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Bowman to speak at Liberty University

The International Society for Christian Apologetics, whose members include Norman Geisler, Gary Habermas, Ravi Zacharias, and many other noted apologists and scholars, will hold its annual conference on June 6-7, 2008, at Liberty University. Rob Bowman will be presenting twice. His first presentation will be on “John 10:30 and the Shema: New Evidence that Jesus Claimed to Be God.” His second presentation is entitled “Gospel Smackdown: Comparing the Canonical and Noncanonical Gospels.” Ergun Caner, Gary Habmermas, Bill Honsberger, Fred Smith, and Don Veinot are just a few of the scheduled speakers. Other topics include Islam, Scientology, Wicca, Hinduism, Buddhism, Oneness Pentecostalism, the problem of evil, the emerging church, and much more. Registration information is available at the ISCA web site.

Rob Bowman on 23 May 2008 | Events & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

Paul W. Kahn on the deity of Christ

I am currently reading Paul W. Kahn’s recent book Out of Eden: Adam and Eve and the Problem of Evil (Princeton University Press, 2007). Kahn is Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities, and Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School. He regards the Bible as myth and appears to be especially influenced by Sigmund Freud and, among more recent thinkers, Elaine Pagels in his reading of the biblical texts.

It is interesting, then, to see how this scholar perceives the early Christians’ view of Jesus Christ. He writes: Continue Reading »

Rob Bowman on 03 Feb 2008 | Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

Rob Bowman starts blog series on John 10:30

John 10:30 is one of the many biblical texts for which its implications for the doctrine of the person of Christ are disputed. I have just started a series on this question at Parchment and Pen, the blog of Reclaiming the Mind Ministries. Check it out!

Rob Bowman on 27 Jan 2008 | Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

Online Course on Apologetics Starts February 4

If you’re interested in studying apologetics–whether you’re a beginner or coming with some background and experience–check out Rob Bowman’s online course on apologetics. The course will be part of The Theology Program, part of Reclaiming the Mind Ministries. This may be one of the first courses to use the new Apologetics Study Bible as a required textbook. The course begins February 4, 2008, and runs for nine weeks (with classes held online from 10:00 until 11:30 pm EST).

Rob Bowman on 20 Dec 2007 | Other Sites & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

The Birth of a Book

It seemed that the more I conducted seminars and taught classes on the deity of Christ, the more people asked for the material in written format. Of course, this got me thinking about writing a book. Continue Reading »

Ed Komoszewski on 14 Dec 2007 | Putting Jesus in His Place & Ed Komoszewski & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

Do Mormons believe “that Jesus was fully God”?

A recent book co-authored by a Mormon and an evangelical (with some arguably non-evangelical views) claims that Mormons agree with evangelicals “that Jesus was fully God.” I have reviewed this book on Parchment and Pen, the blog of Reclaiming the Mind Ministries.

Rob Bowman on 26 Nov 2007 | Books & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

Rob Bowman on KKLA radio and HisChannel.com tonight

Rob Bowman will be a guest on the Living by the Word radio program tonight, Sunday, November 18, from 10:00 pm to midnight (Pacific time). The program is hosted by Brian Allen of Living by the Word Ministries and Craig Hawkins of the Apologetics Information Ministry. You can listen live in the greater Los Angeles area at KKLA 99.5 FM, or from anywhere on their web site or at HisChannel.com. They will be discussing the book Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ. This is a live, call-in radio program, so you can call Rob with your questions! You can also listen to archives of the broadcast at a later date.

Rob Bowman on 18 Nov 2007 | Putting Jesus in His Place & Events & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

New article on the Son of God in Mark

The current issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Vol. 50, No. 3, Sept. 2007) includes an article by Herbert W. Bateman IV entitled “Defining the Titles ‘Christ’ and ‘Son of God’ in Mark’s Narrative” (pp. 537-59). Although Bateman affirms the deity of Christ, he argues in this article that the title “Son of God” in Mark does not connote deity or refer to Jesus as divine. Rather, he argues, “Son of God” in Mark is synonymous with “Christ” and identifies Jesus as the Messiah, the “son of David.”

I have completed a first draft of a paper on this topic that offers a counterpoint to Bateman’s argument. In my view, the title “Son of God” in Mark connotes something beyond, and greater than, Jesus’ role as the Davidic Messiah–and does, in fact, connote deity. As soon as the paper is available, I will make that known here.

Rob Bowman on 07 Nov 2007 | Rob Bowman | Comments (0)

A Dozen Ways to Answer Someone If You Have No Case

Finding someone’s argument too tough to handle? Over your head in a matter of biblical exegesis, scientific evidence, or logical validity? Don’t despair. Now you can always respond to those smart-alecks and put them in their place. Continue Reading »

Rob Bowman on 10 Oct 2007 | Rob Bowman | Comments (1)

Bowman, others to speak on Jehovah’s Witnesses at Midwestern Seminary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is hosting an interfaith witness workshop on Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, 2007. Workshop sessions will run all day Friday from 9 am to 8 pm with breaks for lunch and dinner, and Saturday morning from 9 am to noon.

The speakers include Midwestern president Phil Roberts, Tal Davis and Rob Bowman of the North American Mission Board, and Paul Blizard, a former Jehovah’s Witness who is now pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley, West Virginia. Both Roberts and Davis were at one time part of what is now called the Apologetics & Interfaith Evangelism department of NAMB, where Bowman is currently serving as manager.

The workshop is free and open to the public. Midwestern is located at 5001 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118. For more information on the speakers and the workshop, as well as contact information, see the seminary’s news release about the event.

Rob Bowman on 10 Oct 2007 | Events & Rob Bowman | Comments (0)