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    • Jesus’ Return to the Jews

      Jesus comes to Jerusalem

      In previous articles we have shown how the Song of Solomon may have been originally sung to celebrate the coronation of Solomon as God’s king – which was at the same time a symbolic marriage between …

      Review of “Mind and Cosmos” (2012) by Thomas Nagel

      This book will please very few. Atheists will be, and have been, upset or bemused by one of their own rejecting the standard line of materialist reductionism and arguing instead for the irreducibility of consciousness, intentionality and value. They will …

      Review of “Do Historical Matters Matter To Faith?” (2012)

      This collection of twenty-two essays by respected conservative archaeologists and biblical scholars, like Alan Millard and Craig Blomberg, was occasioned by the publication of God’s Word in Human Words by Kenton Sparks. In that book Sparks queries the inerrancy of …

      Extract from “Prophecy of Joel” (2013) by Mark Allfree

      Introduction

      Joel is a fascinating little book. Whilst his prophecy consists of only three chapters – a total of 73 verses – it has a very wide-ranging scope. Not only did Joel speak of momentous, earth-shattering events that were taking …

      Summary of Key Arguments Dating the Exodus

      This article is the second of two in a consideration of the date of the Exodus. Typically, only two dates are considered viable: c.1440 BCE (the ‘early date’),[1] and c.1280 BCE (the ‘late date’). Arguments for these dates …

      Why Did John Write His Gospel?

      Introduction

      The unique style and content of John’s Gospel has generated a huge body of scholarly comment and opinion. There are innumerable commentaries and articles researching issues of language, authorship, date, and much more besides. Many eminent scholars have been …

      The Cessation of the Spirit

      Introduction

      The Jewish scriptures are called ‘the Old Testament’ by Christians because they believe that other books are also ‘scripture’—viz., the New Testament. The implicit claim of the Christian church of the second century CE was that there had been …

      Locating the Song of Songs to the Time of Hezekiah

      Introduction

      The previous article concluded that language alone cannot establish the date of a particular book – any linguistic evidence needs to be supported by intertextual and socio-historical evidence. Our hypothesis is that Song belongs to the Hezekiah period and …

      Discoveries at the Egyptian City, Kahun

      David down, the well-known Australian archaeologist, in his journal Diggings, reports on a lecture given by Dr Rosalie David (Director of Antiquities at the Manchester Museum) at Macquarie University, Sydney. on 9 August 1990. Dr David is the noted author …