God: A Biography
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal , volume 19, number 2 (Fall 1996). A Review of Jack Miles God: A Biography (Knopf, 1995) To call God: A Biography a misnomer is an understatement. This recent...
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The Gnostic Gospels: Are They Authentic?
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 13, number 03 (1991). The...
Read MoreGnosticism and Christianity: Did Gnosticism Lose out to Christianity?
The following is an excerpt from Article DG040-2 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be read by following the link below the excerpt. GNOSTICISM AND CHRISTIANITY- GNOSTIC UNDERDOGS? Although Pagels and...
Read MoreThe Fifth Gospel: Thomas on Trial
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-2 from the Christian Research Journal. THE FIFTH GOSPEL- THOMAS ON TRIAL The Nag Hammadi text that has provoked the most historical scrutiny is the Gospel of Thomas. Because of its...
Read MoreAre the Gnostic Documents Reliable?
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-2 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. THE RELIABILITY OF THE GNOSTIC DOCUMENTS Historicity is related to...
Read MoreThe Lost Books of the Bible?
THE LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE? Although much excitement has been generated by the Nag Hammadi discoveries, not a little misunderstanding has been mixed with the enthusiasm. The overriding assumption of many is that the treatises...
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Gnosticism and the Gnostic Jesus
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 13, number 02 (1990). The...
Read MoreThe Gnostic God
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be read by following the link below the excerpt. The GNOSTIC GOD: UNKNOWABLE OR KNOWABLE? Many Gnostic treatises speak of...
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The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 of the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. Gnostic Jesus- JESUS AND GNOSIS Unlike the canonical gospels,...
Read MoreWhat Is the Message of Gnostic Christianity?
GNOSTIC CHRISTIANITY- THE GNOSTIC MESSAGE Gnosticism in general and the Nag Hammadi texts in particular present a spectrum of beliefs, although a central philosophical core is roughly discernible, which Gnosticism scholar Kurt...
Read MoreWhat Were the Nag Hammadi Scrolls?
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. In December 1945, while digging for soil to fertilize crops, an Arab...
Read MoreModern Gnosticism
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below the excerpt. MODERN GNOSTICISM Gnosticism is experiencing something of a revival,...
Read MoreWhat Is Gnosticism?
The following is an excerpt from article DG040-1 of the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be viewed by following the link below. What Is Gnosticism? Gnosticism has come to mean just about anything. Calling someone...
Read MoreHow Many Angels Were at the Tomb of Christ?
I found myself virtually screaming out the words, “Will someone please help Professor Bart Ehrman figure out how many angels were at the tomb!” It is a problem he brings up ad nauseum and ad infinitum as his way of...
Read MoreFull Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International
More than two years ago the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) was informed by Christian Research Institute that there were Mormons in membership in some of their local chapters, specifically Salt...
Read MoreGnostic Christianity Revisited: Seek Your Inner Light
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 3 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org A Review of Elaine Pagels,...
Read MoreNeotheism: The Dangers of Making God in Our Image
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 20, number 4 (1998). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal, click here. SUMMARY There is a new “kid” on...
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The Fatherhood of God: Christian Feminists versus Christ and the Creed
This article first appeared in the Volume 23 / Number 2 issue of the Christian Research Journal...
Read MoreFACE the Facts about Evolution
This article first appeared as a four part series in our April 1999, September 1999, November 1999 and January 2000 issues of the Christian Research Report. For further information go to: http://www.equip.org It’s time to FACE...
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Good Fantasy & Bad Fantasy
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 1 (2000). For...
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