by Craig Branch – Introductory article for the Areopagus Journal Vol. 4 No. 6 – Who Do Men Say that I Am?” Doesn’t everyone in the West know that Jesus is the Son of God? Atheists and hard core agnostics (functional atheists) number only about 14% of the population. So why devote an entire issue … Read More
by Craig A. Evans- Seventy-five years ago Rudolf Bultmann remarked that “we can know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus, since the early Christian sources show no interest in either, are moreover fragmentary and often legendary; and other sources about Jesus do not exist.”1 To be sure, Bultmann’s skeptical stance provoked reactions, … Read More
by Craig Branch – (Introduction to Areopagus Journal Jesus Legend or Lord Part Two Vol. 3 No. 4 – July-August 2003) In our last Areopagus Journal (Vol. 3, No. 3), we began our apologetics response to the attacks on the trustworthiness of the gospel accounts of Jesus and His message, as well as His incarnational … Read More
by Douglas Groothuis- The historical particulars of Jesus’ life are of paramount importance for accurately assessing his message and his identity. We know of nothing written by Jesus. He must be understood in terms of the encounters, discourses, and events narrated in the primary historical documents that recount his life—the four Gospels of the New … Read More
by Steven B. Cowan – One of the central affirmations of the Christian faith is that in Jesus of Nazareth God became a man. The prologue of John’s Gospel makes this affirmation clear: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. . .and the Word became … Read More
Introduction to Areopagus Journal Vol. 3 No. 3 / May-June 2003 by Craig Branch- One of the best-known contemporary apologetic works, which has positively influenced skeptics toward faith, is C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. In it, he posits the great trilemma to the effect that, based on the evidence, Jesus Christ was either “liar, Lord, … Read More
This is a witnessing tract to help show Muslims the difference in their view of Jesus (Isa) as a Prophet and the Christian of Christ as Lord and Savior using verses from the Qur’an and Bible.
By Rev. Clete Hux It was the intern year of my seminary education when I met Barrack, a Muslim college student studying in the U.S. Some students in our college and career department at church had befriended him and brought him to a social function in a church member’s home. Barrack was very friendly and … Read More
This pamphlet is a collaboration to help the Church as well as Muslims understand the Jesus of the Bible and answer the question, “Is the Jesus of the Bible the same Jesus in the Qur’an?” The pamphlet is published by: Declaring His Truth Ministry P.O. Box 871174 Stone Mountain Ga. 30087 Email: declaringhistruth@gmail.com The Pamphlet … Read More
Author: Steven B. Cowan – “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (1 Cor. 15:14, NIV) The Apostle Paul hinged everything on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As he said in 1 Corinthians 15, the truth and meaningfulness of the Christian faith rest on this event. … Read More