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Get a stripped-down copy of this page. Jacobsen, Paul Skeptical replier to Strobel's Case for Faith and Case for the Real Jesus. Our comments here. Jakes, T. D. See our 2-part series starting in the July 2009 E-Block. Jamnia Council where the OT may have been fixed. Articles The role of the council of Jamnia -- part of an article on the OT canon Jasher, Book of A lost book, but some people don't realize that yet. JEDP theory For material on individual books, check the Scripture Indexes by book name. Articles analyze individual passages in terms of the JEDP theory. Articles Gen. 12:10-20, 20:1-18, and 26:1-11 Gen. 15 and 17 Gen. 21:14-21 Gen. 37 (Midianites and Ishmealites) Exod. 17:2-7, Num. 20:2-13 Num. 16 Deuteronomy 1 Samuel 16-18 The Making of the Old Testament [Off Site] -- includes pertinent commentary showing the internal unity of items like the Flood story A Brief Case for Moses as author of the Pentateuch [Off Site] More on what "Mosaic authorship" means [Off Site] Was the Pentateuch adulterated by later additions? [Off Site] Satire of JEDP principles used on the works of A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh) [Off Site] Jeffrey, Grant See our article in the August/September 2009 E-Block. Jehovah's Witnesses Articles Critique of the JW view of the relation between the Father and the Son; see also here on Brian Holt, a recent JW apologist for Arianism Critique of the JW doctrine against blood transfusion The Physical Nature of the Resurrection -- JW belief is that Jesus was raised as a spiritual being; though written with Skeptics in mind, this article refutes such contentions Critique of general JW doctrine of salvation Cross or Stake? -- JWs assert Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross; this response to atheist Dan Barker covers the same ground The Holy Spirit -- the JWs believe the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force; this article covers that subject JWs and the Divine Name Questions for JWs On "Soul Sleep" -- a JW doctrine, though I do not mention JWs in this article Freeminds.org -- the "Watchers of the Watchtower" -- see their article on soul sleep. Watchman Fellowship essays Jericho Articles On the authenticity of the Jericho story Jesus A large subject, of course. We'll break this down into many subcategories. You might prefer to search by Scripture cite or other subject if you have one in mind. Articles Existence of Jesus Shattering the Christ-Myth: Secular References to Jesus Refuting the Myth That Jesus Never Existed [Off Site] Metacrock's (Joe Hinman's) Jesus page Divine Claims of Jesus Did Jesus Claim to be God? -- contains links to articles discussing various claims to divinity Was Jesus sinless? -- response to Uri Yosef. Also versus Donald Morgan Messianic ideas in the time of Jesus [Off Site] Are the Christologies of Mark and John radically different? [Off Site] Metacrock's (Joe Hinman's) "Messiah page" Recommended books Resurrection Reply to Robert Price's "By This Time He Stinketh" Was Jesus' resurrection nothing unusual? -- part of a reply to C. Dennis McKinsey The nature of the resurrection body -- based on background social and Biblical data Could grave robbers have stolen the body of Jesus? The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus by William Lane Craig [Off Site] The Disciples' Inspection of the Empty Tomb by W. L. Craig [Off Site] Easter: Myth, Hallucination, or History? by Edwin Yamauchi [Off Site] From Easter to Valentinus and the Apostles' Creed Once More: Examination of James Robinson's Proposed Resurrection Appearance Trajectories by W. L. Craig [Off Site] Articles Defending the Resurrection and Deity of Christ on Matt Perman's site Could the Resurrection appearances have been a group hallucination? [Off Site] The Resurrection appearances and the memory studies of Loftus [Off Site] The Guard at the Tomb by William Lane Craig [Off Site] The Historicity of the Empty Tomb of Jesus by W. L. Craig [Off Site] The Gospel Behind the Gospel (Joe Hinman) Resurrection: Back for More? [Off Site] A Closer Look at the Subjective Visions Hypothesis by "Wildcat" Evidence