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60. Intelligent Design: The Moon

Because of the anomalously large mass of the Moon relative to Earth, the rotation axis tilt of the Earth varies by only 1.2 degrees. Also, the Moon is the right size to view a perfect eclipse of the Sun and view its chromosphere.

131. Eye Witnesses

Papyrus 75 contains most of Luke and John and is dated 175 to 225 AD. In the account of the disciple John in 20:24-30, the resurrected Jesus says to Thomas: “Put your finger here; see my hands … Reach out your hand and put it into my side …”

156. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 9:6 (DSS) “… and his name is called Wonder of a Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” John 8:58 (Sinaiticus) (Jesus says to the crowd at the Jerusalem temple) "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham existed, I AM.”

161. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 53:12b (DSS 1QIsa(a)): “He poured out his life to death, and was numbered with transgressors …” Mark 15:27 (Codex Sinaiticus): “And with him [Jesus] they crucified two robbers …”

93. New Testament People

There are at least thirty people in the New Testament that have been cited by non-Christian sources and/or confirmed by archaeology. The New Testament contains multiple independent accounts by eight different authors.

69. Biblical Names in Inscriptions

Gallio (Acts 18:12 etc). A portion of the Delphi Inscription from Delphi, Greece, dated January-August 52 AD, reads: “Gallio, my fr[iend] an[d procon]cil.” It supports Luke’s chronology and recording of the events during Paul’s travels.

90. James

In “Excavating the Evidence for Jesus,” Titus Kennedy discusses the significant evidence supporting the authenticity of the ossuary which has the inscription: Ya’akov bar Yosef akhui di Yeshua “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” James was martyred in 62 AD.

42. Earthquake of 33 AD

In gullies of the Wadi Ze’elim, SW Dead Sea, an earthquake seismite layer can be seen that has been assigned to 31 (+/- 4) AD, which history specifies as 33 AD. This earthquake is noted in Matthew 27:50-51 at the time when Jesus was being crucified.

4. Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions

Simon the Cyrenian carried the crossbeam of Jesus (Mark 15:21). The ossuary of his son Alexander was discovered. The inscription pre 70 AD (Heb. Univ. No. 1965) reads: 1. “Alexander the Cyrenian,” 2. “Alexander (son of) Simon.”

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.”

175. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 53:9 (Top: DSS): “And they assigned his grave with the wicked, yet he was with the rich at his death.” Matthew 27:57,59 (Bottom: Sinaiticus): “a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph … placed it [the body of Jesus] in his own new tomb.”

19. Biblical People in Inscriptions

Gemariah son of Shaphan (Jeremiah 36:10-12). A son of Shaphan the scribe and servant of king Jehoiakim of Judah (609-598 BC). A City of David bulla reads: lgmryhw [b]n spn “Belonging to Gemaryahu, [so]n of Shaphan.”

122. Eye Witnesses

In Acts 3:15 (Codex Vaticanus), 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.”

79. Isaiah 44:24

Isaiah 44:24 (Top: LXX Sinaiticus. Bottom: Dead Sea Scroll 1QIsa(a)) reads: “I am Yahweh, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who fashioned the earth all by myself.”

173. Prophecy of the Messiah

Isaiah 53:3 (DSS): “He was despised, and rejected by people … and we did not value him.” Luke 22:2 (Sinaiticus): “The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him [Jesus].”

15. Isaiah the Prophet

Isaiah/Yeshayah the Prophet (ca. 760-680 BC). A City of David bulla reads: lysayh nvy: "Belonging to Yeshayah the Prophet." The spelling for prophet is also found in Dead Sea Scroll 1QIsa(a) for Isaiah 28:7 and 1QDeut(a) for Deuteronomy 13:4.

93. New Testament People

There are at least thirty people in the New Testament that have been cited by non-Christian sources and/or confirmed by archaeology. The New Testament contains multiple independent accounts by eight different authors.

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.”

159. Biblical People in Inscriptions

The Tel Dan Stele mentions "House of David." Using Reflectance Transformation Imaging, the Dhibon Mesha Stele line 31 also reads “House of David.”