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
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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
A Case for the Old Testament, Joseph to Moses: Summer Class Introduction
This week we are doing an introduction to our new summer class that includes important reasons why all Christians are called to study the Bible, know what they believe, why they believe it, and then teach it to others! We will go over our ministry statement, and will practice reviewing some important things about the… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Summer Class Preparation – The Importance of a Solid Biblical Foundation
Before starting our new class next week we will take a look at the importance of having a solid Biblical foundation for a consistent Christian Worldview. A solid Christian foundation is built not only on belief in God and an afterlife with Him, but on the entirety of Scripture, especially the truths of Genesis that… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Prophecy Fulfillment, Part 2
We have been laying out a “Case for the Old Testament” over the past few months and the evidence collection has been based on a question that many have posed: How do we trust that the Bible is the Word of God? You can be skeptical of the Bible, as I once was, but at… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Prophecy Fulfillment, Part 1
This week we will review a previous class with evidence of fulfilled Prophecy. Prophecy fulfillment is the “P” in our acronym MAPS-S. In addition to the abundance of evidence we covered in the Manuscript, Archeology, Science and Saved Lives categories, the evidence in this category is so overwhelming that even ardent atheists have been swayed. Nothing is more… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Religious Pluralism, Conclusion
In this week’s class we are concluding our topic of Religious Pluralism and reviewing our study in the book of Genesis, chapters 37-38 by looking at an introduction to Joseph and Judah. We will then take a few weeks off before beginning a summer class that will continue our study in Christian Apologetics, making a… Continue Reading
Answers for a study in the book of Genesis: Chapters 37-38, An Introduction to Joseph and Judah
“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