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In 1833, Thomas Starkie observed, “It so rarely happens that witnesses of the same transaction perfectly and entirely agree in all points connected with it, that an entire and complete coincidence in every particular…engenders suspicion.” On this special Easter edition of the podcast, Shane airs an interview he recorded with Lydia McGrew about differences that exist between the four Gospels related to Jesus' resurrection, and whether those differences can be reconciled.SHOW NOTESArticlesConsidering Alternatives to the Resurrection, Shane RosenthalJoanna: Luke's Key Witness? Shane RosenthalBart Ehrman on Jesus & The Claim of Resurrection, Shane RosenthalPassover & The Last Supper, Shane RosenthalWhere Was Jesus Crucified?, Shane RosenthalAre We Witnessing a Paradigm Shift on John's Gospel? Shane RosenthalThe Compelling Nature of Corroborated Testimony, Shane RosenthalSimon of Cyrene: An Intriguing Archaeological Discovery, Shane RosenthalThe Authenticity & Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel, J.B. LightfootIs Luke a Trustworthy Historian?, Sir William RamsayCan We Trust Luke's History of the Early Jesus Movement? Shane RosenthalWhat is the Most Important Thing Taught in the Bible?, Shane RosenthalBooksTestimonies to the Truth, Lydia McGrewHidden in Plain View, Lydia McGrewThe Mirror or the Mask, Lydia McGrewJesus & The Eyewitnesses, Richard BauckhamEaster Enigma, John WenhamThe Doubters Guide to Jesus, John DicksonCan We Trust the Gospels? Peter J. WilliamsOn The Resurrection Vol. 1: Evidences, Gary HabermasOn The Resurrection Vol. 2: Refutations, Gary HabermasAudioFake or Authentic? with Lydia McGrewAuthenticating the Book of Acts, with Lydia McGrewThe Messiah's Redemptive Mission, Shane RosenthalStories of Jesus: Can We Trust Them? with Peter J. WilliamsAre The Gospels History or Fiction? with John DicksonIs John's Gospel Late & Unreliable?, with Daniel WallaceThe Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, with Richard BauckhamLocating Golgotha, with David RohlEvidential Reasoning, with Craig PartonDealing with Discrepancies, with J. Warner WallaceThe Jesus of History & The Gospel CreedVideoThe Resurrection of Jesus, Peter J. WilliamsPeter J. Williams vs Bart Ehrman on the Reliablity of the NTThe Tools & Rules of History, with Gary Habermas, David McIlroy & Shane RosenthalMark Lanier moderated this panel discussion at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston Texas. The forum was inspired by the release of two exhaustive volumes on the historicity of Jesus' Resurrection by Dr. Habermas: On The Resurrection Vol. 1: Evidences, and On The Resurrection Vol. 2: Refutations.Who Is Jesus? Bridging Diverse Voices, St. Louis, MO, April 24th.Shane Rosenthal and Michael McClymond will be defending the historic Christian view of Jesus at this Christian / Muslim conversation which will take place at St. Louis Community College Meramec (located at 11333 Big Bend Rd, in Kirkwood, MO). The purpose is to highlight some of the differences between Christian and Muslim perspectives related to Jesus' identity and mission and to take questions from students. This event is brought to you by St. Louis Community College in partnership with ReThink315. Click here for more info.Share with Friends & FamilyIf you're a fan of the show, please share with others and consider posting a link to this episode via your social media feed. Just copy the URL of this page, paste it into your feed, and write a few words. Also, consider writing a positive review of this podcast via the Apple Podcast app, or your preferred podcast portal. The more reviews we get, the more exposure we get! Thanks for your help!Make a One-Time Gift or Upgrade to a Paid SubscriptionConsider supporting The Humble Skeptic podcast by making a one-time gift or upgrading to a paid subscription via Substack ($5.95 per month, $59 per year). Tax-deductible giving options are also available. Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe

In this episode, Eli is joined by Lydia McGrew to discuss the evidence for the Gospels. (Disclaimer): Lydia McGrew does not hold to the "Inerrancy of the Bible." I strongly disagree with her here and believe that scriptural inerrancy is a vital issue. Nevertheless, the evidence presented here can be utilized by proponents of biblical inerrancy and is therefore, still very valuable information. While Lydia and I have some important differences and disagreements, this was a very enjoyable and informative discussion, and I am grateful that she made the time to come on and speak with me.

Sometimes skeptics allege that in the place where accurate testimony is most needed, i.e. the Resurrection of Jesus, we find the most blatant discrepancies and hopeless contradictions. But are they correct?  Dr. Lydia McGrew joins us to defend the credibility and integrity of the accounts of the Resurrection against the charge of contradiction.  - - - - -  The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support

Originally Recorded February 27th, 2025 About Dr. Lydia McGrew: https://lydiamcgrew.com/ Check out Dr. McGrew's book Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels: https://www.amazon.com/Testimonies-Truth-Why-Trust-Gospels/dp/1947929232 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com

Prolific author and apologist Dr. Lydia McGrew joins us to look at the reliability of the Bible. She specifically addresses a disagreement that came up on a previous episode that asked if the Gospel writes may have made mistakes or intentional changes to better suit the narrative. Dr. McGrew looks at her life's work as well, including the many coincidences in the Gospels that give them authenticity.

One approach to testing the reliability, or lack thereof, of the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection is the "minimal facts" approach by which we look at only those facts that are undisputed among even the most critical scholars. But are there good reasons to move beyond the "minimal facts" to "maximal data"?              Resources mentioned in this episode:  Minimal Facts vs. Maximal Data playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIp6_r9Vga4&list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0sWTtdaXPg8oMRqmYnhU6M   Lydia McGrew on facebook https://www.facebook.com/lydiamcgrewauthor/  Lydia McGrew Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LydiaMcGrewChannel  Lydia McGrew on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1MVo3rKGvGTKGRT2HztvQE  Lydia McGrew on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B073V1ZP1Y   Lydia McGrew website https://lydiamcgrew.com/     Were the Gospels Anonymous? Anonymous gospels episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJbD0IN6qk     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abdumurray  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abdumurray12  Twitter https://twitter.com/abdumurray  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abdumurray    Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

A recommendation of a book that has rediscovered an old approach to Christian apologetics.

