The Authenticity of the Deuterocanonical Books 10 min read

In popular history, the earliest known canon of Old Testament books is the Septuagint. The Septuagint was translated from Hebrew to Greek by seventy (hence Septuagint, commonly abbreviated LXX) scholars for Alexander's Great Library in Egypt around the year 300 BC. Supposedly, the scholars were commissioned by Alexander the Great to collect the writings of all the major religions of the time. The Septuagint contains the Old Testament books shared…

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Is There a Biblical Discrepancy Regarding the Time of Jesus’ ‎Crucifixion?‎2 min read

In the Gospel of Mark, we read, “Now it was the third hour, and they crucified him” (Mark 15:25.) This seems like a relatively simple statement—until we read the account of Jesus’ trial in the Gospel of John: “Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour” (John 19:14.) How is it possible that Jesus could be crucified before…

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How did Saul die? (1 Samuel 31:4-5 vs. 2 Samuel 1:6-10) ‎3 min read

The question boils down to: Did Saul kill himself, or was he killed by the young Amalekite who claimed to do a mercy killing? How exactly did Saul die? In the account of the first Book of Samuel, it says: “Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through…

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Why do some Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January?‎1 min read

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The answer to this question is simpler than you may think—some Eastern Orthodox churches use a different calendar, called the Julian Calendar, for their religious holidays and feasts, to the Gregorian Calendar. According to Wikipedia, “The Julian calendar was proposed in 46 BC by (and takes its name from) Julius Caesar as a reform of the earlier Roman calendar, which was largely a lunisolar…

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