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Does Biblical Scholarship Destroy Faith?
Episode 37
Biblical scholars who approach the Bible from a historical perspective are often accused of working hard to deconvert the faithful. Is that true?
D…
3 years, 3 months ago
What is Gnosticism?
Episode 36
How could these religions be considered Christian if they didn't think Jesus' death mattered? How could they consider the God of the Old Testament t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Did Scribes Change Luke's Theology?
Episode 35
Lots of informed readers know that scribes changed their texts of the New Testament -- but do the changes really matter for anything?
In this episo…
3 years, 3 months ago
What is Academic Freedom and Tenure, and Why Do They Matter (e.g., for teaching about religion!)?
Episode 34
What about the argument that university professors are brainwashing their students to follow their liberal agenda, while hiding behind "academic fre…
3 years, 3 months ago
Did Jesus' Disciples Think He Was God?
Episode 33
If you asked Jesus' disciples if he was a human or God, would they have affirmed his divinity, or accused you of blasphemy? And if Jesus was divine,…
3 years, 4 months ago
Did Paul Accept the Teachings of Jesus?
Episode 31
Many people do not realize just how infrequently Paul mentions the sayings of Jesus himself. And scholars can't agree why he doesn't quote Jesus mor…
3 years, 4 months ago
Is Paul the Founder of Christianity?
Episode 30
It has long been said among historical scholars that Christianity is not the religion *of* Jesus but the religion *about* him. In this view, Jesus w…
3 years, 4 months ago
Is The Gospel of John Anti-Semitic?
Episode 29
The Gospel of John is one of the most puzzling books of the New Testament, especially when it comes to understanding its view of Jews and Judaism. O…
3 years, 5 months ago
Were the Apostles of Jesus All Martyred?
Episode 28
One of the claims consistently made by Christian apologists is that the apostles who declared that they themselves had seen Jesus after he had been …
3 years, 5 months ago