Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: 3 Criticisms that Ebla Answers 3

Critics have said that Moses, who lived in 1400 B.C., could not have written the priestly codes and the moral legislation, because there was not time for it to evolve to that level. How do the finds from Ebla address this critique?

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: 3 Criticisms that Ebla Answers 2

The criticism regarding the different names of God in the Pentateuch are silenced by the discoveries in Ebla.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: 3 Criticisms that Ebla Answers 1

The civilization of Ebla existed 1,000 years before Moses and existed for 800 years as a great civilization. The finds from this excavation site revealed two distinct languages used during the reign of Ebla.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: The Kingdom of Ebla

Did the kingdom of Ebla exist? The findings led David Noel Freedman to make this claim, "Behind the tradition of the Bible there is now established fact." There are two or three major criticisms that scholars have made about the Bible over the years, and Ebla has disarmed every one of them.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: Give me one piece of evidence.

Josh gives an interesting defense of the truthfulness of the Scriptures by pointing to the prophecies and history regarding the Jewish people.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: Saul of Tarsus

Josh gives a brief overview of Paul's life, his Jewish roots, and conversion.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: Apostle Paul's Background

Josh explains why one of the greatest testimonies of the power of Jesus Christ, the validity of the Scriptures, and the resurrection is the Apostle Paul.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: Saul of Tarsus

Josh gives a brief overview of Paul's life, his Jewish roots, and conversion.

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Christian Teaching - Is the Bible Reliable - Josh McDowell - Old Testament: Traditions Verify

There are many traditions that record the same stories of history. While many people say this is the very reason they don't believe the Bible, it ironically proves the truth and accuracy of the Bible.

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Focus On The Family - TrueU - Is the Bible Reliable

From Focus on the Family and the creators of The Truth Project, TrueU: Is the Bible Reliable? helps understand God's direct revelation from the Scriptures. Dr. Stephen Meyer lays the foundation for the accuracy of the biblical text by looking at its history.

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