Do scientists still accept that American Indians came to the Americas via a land bridge? Well, kind of. It’s a lot more complicated, but there is some truth there still.
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Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn’t. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn’t exist. Part 3 of 3.
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Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn’t. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn’t exist. Part 2 of 3.
To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar
Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn’t. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn’t exist. Part 1 of 3.
To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar
The Old Testament, New Testament, and Intertestamental works describe Satan in very different manner. This allows us to see how the idea of Satan evolved over time.
In this video, I tackle that question of how the idea of Satan evolved during these time periods.
For a longer discussion on Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrgfW…
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Who was Satan? What does the Bible tell us of this figure? How does the figure of Satan develop over time.
In this video, I jump into that massive question, and discuss the early formation of the figure we know of as Satan.
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So I jump into somewhat of a weird question. Could the descendants of giants, as described in the Bible, still exist?
In this video, I jump into the topic of the Nephilim and the idea of what were giants as described in the Bible. I also answer how tall Goliath really was. Surprise, it wasn’t as gigantic as one may think.
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Did Jesus criticize the Jewish authorities? A bit. One story really stands out, and that’s the incident in the Temple.
In this video, I look at the incident at the Temple, and what it really meant. But I also look at the larger picture, and that’s interfaith debates.
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In the 20th century, we see a decline in religion. It was more pronounced in Europe, but even the United States felt the effect. But for some reason, while Europe didn’t rebound, the United States found a golden age of religion.
In this video, I explore the reasons for both the decline and the rise, and what made Europe different from the United States.
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There is this myth that before Europeans showed up, Indigenous peoples in the Americas were at peace with everyone, and violence didn’t really exist. That instead, Europeans introduced things like sexual assault.
But the history of various tribes tells us something else. In this short video, we look at some of those cases, which are rather fascinating.
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