Author Archives: robbowman

Learning from a Failed Experiment: Nabeel Qureshi and Healing, Part 1

Posted on April 5, 2018 by robbowman

Nabeel Qureshi, who passed away on September 16, 2017, was a good friend of mine. He was a well-known convert from Islam to Christianity who went on to earn two Master’s degrees as well as his M.D. degree. I met … Continue reading →

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Top 12 Books on the Resurrection of Jesus

Posted on April 3, 2018 by robbowman

Here are a dozen of the very best modern Christian books on the subject of the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. I have attempted here to refer to as many different authors as I can while still listing what … Continue reading →

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Does the Book of Revelation Teach that Christ Is an Angel?

Posted on March 2, 2018 by robbowman

In the course of discussing other ancient texts about ascents into or visions of heaven in her 2006 monograph on 2 Corinthians 12, Paula Gooder makes the surprising claim that the Book of Revelation identifies Christ as “an exalted angel.” She offers two arguments in support of this claim. Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons for Accepting Jesus’ “I Am” Sayings in John as Historically Reliable

Posted on October 4, 2017 by robbowman

In a recent online kerfuffle, various evangelicals have expressed diverse opinions about comments about Jesus’ “I am” sayings in the Gospel of John that were made by New Testament scholar Craig Evans in his 2012 debate with Bart Ehrman.[1] I … Continue reading →

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What’s in Your Christology? Comparing Trinitarian and Nontrinitarian Views of Jesus Christ

Posted on October 1, 2017 by robbowman

Jesus famously asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” (Mark 8:27). The answers people were considering at the time were generally variations on a single notion, which was that Jesus was some sort of prophetic figure. Today … Continue reading →

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10 Favorite Articles about Nabeel Qureshi

Posted on September 20, 2017 by robbowman

My friend Nabeel Qureshi, whom I had the pleasure of knowing for several years, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Nabeel was a convert from Islam to evangelical Christianity, having come to know Jesus Christ as his great God … Continue reading →

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The Bottom-Line Guide to Jesus, Parts 1 through 3

Posted on August 25, 2017 by robbowman

I recently completed the third installment in a series of articles entitled The Bottom-Line Guide to Jesus. This series of articles addresses common questions regarding what can be known about Jesus historically. The purpose of the articles is to equip … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals, Conservatives, White Supremacists, and Racial Politics in America

Posted on August 15, 2017 by robbowman

As an evangelical and a political conservative, in the wake of the recent events in Charlottesville, I want to contribute to the effort to draw a clear, unmistakable line between the beliefs I and millions of other American evangelicals espouse … Continue reading →

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Apologetics ABCs: First Understand, Then Answer

Posted on August 12, 2017 by robbowman

What’s your favorite verse in the Bible? I may be the only person in the history of Christianity who gives this answer, but my favorite is Proverbs 18:13. I’ll quote it in a few different versions: “He that answereth a … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Goes to Provo

Posted on August 11, 2017 by robbowman

Every year FairMormon, the most popular pro-LDS apologetics organization, holds a conference at which Mormons, including some scholars from Brigham Young University, defend their beliefs. I attended it in 2012 and this year attended its 2017 conference on August 2nd … Continue reading →

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