The Pool of Siloam
To dismiss John as historically unimportant is absurd. Now it becomes clear that the gospel of John does have reliable historical information. We have found there is such a pool, precisely as John describes it.
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Dr Gary Baxter holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry and has studied the Bible for over 30 years. He is a speaker, author and preacher.

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To dismiss John as historically unimportant is absurd. Now it becomes clear that the gospel of John does have reliable historical information. We have found there is such a pool, precisely as John describes it.
The best selling book of all time apart from the Bible is a Christian book also. It tells the story of a dream written in allegorical form of a man who leaves the City of Destruction with his destination as the Celestial City. Written by John Bunyan from jail in 1678, The Pilgrim’s Progress has never been out of print in almost 350 years. It has been translated into over 200 languages.
The New Testament was composed alongside other documents that did not make it into scripture. What was the criterion that was used?
Mendel experimented while Darwin theorised. Darwin was embraced and Mendel forgotten until real science showed Mendel to be correct and Darwin not.
Strong circumstantial evidence supports the assignment of Naboth’s Vineyard to one discovered in an archaeological dig. again showing the Bible to historically accurate.
Everything was in place for the recording and proclamation of the message the Christ would give. When Jesus was born, the “time had fully come.”
God promised that once the Jews return to their promised land, He would not allow them to be “pulled up from the land.”
Because Daniel’s prophecies were so detailed and accurate, liberal scholars say the book must have been written no earlier than the second century BC. However, the weight of evidence is against such a proposal.
From an Olympic competitor to a brutally treated prisoner of war, to a drunkard racked by post-war nightmares to a new life in Christ free from his tormentors; all in the remarkable life of Louis Zamperini.
The Bible has been under attack from the time the first documents were written and in recent years the attack has become …
Sedimentary rock is formed by the laying down of sediments by water. These sediments are …
The Bible is unique in all literature. What follows are some interestings facts about it.
The question is; Why 400 years between the testaments? But when we look at it closely, it all makes perfect sense.
This gives exactly 173,880 days, which reveals the extreme accuracy of Daniel’s prophecy and the reliability of scripture.
Shishak’s relief not only confirms the Bible’s report of his northern campaign, but also the names and places of six biblical towns.
Antony Flew, the world’s most vocal atheist, looked at the chemistry of life, rejected atheism and announced that he believed in a God as the only possible position he could hold. It is Christianity that makes sense, not atheism.
By creating mankind in His own image, God enabled humans to worship Him and in doing so, bring Him glory.
Information cannot come about by chance it must be programmed into a system
Dr Carl Werner devoted 30 years of his life checking to see if the fossil record really did support evolution. His clear conclusion is that it opposes evolution.
There can be no doubt that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, thereby demonstrating that He was fully man and is fully God.
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Please clarify. I bought your second edition of a defence of the bible and your footnote 133 page 56 refers to romans 20:1. The book of romans does not have chapter 20.
Thanks and regards
Thank you for your comment Richard. You are correct, the reference should be to Romans 1:20. It has been corrected for the next printing.
I purchased your book a defence of the bible and it the footnote 133 on page 56 refers to romans 20:1. The book of romans does not have chapter 20. Please clarify
Thanks and regards