Analytic philosopher Dr. Lydia McGrew uses her specialty to answer the perennial question: Is the Gospel of John an eyewitness account or merely a theological fiction?  Resources mentioned in this episode:  Lydia McGrew on facebook https://www.facebook.com/lydiamcgrewauthor/  Lydia McGrew Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LydiaMcGrewChannel  Lydia McGrew on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1MVo3rKGvGTKGRT2HztvQE  Lydia McGrew on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B073V1ZP1Y   Lydia McGrew website with endorsements https://lydiamcgrew.com/     Were the Gospels Anonymous? Anonymous gospels episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJbD0IN6qk     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abdumurray  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abdumurray12  Twitter https://twitter.com/abdumurray  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abdumurray    Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

Show NotesIn Part 1, friends of the show John Nelson and Josh Parikh returned as guests and discussed “McGrewvianism”, which is the apologetic approach of partners Tim & Lydia McGrew.  Their critiques of McGrewvianism centred largely in lack of engagement in the last 150 years of scholarship into the New Testament documents and they related this extensively to the McGrew's use of ‘Undesigned Coincidences' to establish the historical reliability of the NT narratives.Jonathan McLatchie, who we also consider a friend of the show, is in the McGrew camp and wrote a helpful response blog, which also concentrated on Undesigned Coincidences.  In this episode we discuss his responses and we take a wider look at contradictions between texts as a potentially symmetrical opposite concept to Undesigned Coincidences. Links:We discussed ‘undesigned coincidences' with Jonathan McLatchie in our episode 29. Jonathan's blog, which we are responding to, is:https://jonathanmclatchie.com/have-john-nelson-and-josh-parikh-refuted-the-reportage-model/   The tome Andrew mentioned on the Encyclopaedia of Bible Difficultieshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/International-Encyclopedia-Difficulties-Understand-Zondervans/dp/0310241464 The criminal case Frances discussed: a summary of the Hanratty case is here:https://mobile-webview.gmail.com/-1530513736/426787727007691964(You can access the full judgment from a link on the summary page.) [We didn't give Bible references in the podcast to the uncertainty over the disciple Andrew's home, which impacts on Philip's. They are John 1v44 and Mark 1v21, 22 & 29] Doubts Aloud Links:Please give feedback and ask questions using:  doubtsaloud@gmail.com 

Show NotesFriends of the show John Nelson and Josh Parikh return as guests together. They introduce Josh's new term to the world: McGrewvianism, which is the apologetic approach of partners Tim & Lydia McGrew.  They are scholars in their own fields but do not use the methods of modern NT scholarship when arguing for the historical reliability of the gospels. Potentially this can be seen as fresh air, but Josh & John dig deeper. This will be the first episode of a 2 part set. Josh & John cover such topics as McGrewvianism treatment of modern NT scholarship and their key ‘undesigned coincidences' argument. Links:We discussed ‘undesigned coincidences' with Jonathan McLatchie in our episode 29. John's blog, which has a post on undesigned coincidences, is:https://www.behindthegospels.com/ The McGrewshttps://lydiamcgrew.com/Tim doesn't seem to have a home page for his work, search for him on Amazon, or here:https://wmich.edu/philosophy/directory/mcgrew  Doubts Aloud Links:Please give feedback and ask questions using:  doubtsaloud@gmail.com

What do American universities teach about American history? Donald Critchlow joins us, and Lydia McGrew explains why we can trust the Gospels.

Ruth Jackson shares some of her favourite moments over the last 99 episodes, including an opiate addict becoming a Christian apologist via a near death experience, an analytic philosopher on why she believes the gospel narratives are reliable, an NFL player on how he'd choose Jesus over winning the Super Bowl and a theologian exploring whether Jesus had a sex drive. • Subscribe to the Unapologetic podcast: https://pod.link/1622170986 • More podcasts, free ebook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • Watch Unapologetic YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Ds_nyh5gM_0OQDM3me0ZjLcNg2345GX • For conference & live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For our apologetics courses: 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 For more from Alanso Paul: 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What do American universities teach about American history? Donald Critchlow joins us, and Lydia McGrew explains why we can trust the Gospels.

New Atheism popularised 'Jesus Mythicism' - an online movement denying the existence of Jesus. But in recent years the trend in academia has gone in the opposite direction as research sheds new light on the reliability of the story of Jesus in the Gospels. Justin speaks to thinkers such as John Dickson, NT Wright, Lydia Mcgrew and Peter J Williams about why we can trust the New Testament. He also hears the story of Molly Worthen, a professor of religion, who was recently shaken out of her agnosticism after investigating the evidence for Jesus. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 15 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-15-more-than-mythology-why-molly-worthen-changed-her-mind The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Book of Judges says that in the days when Israel had no king, "all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes" (Jdg. 17:6; 21:25). It is a perennial problem for man. Without recognizing or serving Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords, people will generally do whatever they think is right in their own eyes. This is not just a problem for non-believers, as the text from Judges tells us. God's own people are often guilty of this very thing. This week we continue our conversation with Tim and Bethel McGrew about some of the historical and cultural trends of unbelief and atheism in the West. The McGrews give us some helpful insights you can incorporate with your conversations with non-believers.Bethel McGrew is a high school teacher, math Ph.D., and widely published freelance writer. Her work has appeared in First Things, National Review, The Spectator, and many other national and international outlets. Her Substack, Further Up, is one of the top paid newsletters in "Faith & Spirituality" on the platform. She has also contributed to two essay anthologies on Jordan Peterson. When not writing social criticism, she enjoys writing about literature, film, music, and history. Her edited collection of the World War I letters of Canon A.E. Laurie is forthcoming from the U.K.'s Helion Press. (https://wng.org/authors/bethel-mcgrew).Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University, where he has taught for the past 25 years. His research interests include formal epistemology, the history and philosophy of science, and the history and philosophy of religion. When he is not doing philosophy, he enjoys playing chess online, coaching at his local chess club, running trails, and making high quality paper airplanes. He lives in SW Michigan with his wife, Lydia McGrew, and their daughters (TimothyMcGrew.com).Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Postmodernism by Aaron Shamp: watchman.org/Postmodernism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

Atheism and unbelief have their origin in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by listening to the Serpent and partaking of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Since then, man has continually attempted to hide himself from God, suppressing the knowledge of God in unrighteousness. That unrighteousness and unbelief has taken many different forms throughout history. This week and next we feature our interview with philosopher Timothy McGrew and his daughter Bethel. We discuss some of the historical and cultural trends of unbelief in Western civilization and how they continue to influence unbelief today.Bethel McGrew is a high school teacher, math Ph.D., and widely published freelance writer. Her work has appeared in First Things, National Review, The Spectator, and many other national and international outlets. Her Substack, Further Up, is one of the top paid newsletters in "Faith & Spirituality" on the platform. She has also contributed to two essay anthologies on Jordan Peterson. When not writing social criticism, she enjoys writing about literature, film, music, and history. Her edited collection of the World War I letters of Canon A.E. Laurie is forthcoming from the U.K.'s Helion Press. (https://wng.org/authors/bethel-mcgrew).Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University, where he has taught for the past 25 years. His research interests include formal epistemology, the history and philosophy of science, and the history and philosophy of religion. When he is not doing philosophy, he enjoys playing chess online, coaching at his local chess club, running trails, and making high quality paper airplanes. He lives in SW Michigan with his wife, Lydia McGrew, and their daughters (TimothyMcGrew.com).Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Postmodernism by Aaron Shamp: watchman.org/Postmodernism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

How do we know we can trust the Gospels? Lydia McGrew joins us, and Greg Popcak shares a new study that looks into how families raise Catholic kids into Catholic adults.

