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17. Biblical People in Inscriptions

Azariah son of Hilkiah (1 Chr 9:11; Ezr 7:1). Hilkiah was a high priest at the Jerusalem temple at the time of king Josiah of Judah (640-609 BC). A City of David bulla reads: l’zryhw bn hlqiyhw “Belonging to Azaryahu, son of Hilqiyahu.”

113. Eye Witnesses

Acts 2:32 (Codex Sinaiticus) reads (Peter, with the Eleven disciples, said): “God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.”

68. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 53:11 (DSS): “After the suffering of his soul he will see light.“ Matthew 28:5-6 (Codex Sinaiticus): “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen.’”

179. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:16 (DSS MT MSS LXX) “They have pierced my hands and my feet.” Zechariah 12:10 “they will look to me, the one they have pierced.” Matthew 27:35 “When they had crucified him [Jesus] …” John 19:37 “They will look on the one they have pierced.”

170. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 53:5 (DSS): “But he was wounded for our transgressions … and by his wounds we are healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 (Sinaiticus): “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree ... By his wounds we are healed.”

107. Bible Antiquity

While excavating a tomb near Jerusalem in 1979, two silver scroll amulets dated paleographically to 650-586 BC were uncovered, which were found to have Numbers 6:24-26, providing evidence for the antiquity of the Pentateuch.

113. Eye Witnesses

Acts 2:32 (Codex Sinaiticus) reads (Peter, with the Eleven disciples, said): “God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.”

181. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:22: “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.” Matthew 28:10 (Risen Jesus): “Go and tell my brothers …” Hebrews 2:12: “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”

180. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:18 “They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” Matthew 27:35 “When they had crucified him [Jesus], they divided up his garments by casting lots.”

179. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:16 (DSS MT MSS LXX) “They have pierced my hands and my feet.” Zechariah 12:10 “they will look to me, the one they have pierced.” Matthew 27:35 “When they had crucified him [Jesus] …” John 19:37 “They will look on the one they have pierced.”

177. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:1 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 (Codex Alexandrinus) [At his crucifixion] “Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema shabachthani?’ That is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’”

178. Prophecy of the Messiah

Psalm 22:7,8 “They shake their heads, saying, ‘He trusts in the LORD; let him rescue him.” Matthew 27:39-43 [At his crucifixion] “Those who passed by [were] shaking their heads.” [They] mocked him, saying, “He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now.”

122. Eye Witnesses

In Acts 3:15 (Top: Papyrus 74. Bottom: Codex Sinaiticus), Peter with John say to the crowd concerning Jesus, “You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.”

176. Intelligent Design

The Krebs cycle is a metabolic pathway involving 12 enzymes and is used by organisms that respire to generate energy. The cycle is unlikely to have come about by chance. (Cf. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 172, August 2022, 24-38).

111. Intelligent Design

Blood Coagulation System: Factors V VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII Prekallikrein Tissue Factor Prothrombin Fibrinogen t-PA u-PA TFI HC2 Proteins C S Z Plasminogen Antithrombin Thrombomulin Fibrin, etc. Irreducibly complex after initiation pathways converge.

139. Intelligent Design: Complex Molecular Machines

The eukaryotic cilium has over 200 different kinds of protein parts, built on a system of microtubules. One of two engines is kinesin-2 which has two “feet” that walk while carrying a load. The cilium is irreducibly complex.

46. Intelligent Design

The ATP synthase machine with rotary motor is able to produce about 100 ATP molecules per second with near-100% efficiency. ATP synthase is irreducibly complex, which means all parts of the machine had to come into existence at once.

84. Intelligent Design

Lymphocyte cells can produce over 100,000,000 varieties of antibodies. The processes that produce antibodies require an array of molecular machines. The adaptive immune system is irreducibly complex. Top: Antibody 3D. Bottom: SEM blood incl. lymphocytes

155. Prophecy

“Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. And the lame man will leap … and the … mute will sing.” (Isaiah 35:5-6). “Large crowds came … lame, blind, mute, crippled … and he [Jesus] healed them.” (Matthew 15:30).

52. Intelligent Design: Complex Molecular Machines

DNA Polymerase is a multiprotein machine that is involved in DNA replication and repair using a template strand. It tethers to DNA and uses a protein-based sliding clamp and then proofreads and fixes mistakes.