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Alexander J. Shaia believes that there’s a very good reason for the selection of the four gospels of the Bible. In his new book, The Hidden Power of the Gospels, Dr. Shaia moves beyond the surface of ...

Around 800, an unknown Irish monastery listed the appropriate liturgical readings for different feast days. For the mass of the circumcision, the text for the day came from the Gospel of James, ...

The 52 texts discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt include 'secret' gospels poems and myths attributing to Jesus sayings and beliefs which are very different from the New Testament. Scholar Elaine Pagels ...

Literary device theory is gaining popularity among scholars. Philosopher Lydia McGrew doesn’t buy it. Recently, a number of New Testament scholars have been very interested in exploring the ...

For centuries, the Bible has served as the central sacred text of Christianity. But some ancient writings left out of the official canon continue to raise eyebrows and intrigue scholars. One of the ...

The New Testament contains multiple versions of the life and teachings of Jesus. Bart Ehrman, the author of Jesus, Interrupted,, says they are at... Jesus And The Hidden Contradictions Of The Gospels ...

Bible scholar Bart Ehrman began his studies at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Originally an evangelical Christian, Ehrman believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. But later, as a ...