How do we know we can trust the Gospels? Lydia McGrew joins us, and Greg Popcak shares a new study that looks into how families raise Catholic kids into Catholic adults.

Lydia McGrew Interview Redux In this redux episode, we talked with Lydia McGrew (@LydiaMcGrewChannel) and interviewed her about two of her books. One dealt with proof of the Gospel accounts using undesigned coincidences and the other about how Gospels are actually historical accounts and not literary devices that many in "the academy" are going towards. In our book Faith Has Its Reasons we talked about Lydia McGrew and William Paley that she was inspired to do research into his work. Here are some outcomes of the evidentialist method of apologetics. BOOKS MENTIONED Hidden in Plain View Kindle Paperback The Mirror or the Mask Kindle Paperback The Eye of the Beholder Kindle Paperback Testimonies to the Truth Paperback Originals were episode 77 & episode 78 from June 2020.

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Lydia McGrew about her book Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels. 0:24 - Intro to Lydia McGrew1:51 - Welcome Lydia, and intro to the book3:43 - How does a philosopher approach the Gospels?6:39 - Is an “outside perspective” welcomed?9:28 - Old and new approaches to the Gospels12:03 - Current approach of scholars to the New Testament15:44 - How have Christians historically defended the Gospels?16:50 - Why a cumulative case approach?19:55 - Inference to the best explanation of multiple hypotheses23:25 - Best explanation of hard little unnecessary details26:23 - The reportage model and the burden of proof31:14 - Unnecessary details, a sign of fiction?37:25 - What are unexplained allusions?42:34 - The aspects of Jesus' life that point to its reality46:45 - “I love Jesus' style…”49:48 - Pointing people to the book and resources…Further Resources:• Lydia McGrew website: www.lydiamcgrew.com• Lydia McGrew's Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LydiaMcGrewChannel• Podcast version of Youtube content:https://anchor.fm/lydiamcgrewBooks: Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospelshttps://a315.co/3Pb2oUjThe Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportagehttps://a315.co/3E8FuacThe Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Deviceshttps://a315.co/3XzVKI8Hidden In Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Actshttps://a315.co/411fsj2PREVIOUS EPISODES WITH LYDIA MCGREW:106 - The Reliability of John with Lydia McGrew - https://a315.co/45JAxA9084 - Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection with Lydia McGrew - https://a315.co/3qC6lbu================================We appreciate your feedback.If you're on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

New Testament scholars treat John's gospel as largely a-historical when it comes to things Jesus said and did. This is even true of some evangelical scholars. For example, Craig Evans has publicly said that Jesus just sounds too different from how he talks in the synoptics, so John more or less paints an interpretive portrait of Jesus, making up things that Jesus never literally said in the narrative contexts we read about, but still vaguely captures some essence of what the historical Jesus taught. But how solid of a conclusion is this view? In this episode, Dr. Lydia McGrew offers a rebuttal. To read more about this, check out Dr. McGrew's book "The Eye Of The Beholder: The Gospel Of John As Historical Reportage" and "Testimonies To The Truth: Why You Can Trust The Gospels". Click the links below for both books respectively. https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151 https://www.amazon.com/Testimonies-Truth-Why-Trust-Gospels/dp/1947929232/ref=d_m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_sccl_2_2/135-4936731-3445617?pd_rd_w=CXY0O&content-id=amzn1.sym.5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_p=5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_r=H1XRG76F930CZD2NG53G&pd_rd_wg=r1cvP&pd_rd_r=0adbae74-ce82-45b1-97d6-930b1d216e68&pd_rd_i=1947929232&psc=1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/evan-minton/support

Is the book of Acts a collection of stories and legends about the lives of the apostles, or is it a trustworthy and reliable history of the earliest days of the church? Is there any external evidence that helps to corroborate its claims? Shane Rosenthal discusses these questions and more with Dr. Lydia McGrew, author of Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts.SHOW NOTES• Recommended books by Lydia McGrew: Hidden in Plain View, Testimonies to the Truth, and The Mirror & The Mask. Other recommended books: The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History, by Colin Hemer, and The Book of Acts by F.F. Bruce.• Related articles by Shane Rosenthal: “Can We Trust Luke's History of the Early Jesus Movement?”, “On Faith & History”, “Authenticating The Fourth Gospel”, “Why Should We Believe The Bible?”, and “How to Detect Deception?”• Related episodes: “Fake or Authentic? (1)”, “Fake or Authentic? (2)” “Faith Founded on Facts (1)”, “Faith Founded on Facts (2)”, “Faith & Certainty”• The Humble Skeptic in association with ReThink315 will be hosting an apologetics event here in the St. Louis area in early April, 2024 featuring Greg Koukl, Jeremy Smith and Shane Rosenthal. Also, Shane will be leading a listener tour throughout Israel in the Fall of 2024. More information about both of these events will become available soon.• To put something in the TIP JAR, click here, or consider upgrading to one of the paid subscription options via Substack by using the green button below. If you'd like your gift to be “tax-deductible,” click here, and for more information about The Humble Skeptic vision, click here.The Humble Skeptic is a listener-supported podcast. To support this work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at shanerose.substack.com/subscribe

In the final part of her discussion with Ruth Jackson, Dr Lydia McGrew, an analytic philosopher and author of Testimonies to the Truth: Why you can Trust the Gospels, unpacks some of the more disconcerting elements of Jesus' character and looks at how this impacts the veracity of the Gospel accounts. She also addresses how the loneliness and suffering of Jesus can speak to a hurting world.   For Lydia McGrew: http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/   • Subscribe to the Unapologetic podcast: https://pod.link/1622170986 • More podcasts, free ebook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • Watch Unapologetic YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Ds_nyh5gM_0OQDM3me0ZjLcNg2345GX • For conference & live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For our apologetics courses: 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

Dr Lydia McGrew, an analytic philosopher and author of Testimonies to the Truth: Why you can Trust the Gospels, explores how reliability is assessed in regards to ancient documents. She tackles some of the alleged contradictions in the Gospels and looks at why certain elements, such as accurate geography, cultural knowledge and names are important.   For Lydia McGrew: http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/   • Subscribe to the Unapologetic podcast: https://pod.link/1622170986 • More podcasts, free ebook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • Watch Unapologetic YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Ds_nyh5gM_0OQDM3me0ZjLcNg2345GX • For conference & live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For our apologetics courses: 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

Dr Lydia McGrew, an analytic philosopher and author, became a Christian at the age of 4. She shares some of her story with Ruth Jackson, including her experience of being adopted, her prevailing wrestle with the problem of evil and why she's passionate about an evidential approach to Christianity.   For Lydia McGrew: http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/   • Subscribe to the Unapologetic podcast: https://pod.link/1622170986 • More podcasts, free ebook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • Watch Unapologetic YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Ds_nyh5gM_0OQDM3me0ZjLcNg2345GX • For conference & live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For our apologetics courses: 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

