Old Testament Survey Class
Dr. John Oakes is teaching an Old Testament Survey class in Bakersfield this week and will be posting notes, power point and audio. Twelve hours of audio are below.
Christian Evidence Class for College Students
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a twelve hour class on Christian evidence specifically for a group of campus ministry interns in Fresno, California July 11-12. Power Point presentations and audio will be uploaded from the class.
Archaeological Evidence for the Seven Years of Insanity of Nebuchadnezzar
A good friend sent a link about a recent article at www.biblereadingarchaeology.com It reports a find of a cuneiform tablet from Babylon which appears to be from Nebuchadnezzar’s son Evil-Merodach regarding a radical change in Nebuchadnezzar’s character in which he is not attending to his responsibilities and has abandoned the worship of Marduk. Nebuchadnezzar Article
Responding to Jewish Disbelief in Jesus as the Messiah
[editor’s note: This is a paper submitted by Drew Tacher, who is one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program. It was sufficiently well done that we wanted to publish the paper for your benefit. If you are interested in the program, click on the appropriate link at the front page of the […]
King Solomon’s Mines Located?
Archaeologists recently reported in National Geographic on excavations in the Negev desert which supports the biblical picture of Solomon as a powerful and wealthy king of Israel. They appear to have discovered some of “King Solomon’s mines.” Evidence from 3000 year old dung supports the belief that Solomon’s kingdom stretched from the Mediterranean to the Negev. […]
Lessons from India, Bangaladesh and Sri Lanka
Dr. John Oakes is delivered a number of lessons on a missionary teaching trip in South Asia Jan 5-22, 2017. Attached are power points, notes and audio for these lessons. From Shadow to Reality India Audio Existence of God Audio Reliability of the Bible Audio Marriage Divorce and Remarriage Audio Marriage and Divorce Notes Acts […]
2016 ICEC at York College in York, Nebraska. History, Archaeology and Christianity Online Registration Now Available
Mark your calendar: Nov. 11-13 The Apologetics Research Society is excited to announce our tenth International Christian Evidences Conference. The theme will be the evidence from History and Archaeology which supports the reliability and the message of Old and New Testaments. The dates will be Nov 11-13. The conference will begin on Friday morning. Speakers […]
History Archaeology and the Bible Updated
Dr. John Oakes has taugh on this topic before, but he recently updated the notes and power point significantly, and is making them available. HistoryArchaeologyandBiblenotes histarchbibppt
Grand Opening of the John Clayton Museum of Ancient History
ARS is proud and excited to announce the opening of the John Clayton Museum of Ancient History, featuring the Foster Stanback Collection. This museum has been the dream of our board chairman Foster Stanback for more than a decade. Huge thanks to York College in York, Nebraska for hosting this amazing museum. Here […]
Evidence for Jesus Class: Audio, PPT and notes
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on the evidence which supports belief in the biblical Jesus at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego Saturdays 9:00-10:30. Your are invited to attend, but the power point, outline and audios will be posted here. Evidence for Jesus Notes Evidence for Jesus PPT […]
A response to RationalWiki’s claim that there are many unfulfilled Old Testament prophecies.
Editor’s note: This is a Q & A already published at the site, but this is a very common issue raised and I thought it would be worth publishing as an article. This is a series of about ten questions. For ease of following the arguments, I will intersperse my answers between the questions. Question: […]
Oldest New Testament manuscript discovery from 80s AD announced from ancient burial mask
One of the most significant Greek New Testament manuscript finds of all time was revealed in a recent article in CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/living/gospel-mummy-mask/ . If confirmed, then this will be a game-changer in the way it supports by physical evidence the early date of the writing of the gospels. As will all such claims, it is wise […]
Once Saved, Always Saved
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the commonly-held doctrine known as “Once Saved, Always Saved”, also known as Perseverance of the Saints. The class was taught in San Diego Nov. 6, 2014 at the Mission Center of Hope. The outline of the class was: I. Where did this doctrine come from? II. What proof-texts […]
ARS/EvidenceforChristianity to Partner with York College in a Museum of Ancient History
Foster Stanback, the Chair of the Board of Apologetics Research Society (the sponsor of this website) has teamed with York College in York, Nebraska to establish a Museum of Ancient History to specialize in items of interest to Christianity. The grand opening of the Museum will be in April, 2015. We have future plans […]
Classes Taught in Spokane by Dr. John Oakes
John Oakes taught three classes for the Spokane Christian Church 9/27/2014. Audio is available here. History, Archaeology and the Bible MP3 History Archaeology and the Bible PPT The Holy Spirit MP3 Shadow to Reality MP3
New class now available for ARS Apologetics Certificate Program: Apologetics and Archaeology
ARS is excited to announce the eighth of our ten courses in our Christian Apologetics Certificate is now available. This is a ten hour class on the historical and archaeological support to the reliability of the Bible. The instructors are Dr. John Wilson, professor emeritus of archaeology from Pepperdine University, as well as Dr. John […]
Reliability of the Bible: Power Points
Brian Colon and Dr. John Oakes taught a six hour class on the reliability of the Bible on Saturday Sept. 14, 2013 at the Orange County Church of Christ, Irvine, CA. The class covered the manuscript and other evidence for the reliability of both the Old and the New Testaments. The power point on the Reliability […]
New class in the ARS Christian Apologetics Certificate Program now available
We are excited to announc that the seventh of an eventual ten classes in our Apologetics Certificate Program is now available. The class is Archaeology and Christianity. The principal teacher is Dr. John Wilson of Pepperdine University. Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. John Oakes also are teachers in this calss. The classes now available are: […]
Is the recently published Coptic manuscript evidence that Jesus was married?
