My upcoming book is entitled, The Word Set in Stone: How Science, History, and Archaeology Prove Biblical Truth. It will be published probably in the spring of 2023 by Catholic Answers Press (see the table of contents, Introduction, and other information). The editing work on it is done. Currently, I’m checking up on the latest archaeological discoveries that confirm the accuracy of the Bible since the time I wrote my book. They are constantly occurring. Hezekiah, king of Judah (c.... Read more
Vs. Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer Jason Engwer, who runs the Tribalblogue site, wrote a post entitled, “The Authority Debate Between Jimmy Akin And The Other Paul” (10-29-22). This is my reply. His words will be in blue. ***** Jimmy appealed to the paradigm of scripture, tradition, and magisterium that he claims we see during the time of the apostles. But he acknowledged that Divine revelation started orally during the Old Testament era, without scripture or a magisterium. Indeed it did.... Read more
Reply to Lydia McGrew My friend Lydia McGrew is a scholar in the area of English literature, philosophy, and theology, and author of the books, Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels From Literary Devices, and The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. I am responding to a comment she made online (dated 10-30-22) about the Jerusalem Council. ***** Lydia McGrew stated: We can... Read more
Dr. Pedro Gabriel is a Portugese oncologist, a Catholic apologist, and published writer of “Catholic novels with a Tolkienite flavor.” He’s a good friend of mine. We have different opinions about the COVID vaccines. Here is an amiable dialogue on that controversial topic, from my (public) Facebook page. I’m posting it here at Patheos, where there is (blessedly) no censorship, lest Big Brother FascistBook censor it. In the beginning portions, he was responding mostly to others. Then I joined in... Read more
Also: Did “Early Erasmus” Agree with Luther? Luther researcher and anti-Catholic polemicist James Swan, who runs the Boors All blog, recently explored the famous controversy regarding Luther adding the word “alone” to “faith” in Romans 3:28: “Erasmus, Romans 3:28 and Faith Alone: ‘Vox sola, tot clamoribus lapidata hoc saeculo in Luthero, reverenter in Patribus auditur’ “ (11-29-22). He maintained that in his earlier writings Erasmus agreed with Luther about “faith alone” but in his later writings, he split from him... Read more
17. Ecclesiastes 9:5: “The Dead Know Nothing” / Psalm 146:4: “His Thoughts Perish,” Etc. Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s degree in theology,... Read more
16. Sheol (Hades): Merely the “Grave” or “Underground” or the Conscious Abode of Dead Souls? Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s degree in... Read more
15. Hebrews 12:23: “the spirits of just men made perfect” Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s degree in theology, a degree and postgraduate... Read more
14. Jesus’ Visit (After He Died) to Hades, Preaching to the “Spirits in Prison” and Setting “Captives” Free Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a... Read more
13. Dead Biblical Heroes Return to Earth!: Samuel & Saul / Moses & Elijah at Jesus’ Transfiguration Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s... Read more
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