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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization ... Yet both Jw's and UPCI (modalists) use him as proof that trinity is pagan! (Its the best evidence they can find!) Notice this first quote where Durant trashes the whole of Christianity, not just the trinity: "Christianity was the last great creation of the ancient pagan world." (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and ... Click to View Full texts "Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. The Greek mind, dying, came to a transmigrated life in the theology and liturgy of the Church; the Greek language, having reigned for centuries over philosophy, became the vehicle of Christian literature and ritual; the Greek mysteries passed down into the impressive mystery of the ... He was impressed by the antiquity and universality of myths. "One could no more discover when myth was originally invented ... than one could find out who was the first man that sneezed." (Will Durant, The Story of Civilization, The Age Of Faith, ch 1, page 16) Three books made and almost filled the Age of Faith: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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Eliade, Mircea: Encyclopedia of Religion But we could just as easily say this: "Theologians agree that the Bible also does not contain any prohibition against blood transfusions." or better yet: "Theologians agree that the Bible also does not contain any organization larger than the local church! (are you listening Brooklyn?)" Jw's use this quote to create a false dilemma: They think that this quote proves trinity wrong. Actually the quote is right and the same encyclopedia openly states that Jesus was considered God in the Bible! But Eliade clearly states that the ontology (stuff God is made of) was not even considered until the later centuries. He specifically includes the Arian view as a later development ... Further, exegetes and theologians agree that the New Testament also does not contain an explicit doctrine of the Trinity. God the Father is source of all that is (Pantokrator) and also the father of Jesus Christ; "Father" is not a title for the first person of the Trinity but a synonym for God. Early liturgical and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Eliade.htm

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Josh McDowell's Powerful Evidience for Resurrection From that foundation, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire and has continued to exert great influence down through the centuries. LIVING WITNESSES The New Testament accounts of the resurrection were being circulated within the lifetimes of men and ... Sir William Ramsay, who spent 15 years attempting to undermine Luke credentials as a historian, and to refute the reliability of the New Testament, finally concluded: "Luke is a historian of the first rank . . . This author should be placed along with the very greatest of historians. " I claim to be an historian. My approach to Classics is historical. And I tell you that the evidence for the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history . . . E. M. Blaiklock Professor of Classics Auckland University BACKGROUND The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place. The body of Jesus, in accordance with Jewish burial ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-resurrection-evidence-Josh-McDowell.htm

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Four positions on the day of Christian worship ... the impression of the Jewish sabbath faded from the mind of the Christian Church, and how completely the newer thought underlying the observance of the first day took possession of the church. We have seen that the Christians of the first three centuries never confused one with the other, but for a time celebrated both." (The Sunday Problem, a study book of the United Lutheran Church, 1923, p. 36) Methodist, Pentecostal False Protestant view Click here to learn that The Ten commandments are the abolished first covenant. ... John Wesley, A.M., John Emory, ed., New York: Eaton & Mains, Sermon 25,vol. 1, p. 221) "It is true there is no positive command for infant baptism . . . . Nor is there any for keeping holy the first day of the week. Many believe that Christ changed the Sabbath. But, from His own words, we see that He came for no such purpose. Those who believe that Jesus changed the Sabbath based it only on a supposition," (Amos Binney, Theological Compendium,1902 edition, pp. 171, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-4-positions.htm

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Creeds: The ancient "rule of faith" (regula fidei) was not a ... For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers. On this account are we bound to avoid them, but to make choice of the thing pertaining to the Church with the utmost diligence, and to lay hold of the tradition of the truth. For how stands the case? Suppose there arise a ... who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love towards His creation, condescended to be born of the virgin, He Himself uniting man through ... there is one only God, and that He is none other than the Creator of the world, who produced all things out of nothing through His own Word, first of all sent forth; that this Word is called His Son, and, under the name of God, was seen "in diverse manners" by the patriarchs, heard at all ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-creeds-rule-of-faith-regula-fidei.htm

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Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient 200AD heresy of Montanism ... That may help account for the numerous Greek lists of the scriptures that correspond to our New Testament but lack Revelation." [Footnote # 105 Hom. Jes. Nav. 7.1 and Comm. Matt. 10.12. Cf. the end of his Prologue to the Comm. Cant., where Prov. 22:28, "Do not remove the ancient ... "Their opposition and their recent heresy which has separated them from the Church arose on the following account. 7 There is said to be a certain village called Ardabau in that part of Mysia, which borders upon Phrygia. There first, they say, when Gratus was proconsul of Asia,2 a recent convert, Montanus by name, through his unquenchable desire for leadership, gave the adversary opportunity against him. And he became beside ... None. Or has any of them been seized and crucified for the Name? Truly not. Or has one of these women ever been scourged in the synagogues of the Jews, or stoned? No; never anywhere. 13 But by another kind of death Montanus and Maximilla are said to have died. For the report is ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-montanism.htm

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FORGERY: Fake Bulla of Baruch son of Neriah, Jeremiah's Scribe ... Piltdown Bulla: Known and suspected faked and forged bullae and seals Encyclopedia of Bullae and Seals: FREE! The Exhibit: On-line Museum of Bulla and seals Security: Creation of ancient legal documents and the how bullae are made to seal papyrus ... itself! 3. When king Jehoiakim burning the inspired scroll of Jeremiah, it was Baruch who replaced the copy of the scroll with a new papyrus script copy. 4. "Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the ... The script is the formal-cursive Hebrew of the 7th century BCE The samek in the bottom line has the typical cursive "tick" in the lower horizontal stroke. The unusual gap between the first two letters in the second line may have been caused by a ... This phenomenon is completely absent in the eighth to sixth centuries b.c.e., when bulla formation was consistently based on the two-layer method. If this was done over a folded papyrus, it is difficult to comprehend how such a bulla could function ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/bulla/bible-bulla-jeremiah-clay-bullae-inscription-Belonging-to-Baruch-Berechiah-Son-of-Neriah-The-scribe-Jer-36-4-1975-1996ad-Reuben-Hecht-israel-museum-605bc-forgery-fake.htm

