Monthly Archives: December 2017

Historical Testimony for Jesus’ Death and Deity

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Ken Temple

The Death of Jesus and the Defeat of Islam: https://www.risenjesus.com/the-death-of-jesus-the-defeat-of-islam The Early Church Fathers on Jesus: https://www.risenjesus.com/the-early-church-fathers-on-jesus  

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Irenaeus and the church at Rome in his day

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Ken Temple

Originally posted on Apologetics and Agape:
Irenaeus was one of the most important church fathers of the second century, who was bishop of Lyon, France, and who wrote around 180-200 AD, his famous work, Against Heresies, that was against Gnosticism…

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Response to Dave Armstrong’s response to my article on his taking Irenaeus out of context

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ken Temple

I begin with a link to an article by Anthony Lane, that David Waltz linked to at his blog.  (see at the very bottom of his side bar, right above the famous Newman quote)  This article by Anthony Lane is … Continue reading →

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Michael Kruger and Andreas Kostenberger on Walter Bauer and his “lost Christianities” thesis

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ken Temple

 Walter Bauer, The Heresy of Orthodoxy  –  The NT books and early Christian diversity. How and When was the New Testament Canon put together.   When was Earliest complete list of New Testament Books.   

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Scripture, Tradition, and Church, by Anthony Lane

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ken Temple

Scripture, Tradition and Church: An Historical Survey, by Anthony N. S. Lane Click to access scripture_lane.pdf

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A one text sermon – John 1:12 and OT scholarship on Isaiah 7:14

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Ken Temple

Originally posted on Apologetics and Agape:
This gentleman (J. A. Motyer, Old Testament scholar – pastor)  passed away today at the age of 91.  What a great message from John 1:12.  This was also the verse that was first told…

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