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Are there contradictions between the gospel accounts? If so, how can we trust the central tenet of Christianity--the Resurrection of Jesus? J. Warner Wallace returns to share how he used his skill set as a detective to investigate the claims of the New Testament gospels and compares his findings to those of atheist/agnostic New Testament scholar, Bart Ehrman.Together, Frank and Jim answer questions like:What's necessary to prove an event occurred in the past?Why weren't first-century historians bothered by textual differences found in the Gospels?Why is it better to have four different gospel accounts vs. one harmonization?Why would God allow these textual differences?What surprised Jim the most the first time he read the Gospels as an atheist?Why do detectives separate eyewitnesses?When doing detective work, why does Jim prefer it when the stories are "messy"?Does the evidence always determine the verdict? In other words, why do Jim and Bart come to different conclusions when it comes to the Resurrection of Jesus?Why is bias against the supernatural a double-standard for materialist atheists?What's the best way to test an eyewitness?If the Gospels are contradictory and can't be trusted, why do critics like Erhman conclude that much of the New Testament is true and that the disciples really believed they saw the resurrected Jesus?How are atheists disagreeing with themselves and agreeing with Christians when it comes to alternative explanations for the resurrection?And so much more! If you normally listen to podcasts on 2x speed you may need to slow it down for this one and take some notes!Resources mentioned during the episode:Jim's website - https://coldcasechristianity.com/Cold Case Christianity - https://a.co/d/dABS4uACase Files: Murder & Meaning - https://casefilesgraphicnovel.com/
Tom Wright responds to audiences questions about Christmas and the birth narratives, the reliability of the gospels, Bart Ehrman on textual transmission, the dating of the gospels, and whether the Ascension actually happened as described. If you would like to give to our end of year appeal please visit: Premier.org.uk • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate
In this week's show we discuss the podcast "Misquoting Jesus" which recently discussed the Gospel of Mark. We explore how "The Messianic Secret" is part of Jesus epic journey of discovery and how Mr. Erhman misses the most important Jewish elements of this narrative. Another interesting Jewish tradition which points to description of the Meshiach in Isaiah 11 is what is known as "The Meal of the Messiah." A Passover commemoration of the 8 day at the end of a week of partaking of the "Matzah/bread of affliction" which is redeemed as the time to look forward to a bright future in the Olam Haba/Age to Come .Mystic-Skeptic Media produces podcasts such as Uncensored Radio Show, Raiders of the Unknown and Jesus The Israelite. In the past 7 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…
A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven, 58% in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings from the Bible. But eternal rewards and punishments are found nowhere in the Old Testament and are not what Jesus or his disciples taught. In this episode, Dr. Bart D. Erhman unfolds the history of post-mortality, drawing from his latest book, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. This episode comes from the 2020 Sunstone Summer Symposium.
A great friend of Paving The Way Home is Fr. Bill O'Shaughnessy from the Archdiocese of Dublin who has contributed to this Podcast in the past. Fr. Bill has founded a new media project called Patricius Ministries. Fr. Bill has kindly given us permission to use some of his material and I highly recommend that you listen to it. It is truly golden. In this episode Fr. Bill does a very detailed analysis of the physical pain suffered by Jesus on the Cross. Let me warn you in advance that it is quite gruesome and graphic, yet reveals to us just how much Jesus loved each one of us by enduring this horrific torture. This comes in perfect timing ahead of Good Friday tomorrow. PATRICIUS MINISTRIES: If you wish to subscribe to Fr. Bill's channel, the details are as follows: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNEpPP7iX8Bc9zKzeK3d3Q YouTube video for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXGyh6Jp0m0 A Selection of sources used: John Meir, A Marginal Jew, Vol. 1, 1991. Gerhard Lohfink, Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was, 2012. C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, 1952. Bart D. Ehrman, Jesus Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible, 2009 Bart D. Erhman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 2012. Bart D. Erhman, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, 2004. Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. II, 2011. Dr. David Terasaka, Medical Aspects of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Journal of Medicine 1996, “Blood, sweat and fear. "A classification of hematidrosis". Available at: Blood, sweat and fear. "A classification of hematidrosis". - Abstract - Europe PMC Dr. C. Truman Davis, A Physician’s View of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In the first reading (post published Mar 27, 2021) Dr. Erhman gives some background re Passover in Jerusalem and how Jesus entered. In the second reading (post published Mar 27, 2015) Dr. Ehrmam compares Matthew's Gospel and Paul and whether followers of Jesus must follow the Jewish law. Also, info on the Ehrmanblog newsletter. Join the blog at https://ehrmanblog.org/ and read up to 6 new posts each week and every post in the archives. Your entire minimal cost of membership goes to charity. https://ehrmanblog.org/did-jesus-really-have-a-triumphal-entry-into-jerusalem/ https://ehrmanblog.org/jesus-matthew-and-the-law/