Why think the Gospels present truthful testimony? What are undesigned coincidences and how to they point to Gospel authenticity? How can we harmonize discrepancies in Gospel accounts? Dr. Lydia McGrew joins us to discuss these topics and more.  The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.  John DeRosa Support the show: Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook  

On this episode, Shane continues weaving together various interviews he's recorded on topics related to the reasons Christians can have confidence in the portrait of Jesus presented in the New Testament Gospels. During this podcast you'll hear from Peter J. Williams, Richard Bauckham, John Dickson, and D.A. Carson, Craig Blomberg, Lydia McGrew, and Daniel Wallace.SHOW NOTES• Click here to listen to Part 1 of this discussion.• Recommended resources by Shane Rosenthal: “How to Detect Deception,” “Authenticating The Fourth Gospel,” “Why Should We Believe The Bible?”, “On Faith & History,” and “What is Faith?.” • Recommended books by Peter J. Williams: Can We Trust the Gospels?, and The Surprising Genius of Jesus.• Recommended books by Richard Bauckham: Jesus & The Eyewitnesses (Second Edition), Jesus: A Very Short Introduction, and The Testimony of The Beloved Disciple.• Recommended books by John Dickson: Is Jesus History?, and A Doubters Guide to Jesus.• Recommended books by D.A. Carson: Introducing the New Testament, The Gospel According to John (Pillar NT Commentary), Commentary on the Old Testament Use of the New Testament, and The Intolerance of Tolerance.• Recommended books by Craig Blomberg: Can We Still Believe the Bible? The Historical Reliability of the New Testament, The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel.• Recommended books by Lydia McGrew: Hidden in Plain View, The Eye of the Beholder, and Testimonies to The Truth: Why You Can Trust The Gospels.• Recommended resources by Daniel Wallace, The Reliability of the New Testament: Bart Ehrman & Daniel Wallace in Dialogue, Greek Grammar Beyond The Basics, “John 5:2 & The Date of The Fourth Gospel,” “John 5:2 (Part 2),” “John 5:2 (Part 3).”• Help support the work of The Humble Skeptic podcast! Click here to put something in the TIP JAR, or consider upgrading to one of the paid subscription options via Substack by using the green button below. If you'd like your gift to be “tax-deductible,” click here for information.The Humble Skeptic is a listener-supported podcast. To support this work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at shanerose.substack.com/subscribe

Have you ever wondered why the Gospel writers included the details they did? Our guest this week on the Profile, Dr. Timothy McGrew, suggests that if we pay careful attention to the lesser details included by the authors of the Gospel accounts, we will see with greater clarity how the accounts interlock and compliment one another. These details offer but one further bit of evidence that the Gospel narratives are historically accurate and trustworthy.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Atheism by Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Bart Ehrman by Rhyne Putman: watchman.org/Ehrman Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Divine Hiddenness by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Hiddenness Tim McGrew and atheist philosopher Graham Oppy discuss their book, Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy, at the Atheist & Christian Book Club (YouTube): https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He specializes in theory of knowledge, logic, probability theory, and the history and philosophy of science. He has published in numerous journals including Mind, The Monist, Analysis, Erkenntnis, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and Philosophia Christi. His recent publications include the article on “Evidence” in The Routledge Companion to Epistemology, coauthorship of The Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology, coauthorship (with Lydia McGrew) of the article on “The Argument from Miracles” in The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, and the article on “Miracles” for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Visit TimothyMcGrew.com.FREE: We are also offering a free subscription to our bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/FreeSUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information, visit www.watchman.org© Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

If we are to love those who are not Christians, as Jesus commands, one of the essential components of loving our neighbors is being able to listen to them with intent, compassion, and sincerity. Discussions and debates about God can quickly become heated. We often don't really listen to another person's position carefully, but only wait for opportunities to make our point or speak over them. Our guest this week and next on the Profile, philosopher, apologist and friend of Watchman Fellowship, Dr. Timothy McGrew, gives us his wisdom and insight from his many years of engaging skeptics and non-believers about the truth of the Christian faith. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:  Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Atheism by Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Bart Ehrman by Rhyne Putman: watchman.org/Ehrman  Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Divine Hiddenness by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Hiddenness Tim McGrew and atheist philosopher Graham Oppy discuss their book, Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy, at the Atheist & Christian Book Club (YouTube): https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He specializes in theory of knowledge, logic, probability theory, and the history and philosophy of science. He has published in numerous journals including Mind, The Monist, Analysis, Erkenntnis, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and Philosophia Christi. His recent publications include the article on “Evidence” in The Routledge Companion to Epistemology, coauthorship of The Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology, coauthorship (with Lydia McGrew) of the article on “The Argument from Miracles” in The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, and the article on “Miracles” for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Visit TimothyMcGrew.com.FREE: We are also offering a free subscription to our bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/FreeSUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information, visit www.watchman.org© Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about the reliability of the Gospel of John, exploring themes and ideas found in her book The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. 0:25 - Intro to Lydia McGrew2:25 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com3:15 - Welcome to Lydia McGrew3:30 - Lydia's latest book: https://a315.co/3YuXV144:35 - What' different about the Gospel of John?6:48 - What role should scholarly consensus play when determining reliability?10:28 - Doesn't scholarly consensus change?12:17 - Where does consensus come from anyway?14:34 - How does one determine what is historical?20:00 - Do our previous beliefs bias us? Should we keep them separate from our assessment?24:31 - What does it mean to say that John is full historical?28:33 - Questions regarding authorship33:19 - How to make sense of the “voice” of John in the Gospel vs. the epistles?39:45 - The use of “asides” in John's narrative40:35 - Would we expect this?42:40 - Does the lateness of John's authorship give us reason to doubt?47:54 - Do longford monologues give us reason to doubt?51:46 - The “I am” statements of Jesus56:34 - Questions about reliability / Gospel “portraits”1:02:08 - Inference to the best explanation1:05:17 - Lydia's newest book about Gospel reliability…Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels*RESOURCES:*Lydia McGrew's Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LydiaMcGrewChannelPodcast version of Youtube content:https://anchor.fm/lydiamcgrew*Books:* The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical ReportageThe Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary DevicesHidden In Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and ActsTestimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels================================We appreciate your feedback.If you're on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

