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The Bachelor – Part 1 – Could Jesus Have Been Married?

Bible, Historical JesusBy Craig SmithNovember 15, 2012Leave a comment

As the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”[1] recently demonstrated, interest in the possibility that Jesus was married remains high.  The reasons for this are not entirely clear to me, but I suspect several factors are in-play: Modern culture loves a good conspiracy and anything which claims that a powerful organization covered up something about its…

Did you hear the one about Jesus’ wife?

Apologetics, Bible, Historical JesusBy Craig SmithOctober 19, 20121 Comment

Ok, that sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke, but the truth is no laughing matter.  The recently revealed “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”, as some media outlets took to calling it, is yet another example of modern skepticism about the reliability of the canonical Gospels.  It’s hard to get anyone to pay attention to…

James Ossuary Judged Authentic

Apologetics, Bible, Historical JesusBy Craig SmithJune 13, 2012Leave a comment

In 2002, a remarkable find was announced to the world:  an ossuary or bone-box with the Aramaic inscription translating to “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.”  Given that the box itself dates back 2000 years and that it was very unusual to put a brother’s name on a funerary inscription unless the brother was…

If They Got the Names Right…

Apologetics, Historical JesusBy Craig SmithJanuary 25, 2011Leave a comment

by Craig A. Smith, Ph.D. So here’s an interesting set of observations to mull over. According to Tal Ilan, who studied Jewish inscriptions from 330 BC to 200 AD, the most popular names for Jewish men in first century Palestine were as follows (with the number of individuals known to have had that name): 243…

The Lost Tomb of Jesus – A Reasonable Response

Apologetics, Historical JesusBy Craig SmithFebruary 5, 20101 Comment

The Lost Tomb of Jesus – A Reasonable Response Craig A. Smith 3/5/2007   On March 4, the Discovery Channel aired a documentary entitled “The Lost Tomb of Jesus.” Produced by James Cameron (of Titanic fame) and directed by documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, the program suggests that “the 2,000-year old ‘Tomb of the Ten Ossuaries’…

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