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No, The Author of Acts Didn’t Use Josephus

There’s an ongoing debate among scholars about whether the author of the book of Acts used Josephus’ writings. Some critics argue that the…

9 min readMay 27, 2023

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No, The Author of Acts Didn’t Use Josephus

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Pervo’s Pitfall: Acts Is Independent from Paul’s Letters

Did Luke really travel with Paul like Christians have always believed? Richard Pervo, a New Testament scholar, has a different idea. Pervo…

12 min readMay 24, 2023

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Pervo’s Pitfall: Acts Is Independent from Paul’s Letters

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What You Might’ve Missed About the Mount of Transfiguration

Does John’s Gospel give us a much higher view of Jesus than what we find in Matthew, Mark and Luke? Bart Ehrman certainly thinks so. He…

7 min readJul 24, 2022

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Bart Ehrman’s Worst Argument Against John’s Christology

Bart Ehrman is fond of saying that if Jesus really said “Before Abraham was, I am” and “I and my Father are one” the Synoptic Gospels…

5 min readJul 24, 2022

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The Historical Paul vs. The Legendary Paul?

Skeptical critics argue that Luke wasn’t a traveling companion of Paul’s. Why do they say this? Let’s discuss one reason. NT scholar Uta…

7 min readJun 10, 2022

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Sneaky Good Evidence for the Reliability of Joshua

The Book of Joshua tells us about Rahab, a Canaanite prostitute who ends up becoming an unlikely champion of faith. Jericho was one of the…

4 min readApr 22, 2022

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Christianity Has Spread Worldwide, Therefore Prophecy is Real

In Isaiah chapters 40 through 56, we find some of the most stunning prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures. The section is dubbed the Servant…

5 min readApr 16, 2022

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Christianity Has Spread Worldwide, Therefore Prophecy is Real

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Undesigned Coincidences in the Old Testament: Why David Was Betrayed By His Friend

I’m continuing a series on undesigned coincidences in the Old Testament. As a reminder, an undesigned coincidence is a notable connection…

4 min readApr 11, 2022

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An Undesigned Coincidence in the Old Testament: King Hezekiah’s Treasury

There are many popular Undesigned Coincidences in the New Testament. In this post, I want to look at an undesigned coincidence in the Old…

8 min readApr 4, 2022

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An Undesigned Coincidence in the Old Testament: King Hezekiah’s Treasury

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What’s With the Story of Elisha and the Bears?

One of the strangest stories in the Old Testament comes at the end of 2 Kings 2 with Elisha, the bears and 42 children. After God took the…

6 min readMar 11, 2022

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Erik Manning

Erik Manning

I am the Reasonable Faith Chapter Director in Cedar Rapids and the writer for isjesusalive.com. I’m interested in the intersection of Christianity and history.

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