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Paul

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Dec 18, 2025

Did Jesus exist

Consensus among mainstream historians and biblical scholars is that a historical person called Jesus of Nazareth did live in first‑century Palestine; this judgment rests on multiple early Christian an...

Jan 20, 2026

Is there a scripture in the bible against homosexuality

The Bible contains a handful of passages that many readers and religious traditions have long understood as prohibiting same‑sex sexual activity—most often Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 in the Hebrew Bibl...

Jan 23, 2026

What are the key characteristics of the Antichrist described in the Book of Revelation?

The Book of portrays the primarily through the symbolic figure called “the Beast,” a Satan-endowed, charismatic world ruler who demands worship and enforces allegiance, often identified with the “man ...

Jan 29, 2026

How confident are we that James was Jesus’s brother?

Historic evidence makes it highly probable that a prominent figure known as existed and led ; scholars differ, however, on what “brother” precisely denotes—blood brother, step‑brother, or close kinsma...

Nov 6, 2025

What did Adolf Hitler write about Christianity in Mein Kampf (1925)?

Adolf Hitler’s writings in Mein Kampf present statements about Christianity: he sometimes praises Christianity’s social role and calls himself a defender of Christian values while simultaneously attac...

Dec 16, 2025

How many genders according to bible

Different Christian traditions and scholars disagree: many conservative and evangelical sources say the Bible recognizes two genders—male and female—often citing Genesis and church statements . Other ...

Nov 6, 2025

What are the biblical prophecies surrounding the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem?

The core biblical claims about a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem center on Ezekiel’s detailed temple vision (Ezekiel 40–48) and New Testament warnings that a standing temple will feature in end-times even...

Dec 11, 2025

Which Bible verses specifically mention the Antichrist and what do they say?

The New Testament uses the term “antichrist” only in the letters of John, identifying both a present “spirit” and future figures who deny Jesus Christ (1 John 2:18, 2:22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7) . Other New ...

Jan 26, 2026

What biblical passages do pre-tribulation rapture proponents cite as evidence?

Pre-tribulation rapture proponents point to a cluster of passages they say describe a sudden “taking up” of believers distinct from Christ’s post-tribulation —most notably 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Joh...

Dec 2, 2025

Who is the Antichrist described as in the Bible?

The Bible presents “Antichrist” both as a general spirit of opposition to Christ and as a future end‑time figure tied to passages in John, Paul and Revelation; the New Testament uses the term directly...

Jan 30, 2026

How did early church writers (Origen, Eusebius, Jerome) argue that Jesus’ brothers were not Mary’s biological children?

Early church writers offered three main defenses against reading the “brothers” of as ’s biological children: and advanced the claim they were ’s children from an earlier marriage (making them step‑br...

Jan 12, 2026

What specific biblical passages do critics cite against the prosperity gospel?

Critics of the prosperity gospel point to a cluster of biblical passages that, read in context, emphasize self-denial, suffering, warnings about wealth, and the priority of God over money—passages the...

Nov 22, 2025

Did early Christian communities accept Paul's self-identification as an apostle and why or why not?

Early Christian reaction to Paul’s claim to apostleship was mixed: many communities and later church leaders accepted him as “apostle to the Gentiles,” while some Jerusalem Christians and later critic...

Oct 21, 2025

What is Jesus Christ’s middle name

Jesus did not have a documented "middle name" in the modern Western sense; historical evidence identifies , and his birth name in Hebrew/Aramaic was closer to Yeshua/Yeshu/Joshua, often rendered into ...

Jan 29, 2026

What is the historical consensus among non-Christian scholars about Jesus' resurrection?

Most non-Christian professional historians accept as historical that lived in first‑century , taught, and was executed by crucifixion, and they also acknowledge early Christian claims that his tomb wa...

Jan 27, 2026

How did medieval Christian texts portray Jews as sexual deviants and what sources propagated these myths?

as sexually deviant by feminizing Jewish men, pathologizing Jewish sexual practices, and inventing bodily myths (such as Jewish male menstruation) that marked Jews as morally and biologically other . ...

Jan 24, 2026

How have modern scholars dated the different sections of 1 Enoch and what does that imply about its authorship?

Modern scholarship treats (First Enoch) not as a single ancient autograph but as a composite library of Jewish apocalyptic texts produced and redacted across the , with core portions composed between ...

Jan 17, 2026

How do scholars define a false prophetess in modern religious contexts?

Scholars and religious commentators typically define a “false prophet” as someone who claims divine inspiration or prophetic authority but lacks genuine revelation or promotes deceptive teachings . Wh...