"There is absolutely no manuscript evidence—and thus no actual historical evidence—to support the claim that 'originally' the Gospels had no titles" (The Case for Jesus by Dr. Brant Pitre).
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"Should there be any doubt about this, it’s important to compare the manuscript evidence for the four Gospels with the manuscript evidence for the New Testament letter to the Hebrews. Unlike the four Gospels, the letter to the Hebrews is actually anonymous. It never explicitly identifies its author, not even in the title. So guess what happens when you have a real anonymous book? It ends up either remaining anonymous or being attributed to different authors" (The Case for Jesus by Dr. Brant Pitre).
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Structure of the Pentateuch (Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? by Michael Morales, p. 25)
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Diagram of Leviticus (Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? by Michael Morales, p. 29)
Being a Christian requires us to realize the truth about ourselves: we are actually not "fine just the way you are" as the popular platitude states. In the words of St. John the Baptist, "[Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).
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"Notice also that the evidence comes from all over the Roman Empire: Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), Italy, France, North Africa, and Egypt. When ancient witnesses from such geographically diverse regions agree with one another, their testimony needs to be taken very seriously" (The Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre).
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This was a good read https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/a-movie-isnt-worth-sinning-over
I watched Oppenheimer. It was an immoral mistake, it was wrong to do so and I wish I hadn't. Knowingly exposing yourself to pornography, even if brief, isn't justifiable. Saying that there is "only a few minutes" of pornographic content in the movie doesn't justify it. Saying that the pornographic content is okay because it wasn't as bad as some other pornographic content also does not justify it, none of these considerations change the nature of the matter.
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"The Gospels are not just about the life of the man Jesus of Nazareth; they are about the coming of God in the person of Jesus. As we will see in later chapters, the Gospels may be a unique kind of biography, because they are recording the life of a unique person" (The Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre).
"How can the man Jesus of Nazareth have such power and mastery over creation—a power that the Old Testament reserves to the LORD alone? The best explanation is that Jesus is the God of Israel come in person" (The Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre).
"In the end, as an Episcopalian I needed a theory to stay put, and I came to realize that a theory is a thin thread easily broken. The Catholic Church needs no theories" (Out of the Ruins by R. R. Reno).
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Five foundation principles for interacting with atheists (One Less God than You by John DeRosa):
1. Pray every day.
2. Whenever possible, start by asking questions rather than making statements.
3. Don’t let people get away with vague, wishy-washy criticisms.
4. Apologetics is most helpful to those who are already open to the truths of faith.
5. Don’t neglect the soft skills of evangelism.
1. Pray every day.
2. Whenever possible, start by asking questions rather than making statements.
3. Don’t let people get away with vague, wishy-washy criticisms.
4. Apologetics is most helpful to those who are already open to the truths of faith.
5. Don’t neglect the soft skills of evangelism.
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