How can we tell whether a painting signed by Claude Monet is authentic or not? Similarly, how can we know for certain that the New Testament Gospels aren't fictional stories, but real historical accounts of the life of Jesus? On this episode, Shane Rosenthal continues his conversation of this subject with Dr. Lydia McGrew, author of Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels.SHOW NOTES• Click here to listen to an interview Shane conducted with Cambridge scholar, Peter Williams, on the topic of his book Can We Trust The Gospels?• Click here to listen to Shane's interview with Richard Bauckham, author of Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, on the topic of the reliability of John's Gospel.• Click here to listen to Shane's conversation with New Testament scholar Daniel Wallace regarding an early date for John's Gospel.• Click here to order a copy of Lydia McGrew's new book, Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels.• As a way of saying thanks for your gift of any size, we'll send you a 20 page PDF copy of What is Faith? by Shane Rosenthal. You can make your gift by upgrading to a paid subscription through Substack, or by using the tip jar below. If you'd like your gift to be “tax-deductible,” click here for info about this new option.The Humble Skeptic is a listener-supported podcast. To help support this work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at shanerose.substack.com/subscribe

How can we know whether the New Testament Gospels are authentic accounts of the life of Jesus, as opposed to fictional documents written as a part of some larger hoax or conspiracy? Shane Rosenthal discusses this question with Dr. Lydia McGrew, author of Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels.SHOW NOTES• Click here to order a copy of Lydia McGrew's new book, Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels.• Click here to read an article by Shane Rosenthal that outlines his unique interpretation of the parable of The Rich Man & Lazarus.• As a way of saying thanks for your gift of any size, we'll send you a 20 page PDF copy of What is Faith? by Shane Rosenthal. You can make your gift by upgrading to a paid subscription through Substack, or by using the tip jar. If you'd like your gift to be “tax-deductible,” click here for info about this new option.• For more info about The Humble Skeptic vision and how you can help, click here.The Humble Skeptic is a listener-supported podcast. To support this work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at shanerose.substack.com/subscribe

Lydia McGrew joins the show again to defend the reliability and historicity of John's Gospel. In part 2, she tackles the objection that Jesus sounds too different in John's Gospel compared to the Synoptics. Therefore, critics allege, John must have highly edited, adapted, and revised the words of Jesus. Also, we discuss why the evidence supports the traditional authorship that the Beloved Disciple was none other than the Apostle John himself.  The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support

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Pat is joined by Dr. Tim and Dr. Lydia McGrew to discuss their influential rendition of the argumnet from miracles, as featured in The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology

Time for another philosophy-filled episode! This time, Pat is joined by Dr. Lydia McGrew to help us think through external world skepticism. Is there really a world beyond our minds, or might everything we experience be the result of some malignant spirit manipulating our thoughts, as Descartes once suggested? Most people refuse to take these absurd hypotheticals seriously, but philosophers have often struggled to articulate just why these situations are, in fact, irrational. Fortunately, Dr. McGrew has some really good published material on the problem of external world skepticism, which we discuss in this episode. You can learn more about Lydia McGrew at her website http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/ Phil for People Links/Resources Phil for People website: http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com  Phil for People on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople  Pat's Substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/  Jim's Substack: https://substack.com/jdmadden  Pat's "pay what you want" courses: https://pftp.gumroad.com/  Jim's "pay what you want courses: https://jmadden.gumroad.com/  Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG  Philosophy for the People on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-the-people/id1639532152   

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about making a case for the resurrection of Jesus with a “maximal data” approach.0:43 - Where have we been? On Holidays!!1:03 - Chad's important info on two Walters… https://a315.co/3PLbTXo4:10 - Intro to Lydia McGrew7:00 - Welcome Lydia, about her background9:08 - Methods of defending the resurrection10:09 - Where to find Paley's arguments10:26 - What is the Minimal Facts Argument for the resurrection?13:24 - Why has the MFA become so popular?15:12 - Are there any strengths of using the MFA approach?18:17 - Shouldn't we use data that are agreed upon by a consensus?23:24 - Can you just use “well-evidenced” facts25:36 - When does a case become maximal vs. minimal?29:07 - Do scholars really affirm what the MFA claims?32:11 - Can the minimal facts even get you to the resurrection?37:22 - Are there other problems? Overselling it?39:48 - We ask Lydia to demonstrate another approach: maximal data40:49 - The elevator pitch of the maximal data approach for resurrection43:47 - Does this approach kick us back to defending Gospel reliability?44:58 - Making a case for Gospel reliability46:15 - When skeptics point to scholars48:38 - More defense of Gospel reliability (where we spend the time)49:52 - Why not argue for BOTH reliability and resurrection?52:14 - A common false saying to watch out for52:35 - Gospels and doctrine55:20 - Scholars doubting John's reliability55:50 - 15-minute version of the Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection1:09:17 - Suggested resources for learning to defend the resurrection and the Gospels:Maximal Data Approach - Areopagus forum presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOmf3XMWSULydia McGrew's books on New Testamenthttps://www.amazon.com/Lydia-McGrew/e/B073V1ZP1Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1661023565&sr=8-1Lydia McGrew's Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LydiaMcGrewChannelPodcast version of Youtube content:https://anchor.fm/lydiamcgrewLydia's Minimal Facts playlist on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0sWTtdaXPg8oMRqmYnhU6MLydia's seres from last fall on the Minimal Facts Argument:http://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection.htmlhttp://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection_29.htmlhttp://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-minimal-facts-for-resurrection-part.htmlWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

Is John's Gospel really historically reliable? What positive evidence supports the reliability of John's Gospel? How should we think about issues in John's Gospel such as (i) the timing of the temple cleansing, (ii) the explicit indications of Christ's divinity, and (iii) the date of the crucifixion? Dr. Lydia McGrew joins the podcast to discuss these topics and her book The Eye of the Beholder. The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.   John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support   Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook   Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support

