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How is the historical truth of the Christian Bible unique? part one. . . a comparison with the Hindu and Buddhist scriptures

February 5, 2021 by bible805

Aren’t all religions the same?

Don’t they lead to the same place and aren’t all their holy books similar?

If you’ve asked questions like these, I’ve some fascinating history that helps answer these questions.

In the last two lessons/podcasts we’ve talked about what is truth and then how historians determine what is true. Please listen to them as background for this and the next lesson/podcast.

In this lesson/podcast we’ll apply what we talked about as we evaluate the historical truth of the Hindu and Buddhist scriptures and compare that with the Christian Bible. I’ll be giving you the background and overview of each religion, some samples of their scriptures, and then a historical analysis of them.

Below is the podcast and following that, notes on it.

How do historians determine Truth? . .why geography, archeology, artifacts, and documents matter

January 29, 2021 by bible805

How do historians know what is true?
Do they write up whatever sounds good to them?
Or do they listen to legends or whatever do they do?

In a previous lesson, we talked about the importance of truth and how truth is that which corresponds to reality.

We then talked about how history is a useful way to determine what corresponds to reality and how this is foundational to determining if a religion is true. But how do historians go about figuring out what corresponds to reality? Obviously, we don’t have time machines. We can’t go back to the events themselves.

They do it through evidence and in this podcast we’ll talk about the evidence of geography, archeology, artifacts, and documents.

Below is the podcast and below that a transcript of it:

What is truth? . . .and how historical truth relates to religious truth

January 22, 2021 by bible805

Fake news, conflicting viewpoints, frightening world events, how do we know what to believe?
On one level if the confusion over truth were just confined to the political realm or whatever tragedy consumes the news,
one option would be to block the media noise and hope things will get better.

But we can’t do that in all of life.

Because in spiritual realities, truth matters!

This podcast goes on to talk about what Truth is not, what it is, and how history can help us determine what is true.

Below is the podcast and following that a transcript of the notes.

The Bible—Human Story or Divine Revelation? part 2 —with thoughts on Progressive Revelation

January 9, 2021 by bible805

Is the Bible one story?

Or a collection of related, but sometimes contradictory stories?

Does it matter which one it is?

Today we are going to answer those questions in our lesson today by explaining what’s called “progressive revelation,” a big term with a simple meaning that’s incredibly important for you to understand in determining if God is the ultimate Author of the Bible.

Below is a podcast of the topic, then a video, and then notes–but before them is a downloadable handout of the timeline of how long people lived in the Old Testament that shows the importance of oral transmission of the Biblical content. CLICK HERE or on the image to download it. CLICK on the podcast image to play it and the video image to go to it.

The notes are below the video image.

The Bible—Human Story or Divine Revelation?—answer & implications, part 1

January 5, 2021 by bible805

People say God wrote the Bible—but did He?

What does God’s view of time have to do with whether He wrote the Bible or not?

Today we are going to answer these questions, which are foundational to any study of the Bible & discover some very fascinating things about God and Time that prove the answer.

Below is a podcast of the topic, then a video, and then notes–but before them is a downloadable handout of God’s View of Time, a fascinating illustration that helps us see how God gives us prophecy because He is outside of our limited view of time.

Illustration of God's View of Time — This is the illustration talked about in this lesson, click on it to download.

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Why You Probably Haven’t Read Your Bible in Chronological Order

December 28, 2020 by bible805

Maybe you just don’t like to read! Anything–the Bible or anything else. If that’s the case, it’s perfectly OK as listening, not reading was the way people took in the content of the Bible through most of human history. That’s just one of the reasons, but we have many easy ways to listen to the Bible today and neither that nor any of the other reasons mentioned here should keep us from how it will benefit our lives if we go through it in Chronological Order.

Following is a podcast and link to a YouTube video on the topic. If you would like a PDF transcript, discussion questions, permission to download and use the video in your small groups or Bible classes, and more, sign up for the Bible805 Academy Click on the “View All Courses” link to go to the specifics about this lesson.

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