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Top 12 Books on the Resurrection of Jesus
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
Posted in Biblical Studies, Christian apologists, Jesus and Christology
Tagged bibliography, resurrection
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Does the Book of Revelation Teach that Christ Is an Angel?
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
Posted in Biblical Studies, Jesus and Christology, Trinity
Tagged angel Christology, Book of Revelation, triadic
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Top 10 Reasons for Accepting Jesus’ “I Am” Sayings in John as Historically Reliable
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
Posted in Jesus and Christology
Tagged authenticity, Craig Evans, Gospel of John, I am, ipsissima verba, ipsissima vox
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What’s in Your Christology? Comparing Trinitarian and Nontrinitarian Views of Jesus Christ
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
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and Christology, Mormonism, Oneness, Trinity, Unitarianism
Tagged Christology, creed, John 1:1, John 1:14, Matthew 28:19
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10 Favorite Articles about Nabeel Qureshi
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
The Bottom-Line Guide to Jesus, Parts 1 through 3
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
Posted in Jesus and Christology
Tagged apocryphal, Bottom-Line Guide, Gospels, Historical Jesus
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Evangelicals, Conservatives, White Supremacists, and Racial Politics in America
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
Posted in Politics
Tagged alt-right, Charlottesville, evangelicals, racism, white supremacy
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Apologetics ABCs: First Understand, Then Answer
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
An Evangelical Goes to Provo
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
Welcome to RobertBowman.net
You’ve found the blog of Robert M. Bowman Jr., better known as Rob Bowman. No, not the guy that directed episodes of The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and other classy shows. What I do is much more interesting: … Continue reading
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