses, Exodus Chapters 1-4

In this week’s class presentation we are beginning a study in the book of Exodus by covering answer for Exodus chapters 1-4 from last week’s homework, and looking at the connection between the time of Joseph and the time of Moses. These chapters introduce this new time period in which the Nation of Israel has… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Israel in Egypt and the Prophecies of Jacob, Genesis Chapters 47-50

In this week’s class presentation we are concluding our study in the book of Genesis by covering answers for Genesis chapters 47-50 and the period of time that begins Israel’s stay in Egypt, along with the deaths of Jacob (Israel) and Joseph. We will also take a closer look at the prophecies and blessings Jacob… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt, Genesis Chapters 43-46

In this week’s class presentation we are covering the answers for the questions to Genesis chapters 43-46 and the events that lead to the family of Israel moving to Egypt. We also present a review and overview of the “Moses Controversy” documentary that shows recent archeological evidence resulting in the conclusion that the first alphabet… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: An Overview of the Moses Controversy

We will resume our regular class presentations next week, picking up where we left off with a review of the questions and answers for Genesis chapters 43-36 and a new focus for our apologetics topic. This week we will do an overview of the documentary in the Patterns of Evidence Series called “The Moses Controversy”… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: A case for Moses’ authorship and the patterns of evidence that support it

This week there is no YouTube class presentation, but we are encouraging participants to view the documentary from Timothy Mahony’s Patterns of Evidence series called “The Moses Controversy” that investigates the question of Moses’ authorship of the Torah. There are two, one hour parts, and we watched Part 1 in class last week. You can… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Joseph in Egypt, Genesis Chapters 39-42

In this week’s class presentation we are covering the answers for the questions to Genesis chapters 39-42 and Joseph’s seemingly hopeless plight in Egypt. For Joseph, things go from bad to worse as he is falsely accused of rape and thrown into jail. As part of the apologetics for this time period, events and major… Continue Reading

Answers for a study in the book of Genesis: Chapters 39-42

“Answers for a study in the book of Genesis” is a weekly post in addition to the regular “apologetics” posts on the weekend where the original questions can be found at the bottom of the study, and then answers appear here mid-week. This gives you time to do your own research, and then check your… Continue Reading

A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Summer Class, Session 2, Hermeneutics for the Torah

This week’s class presentation is on the hermeneutics of the Torah. Hermeneutics is a Greek word for interpretation, and applying proper methodology to reading in order to understand the context. Using this simple method will help us to not take things in the Bible out of context, which is often what happens in secular culture… Continue Reading