Scripture Reading: John 2:12-25 (and maybe John 3:1-8) 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days. 13 Now the Jewish Feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14 He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables. 15 So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will devour me.”18 So then the Jewish leaders responded, “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?” 19 Jesus replied, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.” 20 Then the Jewish leaders said to him, “This temple has been under construction for 46 years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?” 21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.23 Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple?I want to address this question because this is one of the main texts brought up to show contradictions in the Bible. I don't, however, want to spend most of our time on this (unless participants are interested).I thought the dilemma was nicely laid out by a Christian website:The second chapter of John explains that during the Passover, Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem, made a whip of cords, and drove out the money changers who were doing business there. He also poured out the money and turned over the tables (John 2:13–15). Jesus said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!” (John 2:16).The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) also tell of Jesus entering the temple, driving out those who bought and sold, overturning their tables, and telling the crowd that they had turned the temple into a “den of thieves” (Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46). Some Christians believe these accounts describe the same event, but there is a problem. John describes the cleansing of the temple as occurring during the first Passover (of three) mentioned in his Gospel. Meanwhile, Matthew, Mark, and Luke all describe the temple-cleansing as taking place just days before Christ's Crucifixion. Is this a contradiction and if so, who is right?Did John intend to write chronologically?As scholar Lydia McGrew points out, there are four ways to narrate about time (emphasis added):(1) The author intends to imply or state a chronology and gets it right. That chronology corresponds to the way that things literally happened historically.(2) The author intends to imply or state a chronology and gets it wrong by accident. The chronology does not correspond to the way that things happened historically, but the author does not know this. The document contains an ordinary error.(3) The author intends to imply or state a chronology, it does not correspond to historical reality, and the author knows that. The author intends to change the chronology in the apparently realistic world of the narrative. I will dub this dyschronological narration.Note that this definition of dyschronological narration is compatible with but does not entail an authorial intention to deceive the audience. The audience may or may not take the chronology seriously and be confused. The definition by itself leaves open either possibility. It would be possible under this definition for the audience to take the story's chronology lightly (perhaps due to genre considerations) and hence not to be misled, though it is also possible that they take the work to be giving chronological information. All that this definition says is that the author intentionally changes the chronology in an invisible way in the story as narrated. Dyschronological narration could be attempted deception, but whether it is or not depends on other factors.(4) The author does not intend either to imply or to state a chronology in the story concerning the event or series of events in question. If an interpreter thinks that chronology is intended, this is due to a misunderstanding. I will dub this achronological narration.If John narrates using methods (3) or (4), perhaps there is no contradiction between the Gospels. But is method (3) compatible with biblical inerrancy? I will address these thoughts during the session.Or maybe John does intend to write chronologically. Could there have been two temple cleansings? Here are Craig Blomberg's reasons to consider that view:1. The details of the cleansing given in John's account are completely different from those given in the Synoptics (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke).2. If Jesus felt strongly enough about the temple corruption to cleanse it once at the beginning of His ministry, it is not really too difficult to believe that He might do it again at the end of His ministry.3. Since cleansing the temple was an overtly Messianic act, about which some of the Jews would have approved, it is not surprising that He could get away with doing this once at the outset of His ministry. However, when the Jews began to realize that Jesus was not really the sort of Messiah they were looking for, a second cleansing would have almost certainly sealed His fate (see Mark 11:18).4. In the Synoptics, Jesus is accused of having said that He would destroy the temple and rebuild another in three days not made with human hands (Mark 14:58). But a similar comment by Jesus is only explicitly mentioned in John 2:19. Furthermore, since the witnesses in Mark's gospel get the statement slightly wrong, and cannot agree among themselves (Mark 14:59), it may be a confused memory of something Jesus said two or three years earlier, rather than just a few days earlier.5. Jesus' statement in the Synoptics is more severe than that in John. Only in the Synoptics does He refer to the Gentiles' need to pray at the temple, and only in the Synoptics does He refer to the Jews as “robbers”.6. In John 2:20 the Jews refer to the temple rebuilding project having begun 46 years earlier. This would mark the date of the cleansing at around AD 27 or 28. But Jesus was almost certainly not crucified until at least AD 30. And it is most unlikely that John would have simply made up such a figure. Therefore, it is quite likely that John is describing a distinct (and earlier) cleansing from the one mentioned in the Synoptics.Key ThemesI. The Setting—The TempleHere's my edited version of an encyclopedia entry regarding the Temple:The First Temple was constructed during the reign of David's son, Solomon, and completed in 957 BCE. Josiah (reigned c. 640–609 BCE) established the Temple of Jerusalem as the only place of sacrifice in the Kingdom of Judah.The First Temple was built as an abode for the Ark and as a place of assembly for the entire people. The building itself, therefore, was not large, but the courtyard was extensive. The Temple consisted of three rooms of equal width: the porch, or vestibule; the main room of religious service, or Holy Place; and the Holy of Holies, the sacred room in which the Ark rested.The Temple suffered at the hands of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylonia, who removed the Temple treasures in 604 BCE and 597 BCE and totally destroyed the building in 587/586. Jews were deported to Babylonia in 586 and 582.Cyrus II, founder of the Achaemenian dynasty of Persia and conqueror of Babylonia, in 538 BCE issued an order allowing exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple. Work was completed in 515 BCE. There is no known detailed plan of the Second Temple, which was constructed as a modest version of the original building. It did not include the ritual objects of the First Temple; of special significance was the loss of the Ark itself. During the Persian and Hellenistic (4th–3rd century BCE) periods, the Temple generally was respected, and in part subsidized, by Judaea's foreign rulers. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, however, plundered it in 169 BCE and desecrated it in 167 BCE by commanding that sacrifices be made to Zeus on an altar built for him. This final act touched off the Hasmonean revolt, during which Judas Maccabeus cleansed and rededicated the Temple; the event is celebrated in the annual festival of Hanukkah.In 54 BCE Crassus plundered the Temple treasury. Of major importance was the rebuilding of the Second Temple begun by Herod the Great, king (37 BCE–4 CE) of Judaea.Construction began in 20 BCE and lasted for 46 years. The area of the Temple Mount was doubled and surrounded by a retaining wall with gates. The Temple was raised, enlarged, and faced with white stone. The new Temple square served as a gathering place, and its porticoes sheltered merchants and money changers. A stone fence and a rampart surrounded the consecrated area forbidden to Gentiles. The Temple proper began, on the east, with the Court of Women, each side of which had a gate and each corner of which had a chamber. The western gate of the court, approached by a semicircular staircase, led to the Court of the Israelites, that portion of the Court of Priests open to all male Jews. Surrounding the inner sanctuary, the Court of Priests contained the sacrificial altar and a copper laver for priestly ablutions. This court was itself surrounded by a wall broken with gates and chambers. The Temple sanctuary building was wider in front than in the rear; its eastern facade had two pillars on either side of the gate to the entrance hall. Within the hall, a great gate led to the sanctuary, at the western end of which was the Holy of Holies.The Herodian Temple was again the centre of Israelite life. It was not only the focus of religious ritual but also the repository of the Holy Scriptures and other national literature and the meeting place of the Sanhedrin, the highest court of Jewish law during the Roman period. The rebellion against Rome that began in 66 CE soon focused on the Temple and effectively ended with the Temple's destruction on 70 CE.I. The Reason for Overturning the TablesJesus says, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!”In 2 Chronicles 7:11-15, the Lord explains the purpose of the temple as follows:11 After Solomon finished building the Lord's temple and the royal palace and accomplished all his plans for the Lord's temple and his royal palace, 12 the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: “I have answered your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made. 13 When I close up the sky so that it doesn't rain, or command locusts to devour the land's vegetation, or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. 15 Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.In Matthew 21:12-13, Jesus affirms the temple as a place of prayer:Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. 13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”Perhaps the problem was that the merchants were inside the temple courts, which should have been kept holy. Not only could this be a desecration of the temple, but it would have interfered with the worship of Gentiles. Gentiles were welcome alongside Israelites in the Solomonic temple but were excluded from the inner courts at Jesus' time. Gentiles would have been trying to worship and pray in the midst of a busy market.Perhaps the problem was the economic exploitation of the worshipers in the temple. There is little historical indication that such exploitation went on, but at a glance it seems to fit Jesus' accusation in the synoptic gospels that the temple was turned into a den of robbers. Does it really fit though? Consider the passage that Jesus is alluding to, Jeremiah 7:8-11:8 “‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you. 9 You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. 10 Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, “We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins! 11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord.Notice that robbers is not indicating financial crimes. It points to murderers, adulterers, and, most importantly, idolaters who thought were “in the clear” simply because they had the temple. I think this is the key to Jesus' reaction. Personally, I think that the temple had not only become a market in the sense that merchants were there, but the whole attitude towards God had become transactional. Read the following description of the selling of indulgences (a medieval practice) and consider whether it is similar:One particularly well-known Catholic method of exploitation in the Middle Ages was the practice of selling indulgences, a monetary payment of penalty which, supposedly, absolved one of past sins and/or released one from purgatory after death.I. The Solution—Destroy and RebuildJesus responds to the Pharisees, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.” An NET Bible footnote explains the verb tense of the word destroy. “The imperative here is really more than a simple conditional imperative (= ‘if you destroy'); its semantic force here is more like the ironical imperative found in the prophets (Amos 4:4, Isa 8:9) = ‘Go ahead and do this and see what happens.'”It's a challenge filled with irony. The Pharisees effectively respond with a resounding no! “This temple has been under construction for 46 years . . . .” Yet they will destroy the temple. In three years they will crucify Jesus, on whom God dwells in an infinitely fuller sense.And Jesus will be true to his prophecy. He will resurrect in three days.

