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October 2023

EVERY URBAN APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE ?
Conferences which focus on themes and issues relating to urban apologetics are unique. Here is the current list of all the ones we know of, past and…
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VOCAB MALONE
The Pagan Critic Who Knew Something: Porphyry
Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry (234-ca. 305 AD) was a strong opponent of Christianity. His treatise, "Against the Christians", contained harsh…
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VOCAB MALONE
The First Critic to Write a Book Against Christianity: CELSUS
Celsus was a second century Greek pagan philosopher and opponent of Christianity. He wrote "The True Word", the first extant written attack against…
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VOCAB MALONE

September 2023

Early Christian Writers on the OTHER SHEEP in John 10:16
John 10:1-21 is an extended metaphor, where Jesus describes himself as the door and THE GOOD SHEPHERD. But who are THE OTHER SHEEP of John 10:16?
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VOCAB MALONE
VIRGINAL CONCEPTION: What It Is and Is Not
The Gospel of Mathew and the Gospel of Luke both record that Mary was found to be with child before the consummation of her marriage to Joseph and that…
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VOCAB MALONE
Levirate Marriage Law & Kinsman-Redeemer Custom
This custom (from the Latin levir, meaning “brother-in-law”) obligates the oldest living brother marries his dead brother’s childless widow.
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VOCAB MALONE
How Many Times Did the Rooster Crow? (PETER'S DENIAL IN MARK'S GOSPEL)
This post concerns a detail of Peter’s denial – how many times did the/a rooster crow? Was it twice, as Mark records? Or once, as some allege that the…
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What is the Mark of the Beast? Let’s Talk About It.
The subject of the Mark of Revelation 13 demands thoughtful consideration. We must first look at the mark through the lens of the NT and the historical…
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VOCAB MALONE

August 2023

The CLAIM of PERFECT PRESERVATION of the QUR'AN
It’s a massive overstatement to say the Qur’an has been perfectly preserved. Here are some reasons we can safely say the Qur’an has *not* been perfectly…
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VOCAB MALONE
HEBREW ISRAELITE Camp List [+Orgs & People]
An active list of Hebrew Israelite groups compiled by independent researcher, Vocab Malone.
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The PROPHECY of ISAIAH 7:14
Jesus was born over seven centuries after Isaiah's prophetic word about IMMANUEL to King Ahaz (Isaiah 7:14). God sent his son at the perfect moment in…
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VOCAB MALONE
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