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Why the gospels hold up as history (Craig Keener)
We trust ancient biographies that were written 450 years after the fact. So why do so many Christians get told the gospels can't be trusted as history?New Testament scholar Craig Keener (author of…
Is the gospel just a ticket to heaven? (Dr. Nijay Gupta)
Most of us were taught the gospel is a ticket to heaven. New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta says that is not what Paul was actually preaching.Nijay Gupta is professor of New Testament at Northern…
What the first Christians believed about Easter
The hardest critiques of the cross target one version of the gospel. The earliest Christians were teaching something bigger.For a thousand years before penal substitution became the dominant…
What if the Gospels are more reliable than you were told?
Most Christians were taught to trust the Gospels without ever being shown why they should. The historical evidence is stronger than you think.New Testament scholar Lydia McGrew explains what she…
After the apostles died, did the faith survive?
Most Christians quietly carry a question they rarely say out loud: after the apostles died, what happened? There's a gap in the story, and in that gap, a worry lives.One man fills it. He was born 35…
N.T. Wright: Christians don't go to heaven? (Part 2)
Most Christians assume the end of the story is leaving earth for heaven. N.T. Wright says that is not the story the New Testament is telling. (Listen to Part 1 here, and the full interview here.)If…
N.T. Wright: Did Jesus rise from the dead? (Part 1)
The resurrection isn't a theological idea. It's a historical claim. And most people have never heard the actual evidence historians evaluate. (Listen to Part 2 here, and the full interview here.)NT…
N.T. Wright: Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
The resurrection isn't a theological idea. It's a historical claim. And most people have never heard the actual evidence historians evaluate.NT Wright, one of the world's leading scholars on early…
The genealogies don't match. That might be the point.
Matthew and Luke don't give us the same family tree, and the census in Luke has been called a historical invention. So why would anyone still trust the birth narratives?New Testament scholar Caleb…
Were the Christmas stories meant to be history?
For decades, scholars have claimed that ancient birth narratives were never meant to be taken as history. Then one scholar went and actually read them.New Testament scholar Caleb Friedeman tested…
Tim Mackie: The Bible Isn't What You Think (Part 2)
There's a story in Genesis where Noah gets drunk and something terrible happens with his son Ham, and the Bible never actually tells you what it was. That's not a mistake. It's a design choice.In…
Tim Mackie: How to Read the Bible (Part 1)
Most people were taught to believe the Bible, but almost no one was taught how it actually works. Why does Genesis repeat the same words over and over? Why do later stories echo earlier ones in ways…
Christianity's hardest objections have surprising answers
Rebecca McLaughlin joins Faith Lab to confront Christianity’s hardest objections and ask whether Christian faith can actually stand up to serious scrutiny.In this conversation, Nate and Shelby talk…
Is Faith Supposed to Be Blind? with Shane Rosenthal
For most people, faith means believing without evidence. A leap. A feeling. Something you are told to accept rather than question.But what if that is not what faith meant at all?In this conversation,…
Deconstruction led me to Jesus
Nate Hanson reflects on his journey with the podcast Almost Heretical, discussing the process of deconstruction and how it led him to a deeper understanding of Christianity. He shares his experiences…
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