Watch the video based on this article Have you ever met a man who is the focus of attention wherever he goes? Some mysterious, indefinable characteristic sets him apart from all other men. Well, that’s the way it was two thousand years ago with Jesus Christ. Jesus’ greatness was obvious to all those who saw …
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51005 Harvard Law Professor Puts Jesus’ Resurrection on Trial
Watch the video based on this article Legal scholar, Dr. Simon Greenleaf (1783–1853), decided to put Jesus’ resurrection on trial by examining the evidence. Greenleaf helped to put the Harvard Law School on the map. He also wrote the three-volume legal masterpiece, A Treatise on the Law of Evidence, which has been called “the greatest single authority in …
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51007 Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah?
Watch the video based on this article When Jesus was born, wise men from the East traveled to Israel to find and worship the newborn King of the Jews, following a bright star in the sky. They believed this brilliant star was a sign of the birth of a great king, who had been promised by …
51006 The Jesus Family Tomb: Fact or Fiction?
Jesus’ Bones Discovered? Has the tomb of Jesus Christ been discovered in the Jerusalem suburb of Talpiot? In a 2007 Discovery Channel TV documentary, producer James Cameron (The Titanic) and Jewish director, Simcha Jacobovici, attempted to prove that Jesus’ burial cave and bones were discovered near Jerusalem. Cameron and Jacobovici further cited evidence that Jesus …
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51016 The Lost Gospel: Truth or Fiction?
Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene marry and have two children? According to a widely publicized new book, The Lost Gospel, he did! Authors Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson begin their book with this sensational claim: What the Vatican feared—and what Dan Brown only suspected—has come true!1 How could that be? Such a sensational claim totally contradicts the …
51015 The Gospel of Barnabas: Secret Bible?
Does a “secret Bible” discovered in a Turkish smuggling sting contain the real truth about the identity of Jesus Christ? According to a Turkish official, a 1,500-year-old ancient leather-bound text, secretly hidden for 12 years, could be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas. According to this “secret Bible,” Barnabas was one of Jesus’ …
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51014 Why Aren’t Gnostic Gospels in the New Testament?
There is solid historical and textual evidence to support the New Testament’s accounts of Jesus and the apostles. But many wonder why other so-called gospels aren’t included. Two of the most discussed writings that people wonder about are the Gnostic Gospels and the Gospel of Barnabas. We’ll look at the Gnostic Gospels first. Are There …
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51017 Was Jesus Really from Nazareth?
Jesus’ Hometown Discovered? On December 21st, 2009, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced an archaeological discovery that may cause red faces for those who have doubted the New Testament’s historical accuracy. For the first time in history, archaeologists cite evidence of the 1st century town of Nazareth, the reputed hometown of Jesus. Moreover, this discovery has …
51004 Jesus’ Death and Resurrection: Copied from Other Ancient Deities?
Zeitgeist claims that Christianity copied the death and resurrection of Jesus from the ancient deities Horus, Osiris, Attis, Adonis and Mithras. But are these mythological accounts really similar to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Furthermore, are they before or after Jesus’ death and resurrection? Around 22 years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, the apostle …
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51001 Who is the Real Jesus?
Watch the video based on this article Two thousand years ago a man set foot on our planet who claimed to be from another world. A world that has always existed and will never end. Although he was born in poverty and had no credentials or political backing, his life and words changed our world. His name …