Have you heard of historiography? Your historiography is the method you employ in doing history. This is especially relevant when the scholars who make the rules for doing history decide to exclude any supernatural events from their historiography. Today, my guest, Aaron Shelenberger, continues his rebuttal to Ehrman's three main objections to the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. We discuss Ehrman's contentions that supernatural events are inaccessible to historians and the prevalence of methodological naturalism. Also, Shelenberger briefly reviews the recent debate between Mike Licona and Bart Ehrman. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/2g45dHGGrHk —— Links —— For Shelenberger's thesis, see part 1: 444 Resurrection Objection 1: Unreliable Gospels? See also part 2: 445 Resurrection Objection 2: Improbable Miracles? Follow Aaron Shelenberger on his YouTube channel: Life and Beyond and on his blog: Abandoning the Trinity See Mike Licona's Why Are There Differences Between the Gospels? Check out Shelenberger's interview on the Trinities podcast (part 2 here) Other episodes referenced include 390 God Is Real (Why Christianity 3), 53 Does God Exist?, 54 Four More Reasons God Exists Support Restitutio by donating here Designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

Sam and Esther and I will all be participating in some events coming up in Chicago. In anticipation of this we do some introduction to Esther and we get into all the recent hubbub about Tim Keller @Paul VanderKlay where we advertise our upcoming Chicago event and talk about Bethel's biography and the current discussions around Tim Keller. Contact me about the event: transfiguredchannel@gmail.com This Conversation on Transfigured https://youtu.be/FGBMunwJrNw Meetup event for June 7th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285810460/ Meetup event for June 8th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285810002/ Chicago Bridges of Meaning Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285829004/ We mention Lydia McGrew, Timothy McGrew, Jordan Peterson, Timothy Keller, Douglas Murray, Bret Weinstein, David Brooks,  Heather Heying, James R Wood, @faturechi , Sam Harris, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Rachel Held Evens, Francis Collins, John McWhorter, Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens, Rod Dreher, Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and more.  00:00:00 - Event Announcements 00:09:30 - Bethel's Biography 00:29:30 - Esther O'Reilly 00:39:30 - Bethel's Mission 00:41:30 - Basket of Misfit Randos 00:50:00 - The Rise and Fall of Tim Keller 01:38:00 - Concluding Remarks Upcoming live Events Meetup event for June 7th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285810460/ Meetup event for June 8th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285810002/ Chicago Bridges of Meaning Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Bridges-of-Meaning-Meetup/events/285829004/ June 17 Estuary Church Leader's Meeting at the Prince Center: Registration Link https://forms.gle/j7Kk6ktQs8rzfuB58 https://network.crcna.org/crcna-and-synod/estuary-grand-rapids-post-synod-intro-ministry-those-edge-faith June 18 Grand Rapids Estuary Meetup https://www.meetup.com/hudsonville-conversation-meetup-group/events/285968736/ German Estuary Festival August 2022 https://bridgesofmeaningfestival.de/ Thunder Bay Gathering September 2022 https://events.eventzilla.net/e/consciousness--conscience-2138584969?   Discord link. Good for just a few days. Check with more recent videos for a fresh link. https://discord.gg/fC3h7dVQ Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333  If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/  All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos.  https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo  To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h  To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

Contact me about the event: transfiguredchannel@gmail.com This Conversation on Transfigured https://youtu.be/FGBMunwJrNw Meetup event for June 7th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br... Meetup event for June 8th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br... Chicago Bridges of Meaning Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br... We mention Lydia McGrew, Timothy McGrew, Jordan Peterson, Timothy Keller, Douglas Murray, Bret Weinstein, David Brooks, Heather Heying, James R Wood, @faturechi , Sam Harris, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Rachel Held Evens, Francis Collins, John McWhorter, Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens, Rod Dreher, Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and more.

Time for another philosophy-filled episode! This time, Pat is joined by Dr. Lydia McGrew to help us think through external world skepticism. Is there really a world beyond our minds, or might everything we experience be the result of some malignant spirit manipulating our thoughts, as Descartes once suggested? Most people refuse to take these absurd hypotheticals seriously, but philosophers have often struggled to articulate just why these situations are, in fact, irrational. Fortunately, Dr. McGrew has some really good published material on the problem of external world skepticism, which we discuss in this episode. You can learn more about Lydia McGrew at her website http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/  And subscriber to her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwhBk0vUSg_6prKkR82IDQ 

Perhaps you have heard skeptics say that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." What exactly does that mean? From where does it come? How can we as Christians intelligently respond to this claim when engaging our unbelieving friends and neighbors? On the second part of our discussion about David Hume with Christian philosopher Dr. Timothy McGrew, we unpack this popular phrase that Tim says is often "wielded like a talisman" in Christian/Atheist debates and discussions. We also unpack significant quotes from the second part of Hume's essay, Of Miracles. Tim provides more practical thought in how we can intelligently engage Hume and those who often cite him. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:  Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Atheism by Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Scientism by and Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: watchman.org/scientism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Street Epistemology by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/SE  Tim McGrew Vs Peter Boghossian debate on the topic of Street Epistemology and the book, A Manual for Creating Atheists (YouTube):  http://bit.ly/TimMcGrew Tim McGrew and atheist philosopher Graham Oppy discuss their book, Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy, at the Atheist & Christian Book Club (YouTube): https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs Additional Reading: Books mentioned in this episode include: William Adam: An Essay in Answer to Mr. Hume's Essay on Miracles (Third Edition) George Campbell: A Dissertation On Miracles: Containing an Examination of the Principles Advanced by David Hume in an Essay On Miracles John Douglas: The Criterion ; Or, Rules by which the True Miracles Recorded in the New Testament are Distinguished from the Spurious Miracles of Pagans and Papists Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He specializes in theory of knowledge, logic, probability theory, and the history and philosophy of science. He has published in numerous journals including Mind, The Monist, Analysis, Erkenntnis, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and Philosophia Christi. His recent publications include the article on “Evidence” in The Routledge Companion to Epistemology, coauthorship of The Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology, coauthorship (with Lydia McGrew) of the article on “The Argument from Miracles” in The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, and the article on “Miracles” for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.FREE: We are also offering a free subscription to our bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/FreeSUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information, visit www.watchman.org© Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