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Non-Catholic churchgoers before 1965 AD will be cast into hell ... ... "According to the words of St. Augustine, who takes up an image dear to the ancient Fathers, the ship of the Church must not fear, because it is guided by Christ and by His Vicar. 'Although the ship is tossed about, it is still a ship. It alone carries the disciples and receives Christ. Yes, it is tossed on the sea, but, without it, one would immediately perish." (Sermon, 75,3; PL 28, 475) Only in the Church is salvation. 'Without it one perishes.' (Pope John Paul I, First Allocution, August 27, 1978, L'Osservatore Romano, August 28,29, 1978.) "It is difficult to accept some truths, because the truths of faith are of two kinds: some pleasant, others unpalatable to our spirit. For example, it is pleasant to hear that God has so much tenderness for us, even more tenderness than a mother for her children. Other truths, on the contrary, are hard to accept. God must punish if I resist. That is not agreeable, but it is clear that Jesus and the Church are the same thing: indissoluble, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-one-true-church.htm

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What makes an apostle The Gift of the Holy Spirit Qualifications of an Apostle The Gift of the Holy Spirit Qualifications of an Apostle of Jesus Christ I. Introduction: 1. The office of an Apostle: a. "to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."" ... Christians sent by local churches: 2 Cor 8:13; Phil 2:25 3. Purpose & function of an apostle: One sent by Christ to establish the church by bearing witness to His resurrection. a. Witness of the resurrected Christ: Acts 1:22; 4:33; 22:15; 23:11; ... Names other details 1 Simon or Peter wrote 2 NT books 2 Andrew brother of Peter 3 James or Boanerges "son of Thunder" son of Zebedee, first martyr-Acts 12 4 John or Boanerges "son of Thunder" son of Zebedee, wrote 5 NT books 5 Philip from Bethsaida 6 ... Apparently no other tongues-speaking was practiced in Christianity until the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when it appeared in several Roman Catholic groups in Europe (Cevenols and Jansenists) and among the Shakers in New England. The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Qualifications-of-an-apostle.htm

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bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rami-g-khouri-petra ... The name Dushara means 'He of Sharra', referring to the Sharra mountains located north of Petra, and visible from it. It is possible that this sacred precinct was first used as a Nabataean necropolis, before becoming a magnificent capital city by the ... Internationally, the land of Edom sits like a pivot astride one of the great trade routes of the ancient world, linking the exotic commodity-producing regions of China, India and Southern Arabia with the rich, almost insatiable, markets of Rome, the Mediterranean lands, Egypt and Syria-Palestine. The Nabataeans made their appearance in Jordan during the closing centuries of the Iron Age, roughly corresponding to the Old Testament period of the Bible. During the Iron Age (1200-333 BC), people ... That Christianity did finally take hold here is clear from literary references to bishops from Petra, and from the symbols of Christianity at Petra itself, such as the many inscribed crosses and the transformation of the Urn Tomb into a church some ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-petra-rami-g-khouri-petra-a-guide-to-the-capital-of-the-nabataeans-1986ad.htm

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Pentecost in Acts 2:1 was on Sunday ... in Scripture and History, Samuele Bacchiocchi, p.232-233) Sabbatarians bring up the controversy about whether Pentecost always falls on the first day or not, is a smoke screen intended to confuse the simple issue that even the Sabbatarian method of calculation would have Pentecost fall on the first day the year Jesus was crucified. ... that the oldest of these known systems was the Aristocratic Pentecost, [The Sadducees, who said Pentecost always falls on the first day] and this was also the system deemed correct by all of the ancient Christian assemblies." (Festival and Sacred Days of Yahweh, by Qadesh La Yahweh Press, 1998, p 258) "The Sadducees celebrated it on the 50th day (inclusive reckoning) from the first Sunday after Passover (taking the 'sabbath' of Lv. 23:15 to be the weekly sabbath); their reckoning regulated the public observance so long as the Temple stood, and the church is therefore justified in commemorating the first Christian Pentecost on a Sunday (Whit Sunday). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-pentecost.htm

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Encyclopedia Americana The current theocratic organization of Jehovah's Witnesses as taught in the 20th century was not present in the Bible either, since there was no organization larger than local independent and autonomous churches. What Influenced It? India. Triune Hindu godhead, c. 7th century C.E. Throughout the ancient ... The watchtower deliberately and knowingly misrepresents Americana to say the opposite, namely that trinity is not Bible based but of pagan. But it gets even worse! Americana plainly states that the apostolic church believed in the deity of Christ! "For the early Christian belief that Jesus was divine" We are utterly in shock about how blatant the Watchtowers deliberate ... Furthermore, these two terms are, in English, only the rough equivalents of their Latin originals, which had far wider connotations than the English words now possess. The term "Trinity" (Greek Trias) was first used by Theophilus of Antioch (fl. c. 180 A.D.), and provide a convenient term of reference, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Americana.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed in expedient, optional tradition ... The origin of Wednesday night, mid-week bible study, may have started with a single Christian setting aside that time for personal Bible study, worship and prayer. Others wanted to join him and in time a decision was made that a formal time would be set for all members in the local church. Unfortunately this good practice of spending extra Bible study time together as a church, may become an unwritten law and seen on the same level of authority as the first day (Sunday) communion worship services. Most expedient traditions are merely good optional choices, but we must always separate what God requires from the freedom God gives us to chose expedients. C. Jesus showed that expedient ... For us, if it is not in the Bible, we don't do it! Tertullian said: "And how long shall we draw the saw to and fro through this line, when we have an ancient practice, which by anticipation has made for us the state, i.e., of the question? If no passage of Scripture has prescribed it, assuredly custom, which ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-3-expedient.htm

