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  • The Dead Sea Scrolls and Old Testament Reliability

    We previously looked at the basic principles used in the discipline of Textual Criticism. We then applied these principles to the New Testament. By these measures the New Testament reliability exceeds that of any other ancient book. But what about the books of the Old Testament? Are they as reliable and unchanged as the New…

  • What is the Greatest Love Story ever?

    If you were to name some classic love stories you might suggest Helen of Troy & Paris (igniting the Trojan War dramatized in the Iliad), Cleopatra and Mark Antony (whose love entwined Rome in a civil war with Octavian/Augustus Caesar), Romeo & Juliet, Beauty & the Beast, or perhaps Cinderella & Prince Charming. In them,…

  • What’s the Gospel? Considered through COVID, Quarantine and Vaccine

    The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, emerged in China towards the end of 2019.  Just a few months later it had raged around the world, infecting and killing millions while spreading to every country. The lightning fast spread of COVID-19 created panic around the world.  People were unsure what to do in light of this pandemic. …

  • Where does ‘Christ’ of Jesus Christ come from?

    Buddha Gautama and Jesus Christ are often compared as founders of two world religions. They are also similar in another important respect – one which gives rise to some misunderstanding. Many people assume that the term ‘Buddha’ forms part of the name for Gautama Buddha. In reality his name was Siddharta Gautama. The term ‘Buddha’ associated with…

  • How did we get the ancient Holy texts we read today?

    The Bible and the Tripitaka, or the Three Baskets, share much in common.  They are both sacred ancient texts. They were also written in languages that are not common today so they usually need to be translated.  The books of the Bible were written in Greek and Hebrew. However, the Buddhist scriptures were originally set…

  • How does a filthy-rich playboy teach wisdom of Maya?

    Maya comes from the Sanskrit meaning ‘that which is not’ and therefore is ‘illusion’.  Different sages and schools of thought have emphasized the illusion of maya in different ways. They commonly warn that the material or physical can mislead our soul and thus entangle and entrap it into bondage.  Our soul aspires to control and…

  • What Ancient Prophetic Oracles Speak Today?

    The Dalai Lama remains the foremost spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. Devotees consider him to be a line of incarnation of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. He has become one of the most recognized religious leaders in the world today. He…

  • What was the History of the Jews?

    Jews have a long past, and they have particularly influenced Asian history. Consider just one example. Karl Marx, who conceived and promoted communism as an economic and political theory in Europe was Jewish. His ideas spread from Europe to Asia, which witnessed the Mao-led Communist revolution in China. Then communist takeovers of North Korea and…

  • Races and Languages: From Where? Answering Racism

    People often mentally categorize others by race. Physical features, like skin color, that distinguish one group of people, a ‘race’, from another, are easy to notice. So Caucasians are ‘white’, while those of Asian and African decent are darker. These traits distinguishing groups of people from each other easily leads to racism. This is the…