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Historical evidence for the Bethlehem census story

Posted on December 3, 2009 by me

Weekend Fisher writes today concerning some historical evidence for the story – often written off as mere myth – that Jesus was born in Bethlehem as a result of a census.   Apparently, as no Roman documents exist from that period, … Continue reading →

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Idiotic Evangelicals (and some who aren’t)

Posted on November 30, 2009 by me

The other day I was reading something online about the Manhattan Declaration, and saw a comment stating that many evangelicals are hesitant to sign the document because it has been endorsed by Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders, and so … Continue reading →

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Church History in 4 minutes

Posted on November 25, 2009 by me

In keeping with my current look at church history, here’s an interesting overview, with a collection of cool images (especially like the John Locke photo): Thanks to zoecarnate.

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Exploring the Twain 2

Posted on November 23, 2009 by me

In the first post in this series, I introduced my thesis that Western theology is so tainted by a number of influences that did not affect the Eastern Church that the best way to evaluate Western theology is to start … Continue reading →

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