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A treatise of vapours or hysterick fits, John Purcell, 1707 AD John Purcell was a quack who could have learned much from his local church minister for they were way ahead of him. (A treatise of vapours or hysterick fits, John Purcell, 1707 AD) "The concept of 'Vapours' or 'Hysterick Fits' which was popular in ... ancient theory of `Vitious and corrupted humors .. . engendered in the Womb' rising 'up to the Head' - hence 'Vapours'. This uterine etiology also led him to allow in a general way for the operation of psychological factors, particularly ungratified desire which came to play so important a part in the psychological theories of hysteria in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It seems legitimate from present day knowledge of the epilepsies to speculate to what extent observation of phenomena associated with temporal lobe disturbances such as visceral and olfactory auras and autonomic upsets helped to shape etiological theories which physicians like Purcell built on what they called 'Hysterick Fits'. The first and for long the only book on ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/a-treatise-of-vapours-or-hysterick-fits-john-purcell-1707ad.htm

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Holy Spirit in the New Testament The Gift of the Holy Spirit This notion of limiting the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" to the apostles ONLY was a false theology developed last century to refute modern day Pentecostals and Charismatics who claim to have miraculous power of the Holy Spirit like the first century church. It was never successful in countering charismatics, but it distorted the theology of the brethren in its wake and mislead hundreds of thousands into error. d. Known as the "Measures of the Holy Spirit" theology popularized into countless handout and overhead charts to create a nice neat sermon for Sunday morning: i. Jesus had the Holy Spirit without measure based upon ... Matt 3:16 the Spirit of God descending as a dove, {and} coming upon Him 23. Four related metaphors for supernatural power: STABLISHES; ANOINTED; SEALED; PLEDGE A pledge is a tangible down payment of more of the same to come in the future as illustrated in Heb 6:4-5. A seal is directly related to ancient document security. A seal ring is an inscribed stone pressed ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-in-the-New-Testament.htm

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100 BC: two Greek inscription tombstones of Jewish women Heraclaea ... Discovered on Rheneia Island near Delos Greece Introduction: 1. Hebrew as a language was extinct at the time of Jesus both inside Judea and the Diaspora Jews living outside the promised land. Geographic area Language of commerce Default daily use language Inside Judea Greek Aramaic Outside Judea Greek Greek a. Aramaic was the default language as seen in Jesus' cry in Aramaic: "My God, why have you forgotten me" on the cross. b. Aramaic was the default language of the first century Jews as seen ... Nothing is known about who these women are although suggestions have been made they were wives or daughters of the synagogue official on the Island of nearby Delos. b. The tombstone inscription is an angry commentary from the relatives. 4. The ... day with supplication: that Thou mayst avenge the innocent blood and require it again right speedily!" (Light from the ancient East the New Testament illustrated by recently discovered texts of the Graeco-Roman world, A. Deissmann, & L. R. M. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-inscriptions-archeology-tombstones-Greek-Jewish-Heraclaea-Marthina-murdered-poisoned-prayer-vengeance-Lev23-29LXX-Rheneia-Island-Delos-Greece-100BC

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Ralph P. Martin: The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians ... Deception exposed: The Watchtower creates the false impression that Martin agrees that Jesus is a creature, when in fact, Martin takes one of several trinitarian views of Phil 2:6. Full documentation of Text: Ralph P. Martin, M.A., Ph.D.: The Epistle ... There is no verb in the second part of the sentence, and some recent commentators supply, not the verb 'to be' (though C. F. D. Moule has offered reasons to retain this verb: see p. 103), but the same verb as in the first part. (See Hawthorne for a ... Thus 'among you' (en hymin) does not imply the inculcation of personal virtue based on a moral example, but means 'in your church fellowship', so sorely harassed by strife and plagued by arrogance. Paul, by the citation of the hymn to Christ in ... Perhaps it says no more than that Jesus' whole life was one of submission, for this is the determining characteristic of a slave who owes all obedience to his master (Collange). The solemn words to death perhaps signify more than the utter limit of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Martin.htm

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The weekly Sabbath is abolished, being nailed to the cross! ... Click to View Adventists teach the MARK OF THE BEAST is the act of worshipping Jesus on Sunday! With the liberalizing and modernizing of the Adventist church, recent converts are either unaware, or unwilling to accept the current and historic position of their church! Does Daniel 7:25 prove Sabbath keepers are the mark of the beast? "He will make alterations in times and in law" (Daniel 7:25) Click to View Most Sabbatarians regularly break the very Sabbath they claim to keep! Keeping the Sabbath involves MUCH more than merely resting. Modern Sabbath Keepers would be condemned by any ancient Jewish priest that knew his Bible! Click to View Sabbatarians teach that the Sabbath is the Lord's day, while Christians teach it is the first day, the day Jesus rose from the dead. The uninspired witness of early Christians is unanimous in calling the first day, not the Sabbath, the Lord's Day. Click to View Sabbatarians falsely teach that Christian would be keeping the Sabbath in 70 AD when ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-sabbath.htm

