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Demon Possession of Jesus' Time - Today's Diagnosable Mental Disorders?
It is certainly likely that some diseases in antiquity were misdiagnosed as demon possession. However, even though we live in "the age of science", we probably go too far in assuming that there is no …
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How do the Dead Sea Scrolls impact modern apologetics?
, Christians had a difficult time proving that this did not happen, even though the reality of such an undertaking would have been rejected by Jewish people everywhere and would likely be recorded in history … We can be confident that the Old Testament we read today has been accurately transmitted throughout history from at least a hundred years before the birth of Jesus. …
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How many children did Adam and Eve have?
Ok, I did some searching, and there seems to be some tradition that alleges Adam and Eve and 33 sons and 23 daughters.
This is actually mentioned in one of the answers to a question on this site re …
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How many children did Adam and Eve have?
Is there any indication, then, from history regarding how many children they had?
It seems they would have likely had at least seven, as Cain, Abel and Seth are named. …
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Why did Daniel consider the allotment of food and wine to be wrong for him to eat? [closed]
When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel and took Daniel and other Jewish men into his court, he assigned them food and wine from the king's table.
The king appointed for them a daily ration from the kin …
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What evidence is there that the Chinese script reflects a knowledge of Genesis 1-11?
All of those people at that time would have had a common history that included the accounts found in Genesis 1-11. (The account of the Tower of Babel occurs in Genesis 11.) …
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What evidence is there that the Chinese script reflects a knowledge of Genesis 1-11?
It has been asserted that the author of the Chinese alphabet could very well been knowledgeable of the accounts in Genesis 1-11--those that occurred prior to the division of peoples and languages at B …
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What happened to the two trees in the Garden of Eden?
In Genesis 2, we are told that there were two named trees in the Garden of Eden--the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life.
When Adam and Eve ate fruit from the Tree of the Know …
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Was the mode of execution for Jesus required to be crucifixion?
No Direct Theological Significance
Theologically speaking, crucifixion had no theological significance in itself. Jesus had to die for sins, and God, in His omniscience, foresaw the manner in which …
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Why did the conclave elect Pope Stephen I, when he died prior to taking office?
According to Wikipedia, Pope Stephen I was elected to the papacy in March of 752 A.D., but died a few days later, prior to being installed. As I understand it, Catholic teaching indicates that God's …
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When was the title of "Mother of God" first ascribed to Mary?
I understand that the phrase "Mother of God" appears in the prayer commonly referred to as the "Hail Mary" prayer. I'm wondering, though, what the origin is of the phrase "Mother of God". Did it fir …
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Why did Protestants abandon Liturgy of the Hours?
The key issue is not what is in the prayers, but that the prayers are repetitive. It seems to follow from this that prayers would not arise from a person's heart. Protestants generally believe prett …
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Where did the dates at the bottom of the pages in the Book of Mormon come from?
From these images of an original copy of the Book of Mormon, it appears that the dates and chapter summaries that appear in modern printings do not appear in the original.
When exactly did these su …
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What is significant about the swaddling clothes with which Jesus was wrapped as a baby?
Luke gives the account of Jesus' birth and mentions that Mary wrapped Him in "swaddling cloths".
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling
cloths and laid him in a man …
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How many witnesses are there who physically saw and/or touched the golden plates from which ...
I understand the Book of Mormon has a list of witnesses. However, I have heard that these witnesses may not have actually ever seen the gold plates that contained the original manuscripts for the Boo …
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