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What Are The Names of the Thieves Crucified With Christ?
📖 In This Article Introduction What the Four Gospels Say The Names: Dismas & Gestas Name Meanings at a Glance Were They Really Thieves? Dismas — The Good Thief Gestas — The Impenitent Thief Names in Other Traditions Saint Dismas in Church History The Apocryphal Legend Timeline Graphic Frequently Asked Questions References & Further Reading […]
What is the Holy Grail?
The Holy Grail is supposedly the cup or dish Christ used at the Last Supper that was later used by Joseph of Arimathea to catch Christ’s blood as he hung on the cross. It is mythical and not accepted as true by any church. The stories about it were written between 1170 AD and 1240 […]
When is Mary Magdalene First Mentioned In The Bible?
I was simply wondering where Mary Magdelene was introduced in the Bible. I would also love to know what you think about the hype that she and Jesus had more of a connection than the church led/leads on. But that is a secondary question, so if you do not have time/effort, my real question is […]
How Long Was a Year In Biblical Times?
How long was a year in Bible days? For example, was Methuselah really 969 years old as in 365 days times 969, or did their years have fewer or more days than ours today? Thanks!Lyne Hitt There is such insignificant change in the earth’s spin and revolution that the times and seasons have remained the […]
Is Mohammed In The Bible By Name?
There are two places Muslims say the Bible refers to Mohammed by name. The first is John 14:16, 26 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever Here is the reasoning used by Muslims based on the translation from Greek The word […]
More on Sodom and Gomorrah: Did God Not Know? Can He Forget?
Tom writes: God said that he had heard of all the wickedness in Soddom and Gomorrah and he would go there to see if it was true and if so he would destroy it. As in “if you find 50 good people will you spare the city?” God said ‘If I find 50 I will […]
Bible Timeline 1996 BC Birth of Abraham
Recently M. Anderson wrote to tell us we had a mistake on the Amazing Bible World History Timeline. Genesis 11: 26 tells us “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” The Amazing Bible Timeline shows Terah as 130 years when Abraham is born. We use Bishop Ussher’s dates as the basis […]
Bible History Timeline 430 Years In Egypt
Here’s a letter pointing out a possible error and an overlooked fact. I have really enjoyed using the Bible Timeline along with my studies, and appreciate this awesome resource. It really helps to have a clearer picture of all of the events and how they relate to one another. Thank you for the PDF version […]
Biblical History vs. Myths of other Religions
Dominique writes: I found your website to be extremely informative – thank you for providing answers/perspectives to difficult questions. If I may ask a question of my own: I was wondering about the similarities between myths and the occurrences of the Bible and Jesus (i.e. virgin birth, death and Resurrection etc.) – other myths seem to […]