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The Apostolic Fathers believed man-made creeds were tradition ... Tradition #4: Uninspired man-made creeds, "Rule of Faith" (regula fidei) (1 Cor 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:8) The early church stated that every single thought and phrase of all early creeds were believed to be directly based upon scripture. ... Notice they are different lengths and relate different details: 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 1 Timothy 3:16 2 Timothy 2:8 "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that ... "By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory." "Remember Jesus Christ, risen from ... Irenaeus identifies that both inspired apostolic oral and written tradition are carefully preserved by the churches in succession over time. It is obvious from the passage that scripture is included in this category of "ancient tradition of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-tradition-5-types-4-creeds.htm

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Modalism refuted: UPCI's Sixty Questions On The Godhead refuted ... ... Yes, in Jesus Christ. 11 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:19; 2:9; Hebrews 1:3." In 2 Corinthians 4:4 refers to "Christ, who is the image of God." Colossians 1:19 refers "to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all" (Eph. 1:22 & 23). Colossians 2:9 "In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead ... What some do or do not do is of no relevance because it proves nothing one way or the other. UPC Question #21. "Whom do some describe as the last person in the trinity? The Holy Ghost. But Jesus said that He was the first and the last. Revelation 1:17-18." Reread the comment regarding #20. What Jesus said has nothing to do with man made ... Jesus was a member of the eloheem. UPC Question #45. "Is Jesus the true God? Yes. 1 John 5:20." Whether the antecedent of the pronoun "this" is Jesus or the Father has been debated for centuries. For that reason 1 John 5:20 cannot be conclusive proof of the author's contention. However, as a member of the plural eloheem ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism-UPC-60-questions-godhead.htm

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Have Crucified Jesus today by your actions? ... If this interpretation is correct, and the excavators are strongly in favor of the Christian significance of symbol and furnishings, then here we have the example of an early house church. In 1945 a family tomb was discovered in Jerusalem by Prof. E.L. Sukenik of the Museum of Jewish Antiquities of the Hebrew University. Prof. Sukenik is the world's leading ... Professor Sukenik points out . . . (that) the cross may represent a "pictorial expression of the crucifixion, tantamount to exclaiming `He was crucified!'" As the tomb is dated by pottery, lamps and the character of the letters used in the inscriptions--from the first century B.C. to not later than the middle of the first century A.D. this means that the inscriptions fall within two decades of the Crucifixion at the latest. (Ancient Times, Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1958, p. 35. See also Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1961, p. 13.) The Crucifixion Of Christ 2000 years ago, the sinless blood of Jesus Christ dripped to the ground as He hung on ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-crucifyJesus.htm

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The Interactive Bible: www.bible.ca ... Indications they were once saved Indications they lost their salvation Why they lost their salvation 2 Peter 2:1 "But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves." the Master had bought them (with Jesus blood) bringing swift destruction upon themselves denying the Master introduce destructive heresies false prophet Acts 20:17,28-30 "And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church." ... 2 Peter 2:20-22 "For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/fall-summary.htm

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Myths about the submission of the wife to her husband Myths about the submission of the wife to her husband "Submission is based upon ancient, old fashioned, outmoded cultural. This is modern age. You are out dated. How dare you talk that way about women. Get with it, this is the 21st century!" Answer: There are 8 reasons why women must submit regardless of culture: (1) Creation order: Man was created first, woman second: 1 Timothy 2:13 (2) Creation origin: Man and all creation was created by God directly out of dust, whereas woman ... Paul's answer to these critics: Gal.1:11-12; I Cor.14:37) "Submission was only required under Old Testament curse, but removed by Christ." (False, since N.T. letters written to the church command submission! N.T. submission because of Adam & Eve, 1 ... Wives commanded to submit to un-Christ-like husbands: A. The wife must submit to her abusive husband "in the same way" that a slave submits to an abusive master: 1 Peter 2:18 + 3:1 B. No husband is sinless and if a wife need not obey her husband because he ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/marriage/marriage-myths-submission-wife-submit.htm

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Sola Scriptura and the Apostolic Fathers: 180 AD: Irenaeus themselves as improvers of the apostles." (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, book 3, 1, 1) Click to View Irenaeus states that the gospel was first orally revealed, then the gospel was recorded in scriptures and calls the scriptures the "ground and pillar" of faith. ... For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers. On this account are we bound to avoid them, but to make choice of the thing pertaining to the Church with the utmost diligence, and to lay hold of the tradition of the truth. For how stands the case? Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient Churches with which the apostles held constant intercourse, and learn from them what is ... the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love towards His creation, condescended to be born of the virgin, He Himself ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-apostolic-fathers-irenaeus.htm

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Werner, Martin: The Formation of Christian Dogma ... For it was inevitable that some time this wrongly conceived problem of revelation would provoke a new crisis. This entanglement in problems, which were misconceived, throws into strong relief the failure of ancient Catholicism relative to the real problems. In the ... Thus was the task set of understanding the proper import of the person of the historical Jesus, for which the myth could have only the sense of a symbolical expression of religious truth. This real problem stood behind the scenes of the furious Trinitarian-Christological disputes of the Church during the period of late Antiquity. And it continued to remain in the back-ground. In a dispute about Christ, which was conducted in such a manner, this problem could not ... In the adoption of this concept the Gnosticising tendency also showed itself For the ' Trias' -'Trinitas' was first adopted as a doctrinal terminus technicus in the period of the Church's controversy with Gnosticism. As a doctrinal concept, 'trinitas' was of Gnostic ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Werner.htm

