Lee Strobel

You know? Yeah. There's another species of evidence, not physical evidence, but interesting, about the darkness that fell over the earth at the time of the crucifixion. The Bible says the earth went dark for a period of time. And I'm thinking when I'm reading this for the first time— No, specifically from the sixth to the ninth hour. Right. So— Yeah, exactly.

You know? Yeah. There's another species of evidence, not physical evidence, but interesting, about the darkness that fell over the earth at the time of the crucifixion. The Bible says the earth went dark for a period of time. And I'm thinking when I'm reading this for the first time— No, specifically from the sixth to the ninth hour. Right. So— Yeah, exactly.

You know? Yeah. There's another species of evidence, not physical evidence, but interesting, about the darkness that fell over the earth at the time of the crucifixion. The Bible says the earth went dark for a period of time. And I'm thinking when I'm reading this for the first time— No, specifically from the sixth to the ninth hour. Right. So— Yeah, exactly.

It says those three hours it was dark. Right, right. And I'm reading this thinking, wouldn't somebody have noticed this? Wouldn't somebody else have written something about this if the earth actually went dark during that time period? Well, there was a guy named Thallus who was a historian who wrote a history of the eastern Mediterranean world about 50 AD, which is shortly after this.

It says those three hours it was dark. Right, right. And I'm reading this thinking, wouldn't somebody have noticed this? Wouldn't somebody else have written something about this if the earth actually went dark during that time period? Well, there was a guy named Thallus who was a historian who wrote a history of the eastern Mediterranean world about 50 AD, which is shortly after this.

It says those three hours it was dark. Right, right. And I'm reading this thinking, wouldn't somebody have noticed this? Wouldn't somebody else have written something about this if the earth actually went dark during that time period? Well, there was a guy named Thallus who was a historian who wrote a history of the eastern Mediterranean world about 50 AD, which is shortly after this.

The Roman history. Roman, that's right. And his works have been lost, but in the year 221, a guy named Julius Africanus had a copy of what he wrote, and he was kind of responding to it and said, oh yeah, Thales says that the darkness was as a result of an eclipse. Of the sun. Which we knew it couldn't have been because of the timing of the Passover.

The Roman history. Roman, that's right. And his works have been lost, but in the year 221, a guy named Julius Africanus had a copy of what he wrote, and he was kind of responding to it and said, oh yeah, Thales says that the darkness was as a result of an eclipse. Of the sun. Which we knew it couldn't have been because of the timing of the Passover.

The Roman history. Roman, that's right. And his works have been lost, but in the year 221, a guy named Julius Africanus had a copy of what he wrote, and he was kind of responding to it and said, oh yeah, Thales says that the darkness was as a result of an eclipse. Of the sun. Which we knew it couldn't have been because of the timing of the Passover.

Right. So there you have it. report by a Roman scholar and historian that is corroborating a claim in the scriptures that many people would read and say, that can't be true.

Right. So there you have it. report by a Roman scholar and historian that is corroborating a claim in the scriptures that many people would read and say, that can't be true.

Right. So there you have it. report by a Roman scholar and historian that is corroborating a claim in the scriptures that many people would read and say, that can't be true.

Actually, footnote in my book, Case for Christ. Yeah. Wow. Yeah, it's fascinating. It really is. There's so much. Yeah.

Actually, footnote in my book, Case for Christ. Yeah. Wow. Yeah, it's fascinating. It really is. There's so much. Yeah.

Actually, footnote in my book, Case for Christ. Yeah. Wow. Yeah, it's fascinating. It really is. There's so much. Yeah.

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I actually have a chapter in my book on ghosts and psychics. And I talk about the biblical admonition to avoid mediums, to avoid psychics. I actually talk about ways in which psychics use different techniques of cold readings, warm readings, and hot readings. There are different ways in which they can make it appear that they know things that they don't really know.

I actually have a chapter in my book on ghosts and psychics. And I talk about the biblical admonition to avoid mediums, to avoid psychics. I actually talk about ways in which psychics use different techniques of cold readings, warm readings, and hot readings. There are different ways in which they can make it appear that they know things that they don't really know.