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Did you know that we don’t have the original documents the Bible authors wrote? Did you know we don’t even have the first copies? Or the copies of the copies? Did you know there are 40,000 variants between the copies that we do have? So why should we trust it? Topics Covered In This Episode Ancient historical sources vs the Bible How many copies of the Bible do we have? How old are the earliest manuscripts? What is textual criticism? What is a variant, and why are there so many? Resources Related To This Topic Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace An Embarrassment Of Riches by Dr. Dan Wa
Have the Gospel accounts been corrupted over time? How do we know that what we have now is the same thing the authors wrote 2000 years ago? How do we know things haven’t been added or taken away over time? In this episode, we’ll explore the topic of transmission. We’ll show how we can examine the transmission at various checkpoints. And, we’ll see how the eyewitness accounts were tranmitted from generation to generation. Topics Covered In This Episode The various checkpoints along the transmission path What the students of the apostles believed How the eyewitness accounts were preserved Resour
Are the New Testament authors the only sources we have for the life of Jesus? Are there any secondary sources that can give us information about what happened? What do they have to say? Do they help or hurt our case? When a case goes to trial, we can look at secondary sources to see if the primary sources – meaning the eyewitnesses – are trustworthy. In this episode, we’ll look at some of the apostles’ contemporaries to see what they can tell us about the truthfulness of the eyewitness accounts. Topics Covered In This Episode How multiple secondary sources demonstrate trustworthiness What the
The Gospel authors claim to have been eyewitnesses to the life of Jesus of Nazareth. But can we trust them? Are they telling the truth? Or did they make stuff up due to some ulterior motive? Topics Covered In This Episode Were the authors there? Can their accounts be backed up? Have their stories changed over time? Were the authors biased? Did they have an agenda? Resources Related To This Topic Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace The Fate Of The Apostles by Sean McDowell External Evidence For The Bible Internal Evidence For The Bible Were The Gospel Authors Reliable?
Were the Gospels written close to Jesus’ lifetime? Or were they written humdreds of years later as some people claim? Topics Covered In This Episode When was Acts written? When were the Gospels written? How do we know the authors were there? How do the Gospels compare with other ancient historical sources? Resources Related To This Topic External Evidence For The Bible Internal Evidence For The Bible Were The Gospel Authors Reliable?
People frequently cite a lack of evidence as to why they don’t believe in God. In this episode, we’ll talk about what counts as evidence, whether there is evidence for Christianity, and how we can make the case for Christianity. Topics Covered In This Episode What counts as evidence? Direct evidence vs. indirect/circumstantial evidence Is one type better than the other? The power of cumulative cases Possible vs reasonable The cumulative case for Christianity
You may have heard the term apologetics before. What does that mean? Who is supposed to be an apologist? Topics Covered In This Episode What is apologetics? Why should we use apologetics? Does the Bible tell us we should use apologetics? Who should do apologetics? How should Christians argue?
In this episode, we put our new skills in spotting logical fallacies to the test as we examine arguments from a popular YouTube video. Are the arguments well-reasoned? Or are they full of fallacy? Resources For This Episode Bill Nye’s Original Video List of Common Logical Fallacies Legati Christi Articles On Abortion
How do we know what’s true and what’s false? Aren’t there many ways to God? Why do we care so much about the truth? Show Highlights What Is Truth? Two types of truth How is truth known? Can All roads lead to Heaven? Why should we care about this topic?
How do we know what’s true and what’s false? Aren’t there many ways to God? Why do we care so much about the truth? Show Highlights What Is Truth? Two types of truth How is truth known? Can All roads lead to Heaven? Why should we care about this topic?
