Samson’s Riddle Audio Series
You can find all the entries in the Samson’s Riddle Audio Series here.
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Parallels between Israel’s Early History and the Story of the Church in Acts
Bible Apologetics – Principle of Confirmed Testimony
The Bible contains an exalted message about sin and redemption. It also is a difficult and much-debated book from a pre-scientific age. Is there anything new to be learned about it? Author and speaker Darek Barefoot says there is, thanks… Continue reading
Bible Apologetics – Principle of Confirmed Testimony 2
Darek Barefoot continues to explore the “pair-plus-one” pattern discussed in “The Principle of Confirmed Testimony Part 1.” He analyzes a curious episode in which three apostles—Peter, James, and John—accompany Jesus up the side of a mountain… Continue reading
Bible Apologetics – Principle of Confirmed Testimony 3
In the third video of a series, Darek Barefoot first shows that faith may be grounded in evidence. Next he examines a special class of spiritual witnesses. The record of martyrs in the Bible is scattered across several books, but… Continue reading
Bible Apologetics – Principle of Confirmed Testimony 4
In the latest installment in his video series titled The Principle of Confirmed Testimony, Darek Barefoot discusses ancient Israel’s role in testifying to the purpose of God. The Israelite nation came to consist of two kingdoms, Israel in the north… Continue reading
Christian Apologetics Questions that Cry Out for Answers
In my research and ministry I have the privilege of surveying a large field: Christian apologetics. The field itself is driven by a desire to defend a set of beliefs centered on God, the Bible, and the person of Jesus… Continue reading
Part 6: Matthew’s Gospel and Early Jewish Christians
In his second-century treatise Against Heresies Irenaeus writes concerning the origin of the first Gospel, “Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were… Continue reading
Part 5: The Lion, Judah, and the Jews
Are the traditional titles for the lion, “king of beasts” and “king of the jungle,” undeserved? The largest land carnivore is not the lion but the polar bear. The lion is not even the largest… Continue reading
Part 4: The Birth of Gospel Scholarship
In 1776 the German scholar Johannes Griesback published a text of the first three New Testament Gospels in a special format for convenient study. He called this work a “synopsis,” meaning not a summary but… Continue reading