A Harvard professor recently announced what she called evidence that the early church, or at least sectors of it, believed that Jesus was married. Not surprisingly, a question about this came to the web site within hours. The question and answer are below.
New Archaeological Finds in Khirbet Qeiyafa Supports Biblical Account of King David
Professor Yosef Garfinkle of Hebrew University announced in May of this year his discoveries in the Jewish city of Khirbet Queiyafa. The city was occupied from about 1020-980 BC, during the reign of King David. It was a border city between Israel and the Philistines. Items in the city demonstrate conclusively that a uniquely Jewish cult, without graven […]
What about Atlantis, the Sphinx, Ring of Power, Joseph is Amen Ra and other similar theories?
Question: It appears there is physical evidence for great floods – submerged cities all over the world. Many cultures speak of the great floods, isolated by location and time, these cultures seem to share similiar beliefs and architecture (i.e. pyramids built from south america to China). It seems as if, this ties in with the […]
Power Point and Notes: Using OT Archaeology in Teaching and Preaching
The notes and power point are from a class taught by Dr. John Oakes 11/30/2010 as part of our ARS Certificate in Christian Apologetics. The examples used are ones which are particularly useful in using archaeological finds to illustrate important biblical teachings. Notes: OT Archaeology, Teaching and Preaching PPoint OT Archaeology Teach/Preach 3.85 Mb
Video: The Bible from God or Man?
View a video of Dr. John Oakes giving a lecture The Bible, From God or Man? in both English and Hungarian. Go to this URL http://vimeo.com/13257586
AIM Class on Archaeolgy and the Bible
A FAITH-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY: ARCHAEOLOGY & THE BIBLE A class to be taught by John Oakes for an AIM program class Archaeolgy and the Bible in Marietta, Georgia July 10-12. See below for details. A FAITH-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY: ARCHAEOLOGY & THE BIBLE Last year’s Continuing-AIM (C-AIM) session with David Bercot was a hit. Thanks for your interest and […]
Two Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support the Bible
An article by John Oakes about recent archaeological discoveries in Edom and Israel. Two Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support Biblical History Add two to the "we’re not surprised" category of archaeological finds in Palestine. For reasons that are at times hard to understand, archaeologists have moved increasingly in the direction of skepticism toward biblical history, […]
The Gabriel Stone: A new discovery with relevance to the Messiah?
A tablet discovered ten years ago has ink writing on it. It has been dated to the first century B. C. The tablet appears to mention a resurrection of the messiah on the third day. This find may prove to be very significant. Article by Ethan Bronner below (from http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/05/africa/06stone.php) Tablet ignites debate on […]
Recent Discovery Supports Historical Accuracy of the Bible
Scholars at the British Museum announced in 2007 the discovery on a cuneiform tablet which dramatically supports the historical accuracy of the Bible. The tablet mentions a gift of gold from an official Nebo-Sarsekim. This is almost certainly the same Nebo-Sarsekim mentioned in Jeremiah 39:3, dramatically confirming the biblical account of the defeat of Jerusalem in 595 BC Old […]
Archaeological Evidence for the Exodus
Biblical Archaeology: Evidence of the Exodus from Egypt Merneptah Stele ??????????????? Merneptah pylon at University of Penn Museum ??????????????? One of the most important discoveries that relate to the time of the Exodus is the Merneptah stele which dates to about 1210 BC. Merneptah, the king of Egypt, boasts that he has destroyed his enemies […]
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Book of Daniel
Note to reader: this article was found at http://www.christian-thinktank .com/qwhendan3a.html It is not written by anyone at this web site, and we want to give proper credit for this excellent article!!! Section One: The Dead Sea Scrolls Manuscript Data ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1. Do we have any copies of the Book of […]
Power Point: Historia, Arqueologia y la Biblia
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Power Point: History, Archaeology and the Bible
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ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE OLD TESTAMENT by Pat Zukeran
Understanding Archaeology Christianity is a historical faith based on actual events recorded in the Bible. Archaeology has therefore played a key role in biblical studies and Christian apologetics in several ways. First, archaeology has confirmed the historical accuracy of the Bible. It has verified many ancient sites, civilizations, and biblical characters whose existence was questioned […]
HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE by John Oakes
??So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.? Many of us grew up hearing this story at a Sunday school class or on our parent?s laps. Is this a quaint story; a fable with a religious message, […]