In the first reading (post published Mar 6, 2021) Dr. Erhman discusses the second weird event (hepatitis) that led him to be a research scholar. In the second reading (post published Mar 21, 2016) Dr. Ehrmam gives an overview of the Book of Acts. Join the blog at https://ehrmanblog.org/ and read up to 6 new posts each week and every post in the archives. Your entire minimal cost of membership goes to charity. https://ehrmanblog.org/another-weird-event-that/ https://ehrmanblog.org/the-book-of-acts-an-overview/
In the first reading (post published Mar 7, 2021) Dr. Erhman continues a thread on the Trinity. In the second reading (post published Mar 14, 2016) Dr. Ehrmam discusses student debates and the religious views of Paul and Jesus. Join the blog at https://ehrmanblog.org/ and read up to 6 new posts each week and every post in the archives. Your entire minimal cost of membership goes to charity. https://ehrmanblog.org/the-doctrine-of-the-trinity-where-we-are-so-far/ https://ehrmanblog.org/do-paul-and-jesus-represent-fundamentally-different-religions/
In the first reading (post published Feb 28, 2021) Dr. Erhman writes about the differences of Jesus' divinity between John's Gospel and the Synoptic Gospels. In the second reading (post published March 3, 2015) Dr. Ehrmam addresses two arguments from mythicists that Nazareth did not exist. Join the blog at https://ehrmanblog.org/ and read up to 6 new posts each week and every post in the archives. Your entire minimal cost of membership goes to charity. https://ehrmanblog.org/in-what-iuo-is-jesus-god-in-matthew-mark-and-luke-my-change-of-mind https://ehrmanblog.org/more-on-the-name-nazareth/
In the first reading (post published Oct 2, 2016), Dr. Erhman responds to two blog members questions regarding inerrancy of the Bible and followers of Jesus doubting the resurrection. In the second reading (post published Sept 29, 2015) Dr Ehrman writes about a textual variant found in Luke's Last Supper. Join the blog at https://ehrmanblog.org/ and read up to 6 new posts each week and every post in the archives. Your entire minimal cost of membership goes to charity. https://ehrmanblog.org/the-inerrancy-of-the-bible-and-those-who-doubt-readers-mailbag-october-2-2016/ https://ehrmanblog.org/the-last-supper-in-luke-an-important-textual-problem/
Original co-host of Atomic Rubbish, Petey G. returns to talk with Dave about politics and religion. Dave brings up Seth Andrews, and Bart D. Ehrman, two guys who's back story is similar to his own and their journey towards a non-Christian existence is similar as well. Pete brings up Australian rules football and the complications of trying to watch it.
For our twelfth episode we're joined by editor and bookseller Jackie Tang of Neighbourhood Books in Northcote as we discuss Witches Abroad! The twelfth Discworld novel, published in 1991, Witches Abroad is the second to star the Lancre witches, who return only two books later for Lords and Ladies. Witch Desiderata Hollow has died and passed on her fairy godmother wand to Magrat Garlick, the youngest of the Lancre witches, along with a note telling her to go to the distant kingdom of Genua to stop a servant girl from marrying a prince - without Granny Weatherwax. Which of course means Granny - and Nanny Ogg - are definitely coming. As they make their way across the Disc by broomstick and riverboat, experiencing all that travel has to offer, they find themselves increasingly drawn into warped stories - and Granny may not be letting on all that she knows about what they'll face when they arrive... As well as providing an extended parody of the English travelling abroad, Witches Abroad is mostly about stories - where they come from, how they influence us, and what they really mean when you stop to think about them. As well as traditional fairytales, Pratchett lampoons everything from The Wizard of Oz to Disney princesses and even Middle Earth. So what did you think of Witches Abroad? Use the hashtag #Pratchat12 on social media to join the conversation. In our next episode we'll be going back amongst the Nomes for book two of the Bromeliad - Diggers! As usual we'd love to get your questions for the podcast; send them in via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat13. Show Notes and Errata: "Voodoo" is a popular culture distillation of several religions, but especially Haitian and Louisiana Vodun, themselves derived from West African Vodun and influenced by many other traditions, including Christianity. Some rituals involve summoning spirits known as lwa or loa, intermediaries between the physical world and the creator deity (Bondye, Mawu or others depending on the tradition). Famous loa include Baron Samedi, a loa of the dead, and Papa Legba, who exists at the crossroads between the material and spiritual worlds. