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Did Samson Sin With The Prostitute In Gaza?

January 30, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Samson is one of the more famous characters in the Bible, particularly known for his extraordinary acts of strength, and his encounter with Delilah. In one the less prominent events of his life, it is commonly believed by Bible scholars, Christians, and others, that the ancient Israelite judge Samson committed immorality with a harlot in the Philistine city of Gaza, based on the scriptural account in Judges 16:1-3. All one has to do is look at some of the numerous Bible commentaries to see this. Did Samson sin with the prostitute at Gaza? read more

Assyrian Cuneiform Seal Discovered Reveals Judah Tax Bill

January 21, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 5 comments

Assyrian Cuneiform Seal discovered in 2025 “The mouths of liars will be silenced”—Psalm 63:11 NIV Until the 1840’s critics claimed the Bible’s many references to the Assyrians were fictional, because there no external evidence outside of the Bible of an Assyrian kingdom. However, these critics claims were silenced with numerous independent archaeological discoveries supporting the Bible’s record of the Assyrian kingdom. Archaeological discoveries continually uncover artifacts which support the Bible record as being authentic and true. One headline described a recent sensational find this way:

Archaeologists Uncover 2,700-Year-Old Inscription Under the Western Wall on the Temple Mount

THE 2025 DISCOVERY OF THE ASSYRIAN CUNEIFORM SEAL Details of this discovery are quoted here in this article.

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet Inscribed With an Ominous Royal Threat

Death and taxes have always been inevitable, even in the ancient world.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel.
According to the cuneiform writing on the seal, which was meant to summarize a longer document, the king of Assyria demanded that the king of Judah pay his taxes.
The seal is thought to be from the same time period when Assyria conquered Judah and made it a vassal state required to pay tribute to the Assyrian king.—Popular Mechanics, November 3, 2025 read more

Mazon Creek Tropical World Fossils Consistent With Global Flood

August 28, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Episode 110 – Mazon Creek Fossil Beds – The Common Descent ...

Exploring the Fossils of Mazon Creek - YouTube

Many “experts” view the Biblical flood account as a myth. However, the recent discovery of an ancient tropical world at Mazon Creek in the US state of Illinois is enlightening:

“More than 300 million years ago, Illinois was a very different place. Instead of cornfields and prairies, the land lay in the tropics, teeming with swamps, rivers and shallow seas.

Today, that ancient world is preserved in the world-renowned Mazon Creek fossil beds, where researchers recently reexamined a massive collection of more than 300,000 fossils and uncovered a breakthrough. It turns out the area (near modern-day Coal City, Illinois) once hosted three distinct ecosystems, each with its own unique animal and plant life. read more

When Was the Gospel of Matthew Written?

July 10, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 19 comments

The Gospel of Matthew was written anonymously, but was universally attributed to Jesus apostle Matthew, until the 1800’s. Today, most scholars, and skeptics and critics no longer believe this. Instead, they claim the Gospel of Matthew is based largely on the Gospel of Mark, which they assert was written first, and also on the totally speculative “Q” source. They claim, therefore, that Matthew is unlikely to have been written by one of Jesus closest followers, namely the former tax collector, and apostle of Jesus, Matthew Levi, but instead was written in the 80’s or 90’s CE by one or more second generation disciples. What does the evidence actually show as to when the Gospel of Matthew was written? read more

When Was Galatians Written & Why Is It Important?

June 18, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The end of Ephesians, continuing on to Galatians 1:1–8 on Papyrus 46(*recto*; c. AD 200)^[1]

When was Galatians written?

“The original of the letter (autograph) is not known to survive. Papyrus 46, the earliest reasonably complete version available to scholars today, dates to approximately AD 200, around 150 years after the original was drafted. Biblical scholars agree that Galatians is a true example of Paul’s writing. The main arguments in favor of the authenticity of Galatians include its style and themes, which are common to the core letters of the Pauline corpus. George S. Duncan described its authenticity as “unquestioned. In every line it betrays its origin as a genuine letter of Paul. A majority of scholars agree that Galatians was written between the late 40s and early 50s, although some date the original composition to c. 50–60.”—Wikipedia read more

Who Wrote Colossians?

June 18, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 4 comments

Who wrote Colossians? Google AI says this about Colossians: “According to Bart Ehrman, the book of Colossians claims to be written by Paul the Apostle, but he argues that it is not genuinely Pauline; meaning he believes Paul did not actually write it. Ehrman, along with many other critical scholars, suggests that the letter was written by someone else, possibly a later follower of Paul, using Paul’s name.”

Let’s examine the relevant facts, to find out who wrote Colossians. Critics, such as Ehrman and others, have only their own speculative ideas from which they postulate. Compelling grounds for questioning the letter’s authenticity are lacking. Colossians contains autobiographical statements from Paul, and even opens with a salutation from Paul. read more

What does “Only Begotten” mean in Jesus’ case?

June 8, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 26 comments

What does “only begotten” mean in Jesus case? “Monogenēs may be used as an adjective. For example, monogenēs pais means only child, only legitimate child or special child. Monogenēs may also be used on its own as a noun. For example, o monogenēs means “the only one”, or “the only legitimate child” . . . Some interpretations of the word “unique” attempt to preclude birth, yet the full Greek meaning is always in the context of a child (genes). A unique child is also a born child, hence the full meaning of the word “begotten” as found in John 3:16 (KJV), for example”—Wikipedia read more

Red Sky – Accurate Bible Weather

May 29, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The Bible accurately reports how a red sky in the evening means fair weather, but in the morning it means rainy weather. Does this weather phenomenon also tell us something else? Could it perhaps even tell us something much more important than the weather forecast?

“The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, ‘When evening comes, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,” and in the morning, “Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah'”—Matthew 16:1-4 NIV read more

Contradiction About When Jesus Went To Paradise?

May 27, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 1 comment

One of the alleged “contradictions” in the Bible is that there is a contradiction about when Jesus went to “Paradise”. Here is the claimed contradiction:

Did Jesus ascend to Paradise the same day of the crucifixion?
(a) Yes. He said to the thief who defended him, “Today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43)
(b) No. He said to Mary Magdelene two days later, “I have not yet ascended to the Father” (John 20:17)

The seeming problem here comes from the punctuation of Luke 23:43 in most translations, which makes it appear as though Jesus went to “paradise” the day he died. “He [Jesus] said to him, ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). read more

Do the Gospels Contradict About Carrying a Staff?

May 25, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

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Skeptics and critics claim the Bible is full of contradictions, and, therefore, can’t be trusted. One of these is that the gospels contradict about the disciples carrying a staff.

The Staff “Contradiction” Examined

Here is the “contradiction”:

Did Jesus allow his disciples to carry a staff on their journey?
(a) Yes (Mark 6: 8)
(b) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)

A cursory reading of the parallel accounts in the gospels makes it appear that there is a contradiction between the gospels of Mark and Luke about whether Jesus wanted his disciples to carry a staff on their journey. read more

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