Was the Resurrection a Historical Event? Part 8
February 9, 2010 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
Fact #3: The conversion of the church persecutor Paul We know from multiple sources that Paul, known as Saul, was an enemy of the church and was committed to persecuting Christians. In Acts 7 & 8 Saul approves of the stoning of Stephen, a Christian martyr. After the burial of Stephen we see Saul continuing [...]
A Pro-Life Challenge
February 6, 2010 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics, Ethics
Some try to argue for abortion by saying the unborn, especially in early stages, is not human. Josh Brahm is offering to shut down his pro-life YouTube channel if someone can successfully make an argument from science proving that the unborn is not a human being. Check out Josh at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4MnelFIJr8 to view his pro-life [...]
Was the Resurrection a Historical Event? Part 7
February 4, 2010 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
Fact #2: Jesus’ disciples believed that he rose and appeared to them To establish this fact I will use 3 lines of evidence; 1) Paul’s testimony about the disciples, 2) oral traditions passed through the early church, and 3) written works of the early church. I will begin with looking at the writings of the [...]
Was the Resurrection a Historical Event? Part 6
February 1, 2010 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
Fact #1: Jesus was killed by crucifixion Skeptic James Tabor says, “I think we need have no doubt that given Jesus’ execution by Roman crucifixion he was truly dead.” Both atheistic New Testament critic Gerd Ludemann and agnotic Bart Ehrman, calls the crucifixion an indisputable fact. Why? First all four Gospels report it. They are [...]
