Typically the lists of collected canonical text used in Christian religions. Can also refer to any set of collected works which are purported to sum up or represent the central beliefs of any group.
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Did the walls of Jericho fall outward?
According to the Associates for Biblical Research, the walls at Tell es-Sultan (the Biblical Jericho) fell outward:
In reality what Kenyon, Garstang and other excavators have found at Jericho correlates precisely with the account in the book of…
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Is the Bible the most shoplifted book?
Looking at several 'fun facts' pages, the claim of the Bible being the most shoplifted book appears on several of them. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 Example 4
The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.…
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Was a duel between representatives of the fighting armies an accepted way to end armed conflicts in ancient time?
The bible describes the battle between Goliath and David as a dual between two champions each represents his side fighting between them selves to determine the outcome of a battle. The same is described at the opening scene of the movie Troy
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Do the key Abrahamic holy books claim that their god is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent?
The claim that the Abrahamic god is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent is popular among theologians, practitioners of Abrahamic religions and atheists alike (I am referring to the idea of god, regardless of whether there is a being that fits…
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Does the bible explicitly forbide homosexuality?
It's pretty common to hear that the bible condemn homosexuality, I've seen many references to versus. However, there is a good amount of debate as to which verses are actually speaking specifically about homosexuality.
My question then, are there…
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Were snakes an ancient symbol of wisdom, fertility, and immortality?
Here is a quote from The New Oxford Annotated Bible, NRSV, with Apocrypha, discussing Genesis 3:1
This characterization of the snake emphasizes his wise craftiness, a
characteristic that contrasts with the innocent nakedness of the man
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Is the New Testament significantly corrupted from its originally intended form?
I have seen "evidence" that we know with a great degree of certainty and accuracy what the original New Testament bible said. This is to say, we know what the original authors wrote. I'm not sure how accurate these claims are as they seem to come…
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Do hares chew cud?
In Leviticus 11:6, a hare is referred to as a "chewer of the cud." What evidence is there on this matter?
It is not necessary, strictly speaking, that the evidence be on chewing cud in the same sense as ruminants. From my research, hares are not…
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Is owning a bible punishable by death in North Korea?
This article claims that people may be killed for owning a bible. How true is it?
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Is the name of Prophet Muhammad mentioned in the Bible?
Is the name of the Prophet Muhammad or Ahmad mentioned in the Bible? Does Jesus predict the coming of Muhammad in the Bible?
This video (part 2) is an example of this claim. Here is a quote of a similar claim:
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned…
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Did Winston Churchill say the King James Bible had been translated into more than 760 languages?
In the Jack Chick video "Where was the Bible before 1611? How can we know God endorsed the KJV?" (linked here), this claim is made:
You know, Winston Churchill said that the King James Bible had been translated into more than 760 languages. So…
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Is the mustard seed the smallest of seeds?
From Matthew 13:31-32,
31 He [Jesus] put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs…
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Did the ten plagues take place in Ancient Egypt?
Inspired by this question.
Is there any extrabiblical evidence that any or all of the ten plagues occurred as outlined in Exodus 7:14-11:10? Particularly, any evidence in Ancient Egyptian records?
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Did the bible say slavery was okay?
I am in high school and we are doing a report on why slavery is or is not okay. A lot of my peers have been saying that the bible says there is nothing wrong with slavery. Is this really true?
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Was the Pentateuch dated back to the second millenium B.C.E?
This source claims, and walks through proof, that the 5 Books of Moses (Pentateuch) date all the way back to at least the era of Joshua ~1200 years B.C.E. Is this really true?
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