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Paul and Jesus at Odds
Episode 88
Were Jesus and Paul were on different pages when it came to the most important issue for them both, how a person can be saved?
In this episode, Bar…
2 years, 3 months ago
Did Jesus Really Go to Hell?
Episode 87
In this episode, Bart and Megan dive into the ancient doctrine called the "Harrowing of Hell," which is still believed by millions today. But what a…
2 years, 3 months ago
Christian Monks in a Desert Full of Sound
Episode 86
Most of us think of early Christian monks moving into the desert to escape the chaos and noise of civilization to lead the quiet contemplative life.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why the Doctrine of Inerrancy Contradicts the Gospels
Episode 85
Many modern Christians view the Bible as the inspired, inerrant word of God. Is that what its own authors thought? Did the author of Matthew, for ex…
2 years, 4 months ago
Were Early Christians Known to Be Moral Reprobates?
Episode 84
Many modern Christians think Christians are inherently more moral than non-believers. Non-Christians, as a rule, don't think so. What about in the a…
2 years, 4 months ago
Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View
Episode 83
Did Jesus himself think or talk about his imminent sufferings—did he predict his own brutal end, or have those parts been creatively interpreted by …
2 years, 4 months ago
Is the "Good Book" Really So Good?
Episode 82
We are all familiar with the disturbing parts of the Bible, with it's divinely sanctioned violence from the destruction of Jericho in the Old Testam…
2 years, 5 months ago
Was Jesus Buried on the Day of His Crucifixion
Episode 81
All the Gospels agree that on the day Jesus was crucified, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body and took it from the cross to bury in a tom…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Did Judas Betray?
Episode 80
The Gospels agree that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, even if they don't agree on why he did it. But is their view about *what* he did plausible? Th…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Disturbing Views of God and Suffering in the Book of Job
Episode 79
Most readers don't realize, however, that the vast majority of the book comes from a different author who has a completely different view of why peo…
2 years, 5 months ago