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mid-week apologetics booster (12-16-2021)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: When a person embraces Jesus Christ in repentant faith, Christ Himself establishes eternal peace between that person and God the Father. – John MacArthur Now, here are your weekly links:

Who Wrote Hebrews? Exploring a New Testament Mystery | Desiring God – For the first 1,500 years of church history, most Christians believed Paul wrote the letter of Hebrews. The resurgence in Greek scholarship at the time of the Reformation, however, revealed serious concerns with Pauline authorship, not least of which is the large stylistic discrepancy between Hebrews and Paul’s other letters. In the time since, though many have tried to tie authorship of Hebrews to others in the apostolic band from Barnabas and Silas to Apollos and Luke doubts still render the matter uncertain. Nevertheless, even in the absence of a known author, the authority of Hebrews rests secure. Christians for two thousand years have heard the voice of Christ in the letter of Hebrews, and possessing this God-breathed epistle is far more valuable than knowing its author.: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/who-wrote-hebrews
The Christmas Star | Biblical Science Institute: https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/theology/the-christmas-star/
A T. rex Swimming with Sharks? | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/a-trex-swimming-with-sharks
List of Apologetic resources – Below is a list of various apologetics books, videos, and curriculums. All of the material below I am very familiar the author and/or their content and while I may have a few disagreements here and there, I heartily recommend what’s listed below. : https://www.engageapologetics.com/post/list-of-apologetic-resource-and-curriculum
A Survey of Church History, Parts 1-6 by W. Robert Godfrey | Ligonier Ministries: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/survey-of-church-history-parts-1-6
Why did Anthony Flew the famous British atheist philosopher abandon atheism? Advanced Apologetics Research: https://samzlogic.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/why-did-anthony-flew-the-famous-british-atheist-philosopher-abandon-atheism/
How can you tell if Islam’s holy book the Quran is historically reliable? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2021/12/14/how-can-you-tell-if-islams-holy-book-the-quran-is-historically-reliable-2/
Defining Life: Fertilization | Answers in Genesis – How we know human life begins at conception, as the Bible affirms, and the cultural consequences of ignoring the facts: https://answersingenesis.org/sanctity-of-life/defining-life-fertilization/
Robert Gagnon debates gay activist Jayne Ozanne on Bible vs homosexuality | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2021/12/08/robert-gagnon-debates-gay-activist-jayne-ozanne-on-bible-vs-homosexuality-8/

Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it. Habakkuk 2:18-19 Blessings to you all