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Church and Biblical History

Missing Papyri Professor Must Return $7 Million to Hobby Lobby

By Filings on Thu, 12/16/21
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“Dirk Obbink…. dodged the private investigators trying to serve him a legal summons in August and September and failed to answer the official letter notifying him that he was required to respond to allegations he had defrauded Hobby Lobby by selling the craft store $7 million worth of ancient papyri that he didn’t actually own.” - C.Today

Why We’re Still Confronting the Same Christmas Heresy as St. Nick

By Filings on Wed, 12/15/21
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“Saint Nicholas, a historical precursor figure for Santa Claus, is said to have attended the First Council of Nicea in A.D. 325… Additional legends assert Nicholas became so enraged by the comments of Arius, who taught Jesus was not equal to God the Father, he slapped Arius across the face.” - Lifeway

How Archaeologists Are Finding the Signatures of Bible Kings, Ancient Villains, and Maybe a Prophet

By Filings on Tue, 11/30/21
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“Wet sifting brings us closer than ever to the world of Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Hezekiah.” - CToday

Prohibition: A Movement of Prudish Killjoys or Righteous Revolutionaries?

By Filings on Tue, 11/09/21
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“A new book reenvisions temperance as a global struggle on behalf of the oppressed and exploited.” - CToday

The courage, creativity and charm of GK Chesterton

By Filings on Thu, 11/04/21
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“I see Chesterton as one of the great defenders of the Christian faith in the 20th century. He was resolutely, persistently, and brilliantly countercultural, and in the wonderful way he spoke out I find three things worthy of praise.” - C.Post

C. S. Lewis, the Self-Described “Most Reluctant Convert”

By Filings on Mon, 11/01/21
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“This Wednesday, November 3, for one night only, the movie ‘The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C. S. Lewis’ will be in cinemas nationwide.” - Alcorn

Related: Two New Films About Faith and Skepticism

Why Gen Z Christians Need Church History

By Filings on Fri, 10/22/21
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“Generation Z (1997–2012) is my generation…. For my generation, the events of two weeks ago often seem devoid of significance, much less 2,000 years ago (or anything in between).” - TGC

Is cosmic airburst site in Jordan evidence of Sodom and Gomorrah?

By Filings on Fri, 10/15/21
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“Questions about the potential existence, age, and location of Sodom are not directly related to the fundamental question addressed in this investigation as to what processes produced high-temperature materials at Tall el-Hammam during the MBA (Middle Bronze Age),” the report notes. - BPNews

Should I Still Read Jonathan Edwards?

By Filings on Fri, 10/15/21
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“We don’t have to abstract Edwards as ‘a man of his times’ or retreat to what we don’t know. We should instead critique him when he clearly gets things wrong. His lifelong commitment to race-based slavery is clearly one such instance.” - TGC

On Catholic Baptists: The London Baptist Confession of Faith

By Filings on Mon, 10/11/21
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“As we ponder the usefulness of creeds, a look back at one of the earliest Baptist confessions provides some guidance. British Baptists in the second part of the 17th century were facing some serious challenges.” - Credo

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