Month: December 2023

Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 23: A Careful Analysis of Objection #7

WHERE WE ARE In the Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove the resurrection of Jesus. An important part of their case for the resurrection of Jesus is an attempt to refute some skeptical theories, such as the Swoon Theory. If they FAIL to refute the Swoon Theory, Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 23: A Careful Analysis of Objection #7

Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 21: Premise (D) of Objection #6

WHERE WE ARE In Part 19 of this series, I presented a careful analysis of the argument constituting Objection #6 (Who Overpowered the Guards?) by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli. In Part 20 of this series, I showed that premise (G) was FALSE, and thus that the core argument of Objection #6 is UNSOUND and Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 21: Premise (D) of Objection #6

Why Paul?

It’s one of the great literary mysteries that Luke researched his account and Paul is the great hero of Acts, yet Luke does not seem to have read Paul’s letters. Unless there is something else going on, like satire. It is often commented by secular critics that it is madness evil people should not be Why Paul?

Why the Nativity?

There is nothing indicated about the miraculous nature of Jesus’s birth in Paul or Mark. Scholars thereby generally conclude the virgin birth was a later invention by Matthew and Luke. The two genealogies of Joseph’s bloodline in Matthew and Luke might be a clue. Just as new believers are adopted into the family of God Why the Nativity?

Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 20: The Core Argument of Objection #6

THE CORE ARGUMENT OF OBJECTION #6 The core of the argument for Objection #6 (Who Overpowered the Guards?) against the Swoon Theory has three premises: D. IF the Swoon Theory is true, THEN Jesus did NOT overpower the Roman soldiers who were guarding his tomb on the weekend after Jesus was crucified. F. It is Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 20: The Core Argument of Objection #6

Politics and the pulpit: How white evangelicals’ support of Trump is creating schisms in the church

ROBERT COSTA talks about Tim Alberta and the odd bedfellows of a morally corrupt Trump and religious ideals. In the end, a sport analogy may be apt. If my favorite team is in the baseball playoffs, I would probably want the pitcher who is most likely to win, even if I don’t like the pitcher Politics and the pulpit: How white evangelicals’ support of Trump is creating schisms in the church

Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Evaluation of the Objections Based on John

WHERE WE ARE In the Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove the resurrection of Jesus. An important part of their case for the resurrection of Jesus is an attempt to refute some skeptical theories, such as the Swoon Theory. If they FAIL to refute the Swoon Theory, then their Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Evaluation of the Objections Based on John