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a 19th century Russian writer. His works are social commentary, mostly in the form of farce and satire. The Government Inspector is his best known novel, but he is mostly remembered for his many short stories including Diary of a Madman, The Nose, The Overcoat and The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich. (His name is pronounced GO-gl, which is more or less the only way we don't try to say Mrs Gogol's name during the podcast.)Of the Discworld books we've covered so far, Wyrd Sisters, Sourcery and Moving Pictures all begin with a death. Pyramids, Men at Arms and Reaper Man all have deaths close to the beginning that are vital (if you'll excuse the term) to their plots.The prose poem Desiderata was written by American writer Max Ehrman in 1927, though it didn't become widely known until the early 1970s. You've almost certainly read or heard at least one of the verses. The poem's copyright status has been a matter of contention over the years, in part because it was printed unattributed in a church leaflet accompanied by the church's founding date, leading some to believe it was much older and therefore in the public domain. As a result the Annotated Pratchett File has a copyright notice asserting Erhman's authorship rather than any quotes, but by contrast you can read the whole thing on Wikipedia. The word "Desiderata" is Latin, the plural form of "desideratum": a thing wished for, or - you guessed it - desirable. It is indeed the source of the English word "desire".We ruined our browser history so you wouldn't have to: Echidna penises are indeed unusual. They are very long for their body size, and with not three but four prongs, more like those seen in reptiles than other mammals. They only use two of the prongs at a time, though.
My guest is Jonathan A. Sheffield. Over the last 2 years he has created a new genre in Christian Apologetics by putting them to 2d/3d animations defending how we got the books of the New Testament. His videos did catch the attention of Dr Bart Ehrman after posting an open challenge to him on his member's forum. Dr Erhman was kind enough to personally email him to move his open challenge to his public blog for a de facto debate on the reliability of the New Testament. He has recreated his de facto debate with Dr Ehrman in his own epic animation style. This promises to be an interesting and informative interview. Don't miss it!! Watch his video productions on Youtube... Part 1 of debate: https://youtu.be/gxf_EhjZd5Y Part 2 of debate: https://youtu.be/ci6kYFkZCYM My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjs... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetgerardwilliamsshow/support
Explore that "El" is the generic word for deity across the Semitic languages. Elohim (plural) is also generic for deity. Baal means "lord" or "master". At Ugarit, Baal is called the most high. El was in the background for the Canaanites. The human world was imposed on the divine world. El and Baal epitaphs were also used of a second figure. In the Israelite world, the Canaanite two system was retained but both slots are occupied by Yahweh figures. The biblical writers could not tolerate a second separate deity so they filled both slots with the invisible and visible Yahweh. These are the antecedents to the Godhead. We have the core of a three person Godhead in the Hebrew Bible. Consider that five times in the New Testament, the Spirit is described as the Spirit of Jesus. Just as Jesus is but is not God, so the Spirit is but isn't Jesus. This is where we get our Trinitarian theology. Explore Benjamin Sommer’s text, “The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel”. He states that the idea of the Christian Trinity is very reconcilable with what we read in the Hebrew Bible. Sommer states that the idea of God being multiple persons and existing simultaneously is not new. This can be found in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern literature. This is important when it comes to New Testament scholars such as Bart Erhman. Erhman views the deity of Christ and concept of the Trinity as being invented late in the history of the early church. There was rampant speculation in between the Testaments as to who the second power was.
From May 17th through June 18th on Religion For Life I am broadcasting a four-part series on the historical Jesus. It is called “Will the Real Jesus Please Rise?” For four weeks, I interview four of the most prolific and provocative scholars in the United States, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Robert M. Price, and Dr. John Dominic Crossan. The second interview in the series is with Dr. Bart Ehrman. Dr. Ehrman teaches religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has written over 25 books on early Christianity. His latest is called Did Jesus Exist? The Case for the Historical Jesus. Here is my review. He is responding to the “mythicist” movement that says Jesus is a fictional character from beginning to end. Erhman says that Jesus did exist, even though he is not the Jesus we learned in Sunday School. He thinks Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet who predicted God’s dramatic intervention that never came.