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The ministry of Dr. Hugh Ross exposed ... Jesus Christ, the Logos, was the exception. He did not fall at all. But still this makes Him subordinate to the Father, being at first on the same level as created beings. For this Jerome, among others, considered Origen to be the precursor to the Arian heresy, which in our day is expressed in the theology of the Unitarians and the Jehovah's Witness cult. Denying hell, Origen reasoned that humans, demons, and even Satan can, and in the end will, be reconciled to God, anticipating the Universalist heresy. He said there is to be "a purging baptism of fire," and thus he anticipated the idea of purgatory, which became a doctrine of the Catholic Church at the First ... Joel Levine, of NASA, found by computer analysis that an ammonia-methane atmosphere at the earth's distance from the sun would be chemically unstable and last only a very short time. For a popular presentation of this, see Science Digest 91:5:42, May, 1983. Oxidized iron in what are considered ancient rocks leads some to think ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tracks/b-hugh-ross.htm

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Church ministers were the first Psychiatrists!: The history of ... Click to View See also: History of Psychiatry homepage Click to View Introduction: The word psychiatrist literally means, "a doctor of the soul" and church ministers were the first psychiatrists who specialized in working with the insane. The record ... Jesus instructs us: "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them." (Luke 6:32). It was natural that individual Christians began benevolent, non-profit "hospitals" where the traveler, the needy, the poor, the sick and the insane could find refuge, help, care, food, shelter and Christian love. The modern hospital system as well the asylums all trace their origin back to a time when church ministers, not medical doctors, were the ones doing ... insane were under the jurisdiction of church ministers and churches, just like any other willful sin: "For at least two centuries (the thirteenth and fourteenth) the plight of the mentally ill was entirely the domain of the theologians, whilst lay ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-history-church-ministers-first-psychiatrists.htm

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Official creed of Church of God, International (Tyler, TX) ... Matthew 19:13-15; Acts 6:5-6; 8:17-18; 13:3; I Timonthy 4:14; Hebrews 6:2 12. KINGDOM OF GOD The Kingdom of God is the family of God ruling as the government of God. It is a future world-ruling government to be set up on earth by Christ at His return, with Jesus as King and the resurrected spirit-composed saints in positions of co-rulership with Him. The Kingdom of God--referred to as a "mystery" in the New Testament--was first preached and explained by Christ, then by His church; it shall be established on earth for a thousand years following Christ's return, and shall be completely fulfilled when New ... Instituted at creation, reaffirmed to Israel as a part of the covenant at Sinai, and taught by Jesus Christ, who is the Messenger of the New Covenant, the observance of the Sabbath is basic to a Christian's relationship with God. Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 16; 20:8-11; 31:12-1 7; Mark 2:27-28; Luke 4:16 20. ANNUAL HOLY DAYS The annual holy days were ordained by God, kept by the ancient ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-CoG-Tyler.htm

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The Lord's Supper A. Bible's major references: 1. Jesus instituted the "Lord's Supper" in Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-23 2. Paul gave us some more details in 1 Cor 10:16-17,21; 11:20-34 a. The church at Corinth had made communion into a common meal: 1 Cor ... B. Both the bread and grape juice must be unleavened in order to exactly duplicate the liturgy of Jesus when he instituted the Lord's Supper: 1. Jesus instituted communion during the days of unleavened bread and the upper room was prepared specifically for the feast of unleavened bread which would require the removal of all leaven including leavened bread and leavened wine. Mark 14:12: "On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, ... The Christian remembers the mockery and the unjust trial where his Lord was condemned to a cruel and painful death. He remembers how Christ Jesus died, exactly as was foretold centuries before that time, and how his Lord came up from the grave, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-communion.htm

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Mental Illness Diagnosis and cures ... "Biblical Psychiatry: Everything you ever needed to know about the 12 Therapeutic Counseling Techniques, you learned from your mother when you were 5 years old! Read the story Click to View The Biblical pattern of counseling Click to View Detailed study of the Greek words for counseling. Click to View Master checklist of Sins that cause mental illness Click to View Full discussion of the Requirements of the councilor Click to ... See: Prescription drugs for mental illnesses index sheet Click to View Using drugs to cure someone of "mental illness" is like trying cure to a chemical psychiatrist of his "atheistic personality disorder" so he suddenly believes in Jesus. Imagine popping a pill in their mouth and they suddenly, for the first time in their lives, have the urge to read the Bible and attend church every Sunday. This is the fictional idea that people have about psychiatric drugs. Just take the drug and it will change what you believe, what you think, how you act and what you say. The ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-cures.htm

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Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism ... This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself. Mary, sinless, perpetual virgin, mother of God, queen of heaven, co-redemptress with Christ 491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, ... the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his Son. "Full of grace," Mary is "the most excellent fruit of redemption" (SC 103): from the first instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life. 964 Mary's role in the Church is inseparable from her union with Christ and flows directly from it. "This union of the mother with the Son in the work of salvation ... They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus. ... So by their fraternal concern is our weakness greatly helped." Prayers for the dead 958 "In full ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: Haggai 2:2-23 ... Sinai when God shook the earth but to the church and heavenly Jerusalem (Mt. Zion). b. Note: The Law of Moses was given on Pentecost 1446 BC at Mt. Sinai but the Law of Christ was given at Jerusalem on Pentecost AD 33. Hebrew 12 connects the events at Mt. Sinai in 1446 BC with the founding of the church-kingdom in AD 33. Hebrews 12 does not connect the events at Mt. Sinai in 1446 BC with the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. c. Two voices of Hebrews ... The Jews today accuse the New Testament writers of ripping the Haggai prophecy out of its already fully fulfilled context in 515 BC and misapplying it to the future Messianic period. d. If Full-Preterists were truly consistent in how they interpret scripture, they would join with the Jews in rejecting Mt 2:23; 2 Sam 7:14; Dan 8:9-14; Isa 7:14 and Haggai 2:6-9 as having any first century application. 7. This ancient Biblical Midrashic hermeneutic used by Jesus, Matthew, Peter and Paul will now be used to correctly decode the Olivet ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Haggai2-Triple-prophecy-Hebrews12-heaven-earth-shaken-greater-glory-moses-zerubbabel-Christ-uncreation-Sinai-Pentecost-second-coming.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 1:1 Jehovah's Witnesses (Arians), on the other hand, define the first "theos" [God] as a personal proper noun/name for the Father and the second exactly like we do, as a "class of being". The difference is that JW's define Jesus as a lessor class of being, and we, defining the two occurrences of God identically, as an equal class of being! Our position is irrefutably solid and the only consistent one. We do give honourable mention to the Modalists, (United Pentecostal church International, UPCI), for they like we, do define God identically in its two occurrences in John 1:1. However, they define God as a personal proper noun/name for the same person, thus they want to read into the passage that ... Walter R. Martin (who does not teach Greek but has studied the language): "The translation...'a god' instead of 'God' is erroneous and unsupported by any good Greek scholarship, ancient or contemporary and is a translation rejected by all recognized scholars of the Greek language may of whom ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john1-1.htm

