New Testament Debate Guide
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Life of Jesus
- Who was Jesus?
- Why do Matthew and Luke list completely different genealogies from David to Jesus (29 and 43 generations, respectively)?
- Was Jesus born of a virgin birth?
- Was Jesus born in Bethlehem?
- Was Jesus a carpenter?
- Was Jesus the cousin of John the Baptist?
- Were there prophecies for John the Baptist?
- Why did John the Baptist not believe that Jesus was the Messiah?
- Were there prophecies for Jesus as a suffering servant?
- Did Jesus ride a donkey and a horse simultaneously into Jerusalem?
- Why did Herod and others think that Jesus was a reincarnated John the Baptist?
- Were there prophecies of the betrayal?
- Did Jesus fulfill Old Testament prophecies?
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Philosophy of Jesus
- Is looking at a woman with lust the same as adultery?
- Does Jesus have any objections to the cruel laws of the Old Testament?
- Why does Jesus say his disciples are not to pray in public?
- Should children who curse their parents be killed?
- Are there any written eyewitness accounts to Jesus?
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Crucifixion and Resurrection
- Why was Jesus crucified?
- Did Jesus die quickly?
- During the last moments of the crucifixion, did a darkness cover the entire land for 3 hours, the Temple curtain split in two, and an earthquake open up the tombs of all believers?
- Was Jesus's body claimed and placed in a tomb by a family relative?
- Was there any time that the family tomb was not guarded?
- How are the inconsistencies in the Resurrection accounts explained?
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Disciples
- Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute?
- What was Mary Magdalene's role among the disciples?
- Were Jesus and Mary married?
- Who was the Beloved Disciple?
- Why did the disciples for the most part martyr themselves?
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Judgment Day
- Does God refuse to forgive repentant non-believers?
- Why did Jesus tell his disciples and other followers that he would return and bring the Kingdom of God within their lifetimes?
- Is the apocalypse of Revelations true?
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Gospels
- Does the general consensus that the Gospels were written decades after Jesus detract from their reliability?
- How was the canon selected?
- What were rival early Christian beliefs?
- Do the Nag Hammadi codices conflict with canonized Christianity?
- What was the role of women in the early Church?
- Have canonical beliefs changed over time?
