Tekton Apologetics

Index: U-V

Unconditional Election

The U in TULIP. I agree with this petal in principle, but think it hasn't been developed the right way.

• Articles
  • Un Conditioning -- a "neither side is completely right" finding for the doctrine of unconditional election
  • Did God arbitrarily decide who to save and who to condemn? -- Glenn Miller adds an interesting take [Off Site]

Unitarianism

Belief in a single God that is one person. See here with linked response to Unitarian views at end.

Van der Toorn, Karel

Detailed review of Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible.

Van Impe, Jack

Comments here.

Vegetarianism

A lifestyle for your conscience to decide on.

• Articles
  • On misuse of a document called The Gospel of the Holy Twleve
  • Evaluation of claims by the Christian Vegetarian Association
  • Did Abel or Cain offer a lamb?

Veith, Walter

End times writer. Comments here.

Verhoven, Paul

Hollywood guy who mistakenly thinks he's a Biblical scholar. Review of Jesus of Nazareth.

Vermes, Geza

Highly credible Jewish/Biblical scholar.

• Articles
  • Review of The Changing Faces of Jesus
  • Review of Resurrection

Viola, Frank

Highly credible Jewish/Biblical scholar. NOT.

• Articles
  • Review of Pagan Christianity
  • Discussion regarding diakonia

Virgin Birth

Or, more properly, the virginal conception.

• Articles
  • On the Virgin Birth of Jesus
  • The virgin birth prophecy of Is. 7:14 [Off Site] -- includes related issues of alleged misuse of context, and disbelief in the virgin birth in the NT (Mark, Paul and Timothy) and the later church

Voiceofjesus.org

Site by a guy named Edgar Jones who paints Paul as the big villian.

• Articles
  • Comments on book about Paul

Voting

Should Christians vote or take part in politics?