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Metzger, Bruce M. and Coogan, Michael D., Editors; Daniel N. ... ... Later believers systematized the diverse references to God, Jesus, and the Spirit found in the New Testament in order to fight against heretical tendencies of how the three are related Elaboration on the concept of a Trinity also serves to defend the church against charges of di or tritheism. Since the ... In support of the authenticity of the passage, however, it must be said that the phrasing is much closer to Paul's understandings of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit than to a more fully developed concept of the Trinity. Jesus, referred to not as Son but as Lord and Christ, is mentioned first and is connected with the central Pauline theme of grace. God is referred to as a ... Beyond this immediate context, however, such references raise the question of how Father, Son, and Spirit can be distinct and yet the same. This issue is debated over the following centuries and is only resolved by agreement and exclusion during the christological disputes and creedal councils of the fourth ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Metzger.htm

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The Amazing Telecomputer! ... If the population of your city is greater than 50,000, you will need your own telecomputer. If you live in a small town, co-op with 2 to 5 neighboring churches. (Each church could share the use of the machine for a month at a time.) If your city is over 200,000, you need to buy two machines. (It will take a year to ... The classifications and categories shown in the charts are explained in the text. General Statistics: Total enrollments phoned: 127 Enrollments "not interested": 36 Pranks: 5 Juvenile:15 Never received first lesson: 12 In Matthew 13:47-50 Jesus likens the kingdom of heaven to a fish net that is filled with all kinds of fish. The fishermen were to empty the ... Turn them over to the blank side and use one card for every three days of the month. (Write 1-3, 4-6, etc., through 31 on the tabs.) If someone returns lesson one within 30 days, I search through the revolving file for their snapsheet. I then glue this snapsheet to the back of a Master Student Record Sheet that I use ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-telecomputer.htm

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Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad ... Jesus quoted Deut 6:4 in Mk 12:29 and chose the "unified oneness" word "hen" which is the same word used by Jesus in Mt 19:5, "the two shall become one (hen) flesh. It is significant that Jesus did not use "mono" in Mk 12:29. The word "hen" directly corresponds to "echad" which was used in Deut ... The God of the bible (YHWH) is referred to in the plural Elohim thousands of times. "Actually, the fact that God is called ʾelohim (translated as "God" when referring to the Lord and as either "god" or "gods" when referring to idols) is not unusual. In the Ancient Near East, it was common to refer to the deity in the compound plural, and when speaking of an owner or master, it was often the rule to ... to a cruel lord (Hebrew, ʾadonim qasheh, a plural noun with a singular adjective), and Isaiah 1:3 tells us that a donkey knows the feeding crib of its masters (baʾalim, referring to just one person; cf. the first half of the verse in which reference is made to an ox's owner-in the singular). ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm

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Correspondence course follow-up ... For example, when I get an enrollment on the 16th of the month, I write that date on the coupon and put it in the file marked 16. I take out any enrollment cards from last month in file 16 and phone them. At the back of this 31-day file I add three extra file folders. The first is for those who turn out to be ... In each lesson of the four-lesson correspondence course I wrote, I asked important information about the student, such as their age in lesson one. I request their salvation experience twice once before and once after they study the plan of salvation to detect changes in their thinking. I ask their church affiliation as well. I also record on the master sheet which ... I have never given any forewarning when I do follow-up. Forget the etiquette or else you will be entangled in delays, cost, inefficiencies, and lost souls. Jesus often conducted himself contrary to social custom. (Woman at the well, John 4:7-9,27.) Jesus also said to compel them to come in (Luke 14:16-24). Of all ... ... https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-bc-follow-up.htm

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The theme of the rejected blessing of the firstborn given to ... ... And why has your countenance fallen? "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it." Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother ... V. Jesus Christ: the firstborn, first fruits Supporting texts "Firstborn of creation" "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." (Colossians 1:15) "firstborn among many brethren" "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;" (Romans 8:29) "when He again brings the firstborn into the world" "And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, "And let all the angels of God worship Him."" (Hebrews 1:6) church of the firstborn "to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-Bible-Stolen-blessing-Jacob-Esau-Pattern-theme-firstborn-rejected-blessings-given-to-secondborn-Christ-Christians.htm

