Even those who have been Christians for ages and use the Bible regularly are unaware of certain facts about the development of the canon (list of authoritative books). In this audio blog excerpted from my CD Introduction to the Bible I share with you pointers on the development of the New Testament canon. Get the full picture by purchasing the CD from our store (mp3 download is only $2). Enjoy and be edified.
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My family and good friends know it but those who only know me through media are unaware of the fact that I am something of a ‘closet clown’. I suspect if any family member reads this there would be strong objection to that adjective before clown. It’s too embarrassing to tell you some of the statements they make when they catch me laughing to myself, often. Well, truth be told I find humour in odd places,…

Atheistic Reading of Ps. 19.1: “The heavens declare nothing really, the firmament showeth nothing really, day unto day uttereth nothing really and night unto night showeth nothing really. There is no speech or language from them, full stop, end of pre-scientific rubbish.” Nature does indeed provide evidential proof of the existence of the God of the Bible. But why do I call it Nature’s evidence?

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This is my presentation at a forum in Barbados in 2008 where the moot was ‘Is African-Egyptian Religion the True Doctrinal Source of the Judaeo-Christian Faith?’. Discussants were Ras Dr. Ikael Tafari and Brother Neter affirming, and Dr. Winston Thompson and I countering the moot.
In our exchange this evening it is important to remember the value of supporting evidence for allegations made, in other words we all have to prove the assertions we make.…

Any adult person who cannot, at least, identify with Tiger Woods in his ongoing sex saga is abnormal, too old, too forgetful or ‘too lie’ (untruthful). I say this because even if one has never committed adultery—and remember there is physical as well as emotional adultery—one can still identify with the saga of desire for another to whom one does not belong.
Another dimension of this issue that is oft forgotten is that some of…