Question: Can you explain the supposed contradictions in Luke and John according to Muslims? In John 16:7 the criteria for the coming of the Holy Spirit is that Jesus has to go away, but the Holy S...
Question: Does God play dice? Quantum events are random. So how can God know who is going to heaven? The Bible mentions that those who are saved have been written in the book of life before creation....
Question: Recently I was browsing an article on Wikipedia titled “History of ancient Israel and Judah” and I read some passages I extracted and wanted to know of you could tell me if there...
Question: If miracles are to be considered divine singularities, is the scientific method appropriate for evaluating the occurrence of miracles? Does recognizing the occurrence of miracles halt sci...
Question: Do the ethnic depictions of biblical figures matter? I had a discussion with someone regarding an allegedly “white-washed and racist” depiction of biblical figures in a recent m...
Question: I’ve been interacting with a lot of punk rockers on facebook and on occasion one will post something anti religious and I’ve been making some gentle answers. However, I am hopin...
Question: Does the Old Testament apply to Christians today or is it only the New Testament that really matters? Answer: Of course, the Old Testament applies to Christians today. It comprises over thr...
Question: Hi, Dr. Oakes. I have a question about apostle martyrdom. It has been asserted by people like Bart Ehrman that the evidence for the martyrdom of the apostles is not very strong. I hope this ...
Question: In 2 Samuel 24:13 God told David that he could choose seven years of famine, but in 1 Chronicles he could choose three years. Is this a contradiction? Answer: In the case of 1 Chronicles 21:...
Question: Hello! In my biological anthropology classes at university, the argument of unintelligent design has cropped up a couple of times. In a lecture on primates, the example that came up was tha...