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Eupolemus 158 BC chronology He is further identified as son of John, of the family of Accos. The Jewish historian Eupolemus is probably the same person. His work On the Kings in Judaea was quoted in Alexander Polyhistor's first century bc work On the Jews, which in turn was cited by two early Christian writers, Eusebius of Caesarea (Praep. Evang. 9.26.1; ... The Septuagint LXX "Scripture Cannot Be Broken" Start Here: Master Introduction and Index Six Bible Manuscripts 1446 BC Sinai Text (ST) 1050 BC Samuel's Text (SNT) 623 BC Samaritan (SP) 458 BC Ezra's Text (XIV) 282 BC Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections By Steve Rudd: November 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Bible Manuscripts Page Go to: Main Ancient Synagogue Start Page Go To Start: ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Eupolemus-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-creation-5307BC-age-earth-158BC.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Isaiah 45:23-24 = Philippians 2:9-11 the Father and the Son. Further, Isaiah 45:23-24 is another example of the highest form of joint worship. Comments: Anti-Trinitarians know they are in trouble with this verse. First they deny Phil 2:9-11 is a quote of Isa 45:23-24. Next they will say that Phil 2:9-11 teaches that every knee will bow to the Father, not Jesus. ... This would not be so irrefutable, if any form of YHWH (Jehovah) was found even once in the original Greek! Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #4 Ok they are bowing to Jesus, I change my argument, but only in the same way a servant will bow to a human king or master. This is not the highest allegiance that is given exclusively to the Father! After all, in Rev 3:9, sinners will bow down to Christians! Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal refuted Only enemies will bow at Christians feet, not all creation. Philippians 2:9-11 has both enemies and righteous bowing to Jesus! 'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie-behold, I ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians9-11.htm

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The canon of the Bible: A conservative, bible believing perspective ... God's providence gave us the 27 book New Testament Canon, not the church. God, not men decided the canon. This providence does not mean that church leaders were inspired in their selecting the canon, only that God had his eye on the scriptures the ... mentioned in the Bible that are not part of our canon. 5. When the Bible was first viewed as having both an "Old and New Testament" 6. The Canon of Marcion the heretic proves early existence of New Testament. 7. The early use of "nomina sacra" indicates a canon was recognized. 8. Diocletian's destruction and Constantine's production of scripture II. Canon of the Old Testament: 1. Which Old Testament text did Jesus prefer and quote from? 2. A list of Old Testament books quoted by Jesus and ... IV. Reference materials: 1. The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? By F. F. BRUCE, 1943 2. Study resources for the Old and New Testament Canon 3. Ancient lists of Old Testament Book Collections 4. Ancient lists of New Testament Book ... ... https://www.bible.ca/canon.htm

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Kuntillet Ajrud Fortress and Ostraca: One of Solomon's network ... Most striking is that this pagan inscription contains the oldest quotation of the Bible on earth from Numbers 6:24-26 "may the Lord bless and keep you". e. Although the text is in Phoenician, it predates the famous silver scroll by 140 years! (See ... The secondary purpose of this structure is a mystery and some have concluded it was a spiritual rest stop type of place, but not an actual temple of worship per se. The strategic location of Kuntillet Ajrud is located 15 km west of the ancient Darb ... It is tantalizing to try to date Kuntillet Ajrud, to pinpoint in whose reign this religious center was established. The pottery and the form of the script suggests the end of the 9th to the beginning of the 8th centuries. (Did Yahweh Have a Consort, ... Dictionary, 1991 AD) "From the court area, one entered the main structure proper by first passing through a small gate room (locus 5), turning left into a narrow room divided into two wings, whose walls were surrounded by plastered stone benches. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-kadesh-barnea-fortresses-kuntillet-ajrud.htm

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Seventh-day Adventist view Ellen G. White as an inspired prophet Miller's) was directed by the hand of the Lord and that it should not be altered that the figures were as he wanted them." EARLY WRITINGS p. 64 edition 1882 (First Vision 12/1844) "It was just as impossible for them (those that gave up their faith in the 1844 movement) to get on ... Their professions, their prayers and their exhortations are an abomination in the sight of GOD." Spiritual Gifts Vol 1-p. 189. White blames her failed prophecy on the members of the Seventh-day Adventist church! "Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history." SELECTED MESSAGES, ... White says, "The proclamation, 'Behold the Bridegroom cometh' in the summer of 1844, led thousands to expect the immediate advent of Christ. At the appointed time the Bridegroom came, not to the earth, as the people expected, but to those Ancient of Days in heaven to the marriage, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-prophecy-blunders.htm

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Examples of Mental Illness in the Bible: Hebrew Greek word study ... ... Shall this one come into my house?"" 1 Samuel 21:12-15 5. "The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be the overseer in the house of the Lord over every madman [shaga, 7696] who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar, " Jeremiah 29:26 6. "Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad [shaga, 7696] fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know very well the ... It is clear that existemi is the primary word that people used to describe mental illness directly corresponding to our English word "crazy" or "nuts". 3. Most of the time in the NT the word existemi is used in a metaphoric sense for astonishment, amazement. We commonly use "crazy" in a metaphoric way: "When I saw that my dad bought me a brand new Ford Mustang for my 16th birthday I went crazy!" Likewise the first century church commonly used the word existemi metaphorically: "Then Jesus got into the boat with them, and the wind ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-mental-illness-bible-hebrew-greek-word-study-insanity-madness.htm

