MUTINY ON THE HMS CORINTH:
Under-rowers for Captain Jesus
Gordon Franz
Introduction
On April 28, 1789, eighteen sailors from the crew of the HMS Bounty, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, mutinied against Lieutenant William Bligh because he was allegedly cruel to them, but more than likely the mutineers were smitten by the beauty of the women on [...]
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11Apr
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12Feb
CORNUKE’S FAULTY COMPUTER MODEL
OF PAUL’S SHIPWRECK ON MALTA: An Exercise in Digital Guesswork
Gordon FranzThis article is dedicated to my Maltese and American
friends searching for the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck on Malta.
St. Paul’s Day – February 10, 2013
Introduction
Have you ever watched a news broadcast where the meteorologist says that the next day there would be clear [...] -
07Feb
The Unsolved Mystery of Noah’s Ark. By Mary Irwin. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2012, xv+117pp., $11.95 paper.
Reviewed by Gordon Franz and Bill Crouse
Mary Irwin, the wife of the late moon-walking astronaut, Jim Irwin, has written a book about their adventures on Mount Ararat and the search for Noah’s Ark. This book was prompted by [...] -
02Jan
WHY WE GATHER: To Remember Him
Gordon Franz
When we gather together around the Lord’s Table on the Lord’s Day to remember the Lord Jesus as He requested, we gather:
Not to remember our sins, but rather, the Savior of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15)
Not to remember our good works, but rather, the finished work of the Lord Jesus [...] -
02Nov
by Gordon Franz
Robert Cornuke has Made Five Sensational Discoveries, but where are the Scientific Peer-Reviewed Publications of These Discoveries?
Bob Cornuke claims to have found the real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia, the real mountains of Ararat in Iran and what he thinks might be the remains of Noah’s Ark, the anchor stocks from Paul’s shipwreck [...] -
26Sep
by Gordon Franz
Introduction
During the summer of 2007, Bob Cornuke was a keynote speaker at Promise Keepers events. In his presentation he announced the discovery of a stone object that had an inscription that he claimed was translated “Yahweh,” the name of the God of the Israelites. According to Cornuke, the inscribed stone was found [...] -
16Sep
Unposted Response to the Creationrevolution Website
Gordon Franz
Introduction
On August 16, 2012, the Creationrevolution website posted an article concerning the shipwreck of Paul on Malta that I had written for which I am very grateful. There was a response to that article by a blogger who identified himself as “Paul 427.” I tried to post a [...] -
08Aug
QUESTIONS ABOUT CORNUKE’S PH.D.
Gordon Franz
Is Robert Cornuke’s Ph.D. at an Unaccredited School Based on an Unoriginal Dissertation Partly Written By Others?
Introduction
Robert Cornuke has gained a wide following as a Biblical archaeologist and a “Christian Indiana Jones.” His claims include finding the real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia, the real mountains of Ararat in Iran with [...]Tags: Bob Cornuke, dissertation, investigation, ph. d.
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08Aug
WHY THE SHIPWRECK OF PAUL WAS NOT ON THE MUNXAR REEF ON MALTA
Gordon Franz
Reasons Why the Apostle Paul and Dr. Luke Were Not Shipwrecked on the Munxar Reef off Malta
Introduction
An article on the BASE website (accessed on May 30, 2012) described the reasons Robert Cornuke concluded that the Apostle Paul and Dr. Luke were [...]Tags: Bob Cornuke, malta, Paul, shipwreck
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02Aug
WAS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
TAKEN TO ETHIOPIA?
Gordon Franz
Eyewitness Testimony that the Ark of the Covenant is NOT in Ethiopia
Introduction
Robert Cornuke claims that the Ethiopians have the real Ark of the Covenant in Axum, and he believes it too. On one segment of the December 13, 2011 broadcast of the History Channel program, “Proving [...]