In this series, we are looking at the non-canonical gospel accounts of Jesus’ life. While not considered scripture, they can give us a look at what different early Christians taught and believed about Jesus. The Gospel of Mary Overview: The gospel of Mary is a book of teachings or “sayings” of Jesus. It is not a “Gospel” […]
Continue ReadingTent Making Christianity’s Top 5 Podcasts Of 2020
Tent Making Christianity’s top 5 podcasts of 2020. A few days ago we released our top 5 blog posts of 2020. I mentioned in that article that we had experienced a 25% growth in readership and web site hits this year. Considering everything that happened this year, that was a wonderful surprise. Well, our podcast took an even […]
Continue ReadingTent Making Christianity’s Top 5 Blog Posts Of 2020
Tent Making Christianity’s Top 5 Blog Posts Of 2020. This has been an interesting year to say the least. 2019 was our first full year in operation here at Tent Making Christianity. We grew our audience at a quick and steady pace. 2020 started off building on that momentum. And then the pandemic hit. We saw a sharp decline […]
Continue ReadingWhat Christians Need To Know About The Gospel Of Thomas.
In this series, we are looking at the non-canonical gospel accounts of Jesus’ life. While not considered scripture, they can give us a look at what different early Christians taught and believed about Jesus. The Gospel of Thomas Overview: The gospel of Thomas was first discovered in 1945 with a large group of gnostic papyri near […]
Continue ReadingThe Archeological Evidence For King David
The archeological evidence for Kind David. I once had a Facebook exchange with another Christian that claimed the Bible was just a book of faith. His claims were similar to the ones I often hear from Christians and non-Christians alike: “History relies on certain proofs like artifacts and written documents from the time. The Bible has very […]
Continue ReadingWas Pontus Pilate Scared Of The Jews?
Was Pontus Pilate scared of the Jews? This question is one that has taken on new life in recent years. The common assumption is that a Roman Prefect would not bend to the whims of local leadership of a province they governed. Roman authority was absolute. And Roman leaders surely would not have gotten involved in a theological squabble […]
Continue ReadingWhat Christians Need To Know About The Nazareth Inscription.
What Christians Need To Know About The Nazareth Inscription. Many of you may not have heard about the Nazareth Inscription. Or you may have heard about it, but not known precisely what it is. The tablet with the Nazareth inscription has been in the news lately. So I thought I would put together this post to help everyone […]
Continue ReadingWhat You Should Know About The Caiaphas Ossuary
As a new Christian I was hungry for more information about the Bible and Jesus. I attended every Bible study and lecture I could attend. One of the first lectures I attended was that of Dr. Paul Maier. It was at this lecture that I first heard about the Caiaphas Ossuary. Hearing about the Ossuary for the first time, […]
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