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Bible Chronology and Timelines ... Chronology of Greek Kingdom Chronology of Roman Kingdom Origin of Synagogues and Christian Church Chronologies and Timelines: 280 BC - AD 70 3 April AD 33 3 April AD 33 Chronology of Synagogues Outline Chronology of Kingdom church Outline Crucifixion Eclipse at sunset Outline AD 33 Crucifixion, 2 BC birth of Christ, 1 BC death of Herod Four Chronology Monographs by Rodger Young and Andrew Steinmann Most preachers are unaware that the date of the birth and crucifixion of Christ are based upon two passages in Josephus. A lot of sermons and publications wrongly have the birth of Jesus in 6 BC and a crucifixion in AD 30, unaware this is based upon the mistaken idea ... Salvation, Judgement and Death Chronologies and Timelines: Today Death Chronology of Salvation Outline Chronology of Hades Outline Daniel Book of Revelation and First Jewish War Chronologies and Timelines: 602 BC - AD 33 AD 66 AD 66 - 70 Chronology of Daniel Prophecies Outline Chronology of Book of Revelation Outline Josephus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/chronology/

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Acceptance of the "disputed" NT books: Hebrews, 2 Peter, James ... over which Christians disagree, is not the cutting edge of what Christianity is all about...there was division everywhere in the church on the books that might be called the 'fringe,' but there was very little disagreement over what was at the core of the ... In addition to the Revelation of John, it also includes the Apocalypse of Peter. Certain books remained problematic for centuries. Hebrews remained controversial in the West until the end of the fourth century. Revelation remained controversial in the East even after it was generally accepted as canonical. The first extant list of New Testament books that exactly matches our canon is found in the Paschal Letter of St. Athanasius of Alexandria (A.D. 367). ... But some say, basing it on a tradition in the Gospel according to Peter, as it is entitled, or "The Book of James," that the brethren of Jesus were sons of Joseph by a former wife, whom he married before Mary." (Origen, Commentary on Matthew, 2.17) c. James is quoted by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/b-canon-disputed-books.htm

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Rapture Refuted: Harold Campinng's numerology date setting end ... See our main Rapture page here. Introduction: 1. Rapture doctrine is one of the most recent "new doctrines" in the history of the Church. The only doctrine more recent is the invention of the sinner's prayer for salvation by Billy Sunday in 1930, ... single exception: Morgan Edwards wrote a short essay as a college paper for Bristol Baptist College in Bristol England in 1744 where he confused the second coming with the first resurrection of Revelation 20 and described a "pre-tribulation" rapture. ... Incredibly Camping says: "In the nineteen years since "1994?" was written, the biblical evidence for 2011 has greatly solidified. Today there is no longer any question, May 21, 2011 is the day in which Jesus Christ will return. What proof is there ... I will not go into the biblical proofs for the meaning of various numbers in this study, but you can discover all of this on our web sites and literature (see Studying Numbers then scroll down to click on each individual number in the left hand ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-harold-camping-2011-official-end-of-the-world-time-rapture-chart-numerology-date-setter-may-21-2011.htm

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Samaritan Chronicle: The Book of Joshua: 1362 AD. Creation 4263 ... ... Chronicle of the book of Joshua (SJ) does not provide us with any valuable information about the origin of the chronology used in the SP for the age of the earth. 3. The 14th century AD manuscript of the SJ is likely a copy of a much older document, but we have no way of projecting it for certain back to the first century. The Septuagint LXX "Scripture Cannot Be Broken" Start Here: Master Introduction and Index Six Bible Manuscripts 1446 BC Sinai Text (ST) 1050 BC Samuel's Text (SNT) 623 BC Samaritan (SP) 458 BC Ezra's Text (XIV) 282 BC Septuagint (LXX) 160 AD Masoretic (MT) Research Tools OT Textual Variants Messianic expectation 300 OT quotes in NT Canon of the Bible Chronology Charts Seder Olam Rabbah Steve Rudd, November 2017 AD: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections By Steve Rudd: November 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Bible Manuscripts Page Go to: Main Ancient Synagogue Start Page Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Samaritan-Chronicle-book-of-Joshua-Chronology-Genesis5-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-creation-4263BC-age-earth-1362AD.htm

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Correspondence Course Follow-Up ... For example, when I get an enrollment on the 16th of the month, I write that date on the coupon and put it in the file marked 16. I take out any enrollment cards from last month in file 16 and phone them. At the back of this 31-day file I add three extra file folders. The first is for those who turn out to be ... In each lesson of the four-lesson correspondence course I wrote, I asked important information about the student, such as their age in lesson one. I request their salvation experience twice once before and once after they study the plan of salvation to detect changes in their thinking. I ask their church affiliation as well. I also record on the master sheet which ... I have never given any forewarning when I do follow-up. Forget the etiquette or else you will be entangled in delays, cost, inefficiencies, and lost souls. Jesus often conducted himself contrary to social custom. (Woman at the well, John 4:7-9,27.) Jesus also said to compel them to come in (Luke 14:16-24). Of all ... ... https://www.bible.ca/bcc/e-bc-follow-up.htm

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History of crucifixion and archeological proof of the cross, ... ... It would be unlikely that Christian Jews would have been buried in that area after 135 A.D. since the Romans forbade Jews to enter Aelia Capitolina . . . after the second Jewish revolt. (from Ancient Times, Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1958, p. 3.) In 1939 ... house church. In 1945 a family tomb was discovered in Jerusalem by Prof. E.L. Sukenik of the Museum of Jewish Antiquities of the Hebrew University. Prof. Sukenik is the world's leading authority on Jewish ossuaries. Note his findings: Two of the ossuaries bear the name "Jesus" in Greek. . . . The second of these also has four large crosses drawn. . . . (Prof. Sukenik) concluded that the full inscriptions and the crosses were related, being expressions of grief at the crucifixion of Jesus, being ... As the tomb is dated by pottery, lamps and the character of the letters used in the inscriptions--from the first century B.C. to not later than the middle of the first century A.D. this means that the inscriptions fall within two decades of the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/d-history-archeology-crucifixion-cross.htm

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