for the Resurrection by Peter Kreeft Recommended books Virgin Birth On the Virgin Birth of Jesus Was Mary "Debauched" by the Holy Ghost? -- an objection from Thomas Paine. D. F. Strauss' objections to the birth narratives -- check here if you hear any really weird ones; they probably came from Strauss If Jesus was virgin-born, why did people call Joseph his "father"? Is it a problem that we do not know Jesus' exact birthdate? Miracles Were the miracles of Jesus invented by the NT writers? [Off Site] Did Jesus Do Real Miracles? -- a critique of a skeptical article Miscellaneous Question: If what Jesus said was so important, why didn't he write it down himself? On the genealogies of Jesus -- see also here [Off Site] Was Jesus illiterate? Why don't the Gospels give us a biography of Jesus? -- they do; see this article for details Was There Time for Legends to Build About Jesus? -- part of a review of Robert Price's Beyond Born Again The Trial of Jesus -- a general defense of the Gospel trial accounts; includes defense against the idea that Jesus was a militaristic revolutionist Did Jesus descend into hell? -- this is written on a Mormon doctrine, but has wider applications Why believe in Jesus as Messiah when he didn't fulfill all the prophecies? [Off Site] On the burial of Jesus -- covers practical aspects, secondary burial, and many other topics [Off Site] Recommended books on the histrorical Jesus "Jesus Police" A website run by a clinical psychologist. It uses sources like G. A. Wells, Alvar Ellegard, Joseph Wheless, and even Acharya S. Real scholarship is absent (other than Bart Ehrman). It uses arguments like these: "By the time of Claudius, around 46, the title...had been changed to 'procurator' and Tacitus made the mistake, in about 115, of attaching this title to Pilate." (Wroe, 1999, p. 65) (See our article on Tacitus; even the most credible atheist on the Secular Web has dropped this argument.) It even recommends The Hiram Key, calling it a "must read" and saying "most of its conclusions are supported by sufficient evidence to be a good starting-off spot for the enthusiastic student." In all, offering nothing not substantially refuted elsewhere on this site. Jesus Seminar Articles Review of The Jesus Seminar and Its Critics On the Gospel of Thomas The Seminar and the Social Sciences -- Critical notes from Herzog's Jesus, Justice and the Reign of God which show that the Seminar's suppositions create a Jesus who is completely out of place in first-century Palestine William Lane Craig critique of the Seminar [Off Site] John the Baptist Articles Does Mark contradict Josephus on the death of John the Baptist? Was John Elijah, or not? John the Baptist as forerunner to Elijah in prophecy [Off Site] Johnson, B. C. Author of the Atheist Debater's Handbook -- and nothing else we know of. Articles Review of the Atheist Debater's Handbook by Jeffrey Stueber Jones, Edgar Author of a site called voiceofjesus.org, who paints Paul as the big villian. Articles Comments on book about Paul Jones replies to us on Luke 14:26; see my new site tektoonics.com for a reply Joseph of Arimathea Does the name "Arimathea" suggest Joseph was a fake? Josephus Articles The References to Jesus in Josephus' Antiquities Does Mark contradict Josephus on the death of John the Baptist? Does Mark contradict Josephus on the purpose of John's baptism? -- part of a larger article on the faith/works question. If we accept miracles from the Bible, why not also those reported by Josephus? Why don't some of the patristic writers quote the Testimonium? Was Luke influenced by Josephus? How Well Did the Patristic Writers Know Josephus? [Off Site] Did Josephus mention Jesus? by C. E. Price [Off Site] Judaism Articles Do Christians misunderstand Jewish atonement? -- part of a critique of Gerald Sigal Are the Gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus anti-Semitic? -- part of a larger item on Jesus' trial Is Matthew 27:24 an anti-Semitic verse? Another on "Fiddler Zvi" Is the Gospel of John anti-Semitic? [Off Site] Judaism vs. Christianity Disrespects Paul. See here. Judas Iscariot Articles Does Matthew contradict Acts on the death of Judas?