How can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed ‎Jeconiah? ‎(Jesus’ Genealogy: 3 of 3)2 min read

Jeremiah prophesied the Lord's words, no descendant of Jeconiah can sit on the throne of David, yet Matthew listed Jeconiah in the genealogy of Christ. In Matthew's genealogy, Joseph had Jeconiah’s blood in his veins. Therefore, how can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed Jeconiah? He was not qualified to sit on David's throne based on the Old Testament prophecy that: “Is this man,…

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Alternative Theories for the Resurrection of ‎Jesus Christ [6/6]– The Substitution Theory3 min read

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is pivotal to the Christian faith.  Without the Resurrection, Jesus was a phenomenal teacher who lied about being God and was sentenced to an excruciating death for this lie. New Testament textual critics tend to focus a lot of energy on refuting the claim that Jesus physically rose from the dead.  One of those theories is called ‘The Substitution…

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Did Matthew count the number of generations incorrectly? (Jesus’ Genealogy: 2 of 3)2 min read

  Saint Matthew stated that: "all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations" (Matt. 1:17). But when we count them, we find them to be 41 only, not 14 × 3, which is 42. Did Matthew count the number of…

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Alternative theories about the Resurrection [5/6]– The ‎Hallucination Theory2 min read

Christians rely on the claim that Jesus resurrected from death as convincing evidence for the truthfulness of Christianity. Skeptics however have tried to find alternative explanations to the resurrection in ways that rely on naturalistic factors to avoid any miraculous explanations and discredit the Christian claims. One of those alternative explanations is called the hallucination theory. What is the Hallucination Theory exactly? The Hallucination…

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