David Hume (1711 - 1776) penned what has arguably become one of the most widely quoted works against the possibility of miracles. Hume's essay, "Of Miracles," appears in his larger work, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. In this short essay, Hume tries to argue in such a way that virtually no evidence for a miracle would be sufficient to establish a claim that a miracle has taken place. On the next two editions of Apologetics Profile we speak with Christian philosopher Dr. Timothy McGrew about Hume's life and times and some of the weaknesses of Hume's arguments. Tim gives us helpful insights into the nature of Hume's thesis and helps us understand some of the more often cited quotations used by non-believers today who argue against the possibility of miracles. On part one we talk a little about Hume's life and times and get into part one of Hume's essay. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:  Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Atheism by Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Scientism by and Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: watchman.org/scientism Watchman Fellowship's 4-page Profile on Street Epistemology by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/SE  Tim McGrew Vs Peter Boghossian debate on the topic of Street Epistemology and the book, A Manual for Creating Atheists (YouTube):  http://bit.ly/TimMcGrew Tim McGrew and atheist philosopher Graham Oppy discuss their book, Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy, at the Atheist & Christian Book Club (YouTube): https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs BONUS: Tim was also interviewed for one of our meetings of the Atheist & Christian Book Club (www.AtheistChristianBookClub.com) to respond to Bart Ehrman's book, Jesus Interrupted. You can watch that interview here: VIDEO -- Tim McGrew interview Part 1 (12-min.): https://vimeo.com/249968983 VIDEO -- Tim McGrew interview Part 2 (8-min.): https://vimeo.com/249969201 Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He specializes in theory of knowledge, logic, probability theory, and the history and philosophy of science. He has published in numerous journals including Mind, The Monist, Analysis, Erkenntnis, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and Philosophia Christi. His recent publications include the article on “Evidence” in The Routledge Companion to Epistemology, coauthorship of The Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology, coauthorship (with Lydia McGrew) of the article on “The Argument from Miracles” in The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, and the article on “Miracles” for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.FREE: We are also offering a free subscription to our bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/FreeSUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information, visit www.watchman.org© Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

Dr. James McGrath is a Professor of Religion at Bulter University. He is a widely respected expert on Early Christian History, Christology, and the New Testament. In this conversation we discuss the Gospel of John and it's Christology. We focus mostly on the contents of his book "John's Apologetic Christology". We mention James Dunn, NT Wright, Richard Bauckham, Larry Hurtado, The Mandaeans, Lydia McGrew, Justin Martyr, Arius of Alexandria, Fr Stephen DeYoung, Philo of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, The Book of Enoch, and more. John's Apologetic Christology: https://www.amazon.com/Johns-Apologetic-Christology-Legitimation-Development/dp/0521803489 Dr. McGrath's twitter: https://twitter.com/religionprof Dr. McGrath's blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/ Dr. McGrath's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClOdSlk7Rb7XIYTgZKSH-Mw Dr. McGrath's works repository: https://works.bepress.com/jamesmcgrath/ Video of Mandaean Baptism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF_vKco3PHc

This is my second conversation with Dr Lydia McGrew. She is a analytic philosopher and an expert on the historicity of the gospels. In this episode we focus specifically on her book "The Eye of the Beholder" which is about the Gospel of John. Our First Conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPDqacoxzKA Lydia's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwhBk0vUSg_6prKkR82IDQ Lydia's playlist on the temple cleansings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4TzGiFCeLE&list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0QhpT_JgxzoxmUolEg9d3K Lydia's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lydiamcgrewauthor The Eye of the Beholder: https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+eye+of+the+beholder&qid=1646156186&s=books&sprefix=the+eye+of+the+beho%2Cstripbooks%2C110&sr=1-1 The Mirror and the Mask: https://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Mask-Liberating-Gospels-Literary/dp/1947929070/ref=sr_1_2?crid=38V7YERE2SWBE&keywords=the+mirror+and+the+mask&qid=1646156202&s=books&sprefix=the+mirror+and+the+mask%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-2 Hidden in Plain View: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Plain-View-Undesigned-Coincidences/dp/1936341905/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/131-1884983-7395658?pd_rd_w=ZXxCk&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=9Z4TGHZA19WHRY4BFDSX&pd_rd_r=1d46f8b2-d88a-4daa-bbfa-0bcf49ee35d3&pd_rd_wg=cbYrg&pd_rd_i=1936341905&psc=1

Today we are discussing a recent book by Lydia McGrew: "The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage." It is one of the best resources available today on the witness of St. John to our incarnate Lord. Be sure to get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage-ebook/dp/B09HWV6PZ7/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=eye+of+the+beholder&qid=1638898110&sr=8-4 Your support through Patreon or Memberships (or simply 99 cents per month through below link!) is very much appreciated and is essential in maintaining regular original content: https://www.patreon.com/kabane --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kabane/support

Are there what appear to our eyes to be significant, deliberate, factual changes about the life of Jesus in the Gospels? Did the gospel writers seem to fabricate significant details about Jesus? If so, was this an expected and appropriate practice when writing a Greco-Roman Biography? Do "literary devices" exist, which were employed by the gospel authors, which allowed an ancient biographer to add fictional information to historical stories as a kind of "special effects"? Dr. Lydia McGrew joins me to discuss several controversial and important issues related to the reliability of the Gospels. This can be a rather complicated issue but I hope that today's interview will be enlightening and bring some clarity. Even if you don't agree with my guest (I'm not entirely sure what all my own views are on this issue) I think it's valuable to hear what she has to say because she has gone to such great lengths to bring clarity to a pretty fuzzy area of scholarship where I am genuinely concerned that some well-meaning, wonderful Christian scholars are making some significant mistakes. Get Lydia McGrew's book "The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices" https://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Mask-Liberating-Gospels-Literary/dp/1947929070/ Lydia's new YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwhBk0vUSg_6prKkR82IDQ Dr. Mike Licona (a genuine Christian who I respect) has a series of videos responding to Dr. Lydia McGrew's book which you can watch on this playlist on his YT channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpPGCP1zKznR06Jxb5RaQYrNIiH7xR7ZR Lydia McGrew did a series of videos in response to Mike Licona's series and you can watch that playlist on her YT channel at this link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0S9CsFG47bKjcYxsnHujhg