Todd Bolen says, The best archaeological guide to Israel is now out in its fifth edition. The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide, by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor is the best companion for a trip to ancient sites anywhere in Israel. The section on Jerusalem is especially lengthy (150 pages in the 4th edition), and the whole [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Some Basics Facts on the Qur’an that We Should Know
March 28th, 2008 
Alan Kurschner Addendum: Here is a table of Surahs of the Qur’an in Chronological Order I would like to note that some of you may have noticed that I often blog James R. White’s apologetic materials here once in a while. The reason I do so is for two reasons: First, he is considered one of the [...]
Posted in Apologetics Parousia
What’s in a Name?
March 27th, 2008 Alan Kurschner The term “parousia” is the Greek term behind many of the references to the Coming of Christ in our English Bibles. It is one of the most important terms in eschatology. It is a rich term and has nuance depending how an author used it. Charles Cooper devoted a chapter to its usage in his [...]
Posted in Prewrath A Primer on How to Study the Bible
March 25th, 2008 Guest Contributors Michael Weis has written an essay on principles to use when interpreting the Bible. You can download the Word document here: How to Study the Bible.doc
Posted in Hermeneutics PowerPoint Notes Available on the Classic Rapture Passage of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
March 23rd, 2008 Alan Kurschner One of the sessions of my Thessalonian lectures at this past year’s conference was on the classic rapture passage. My PowerPoint is available for download below. Please understand something though. This is a lecture from PowerPoint slides. So smooth transitions from slide to slide are obviously missing as well as explanatory notes on each slide, [...]
Passion Week Geography
March 22nd, 2008 Alan Kurschner This google map and google earth feature of the events leading up to the crucifixion will give you a fuller view of the locations along with descriptions of each event. HT: JT
God Has Spoken With Clarity On His Son’s Coming
March 15th, 2008 Alan Kurschner There are many today who believe they are pious for doubting that God has spoken with clarity on the Return of his Son. They are called Panmillennialists (i.e. “we cannot know…it will all pan out in the end.”) But Jesus teaches in Matthew 24 that this attitude of panmillennialism is sinful, and exhorts us not [...]
Posted in Exhortation Next-Generation Web Technology
March 13th, 2008 Alan Kurschner “Tim Berners-Lee said, [...] that ability paled in comparison to what could be achieved on the “web of the future”, which he said would allow any piece of information — such as a photo or a bank statement — to be linked to any other….It’s about creating a seamless web of all the data in [...]
Posted in News Items New End-Time Novel With A Prewrath Flavor
March 10th, 2008 Alan Kurschner Kristen Wisen has written a recent end-time novel. Click here for information about the book and author.
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