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Professor of New Testament Studies, Houston Christian University & President of Risen Jesus, Inc.

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As Michael Bird, an evangelical New Testament scholar, has pointed out: many preach the inerrancy of the Bible but practice the inerrancy of their interpretations. For me, inerrancy means that the Bible is inerrant in what it teaches—in its message. Even Norman Geisler, who was about as conservative on inerrancy as one can get and helped shape the Chicago Statement, admitted in his Big Book of Bible Difficulties that there are errors in our present text. The Chicago Statement itself acknowledges that inerrancy applies only to the autographs, not to the copies we have today. So let’s be honest: our current Bibles do contain errors. Could God have preserved a perfectly inerrant text? Of course. But He didn’t. This informs me He didn’t consider it necessary for us to have one. . . . #memes #apologetics #jesus #christianity #christians #Bible

As Michael Bird, an evangelical New Testament scholar, has pointed out: many preach the inerrancy of the Bible but practice the inerrancy of their interpretations. For me, inerrancy means that the Bible is inerrant in what it teaches—in its message. Even Norman Geisler, who was about as conservative on inerrancy as one can get and helped shape the Chicago Statement, admitted in his Big Book of Bible Difficulties that there are errors in our present text. The Chicago Statement itself acknowledges that inerrancy applies only to the autographs, not to the copies we have today. So let’s be honest: our current Bibles do contain errors. Could God have preserved a perfectly inerrant text? Of course. But He didn’t. This informs me He didn’t consider it necessary for us to have one. . . . #memes #apologetics #jesus #christianity #christians #Bible

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The fact historians can't ignore. Paul knew that writing those names down was a massive risk if the story wasn't true. By telling people exactly who saw Jesus and pointing out that most of them were still walking around, he was essentially inviting his critics to go cross-examine them. You don't tell people to go interview 500 witnesses unless you are certain those witnesses are going to tell the same story. This wasn't a private vision or a vague feeling. It was a public event that stayed public because the people involved stayed alive to talk about it. 📀Watch the full episode: #resurrection #apologetics #history #christians #theologians

The fact historians can't ignore. Paul knew that writing those names down was a massive risk if the story wasn't true. By telling people exactly who saw Jesus and pointing out that most of them were still walking around, he was essentially inviting his critics to go cross-examine them. You don't tell people to go interview 500 witnesses unless you are certain those witnesses are going to tell the same story. This wasn't a private vision or a vague feeling. It was a public event that stayed public because the people involved stayed alive to talk about it. 📀Watch the full episode: #resurrection #apologetics #history #christians #theologians

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Josephus Knew Jesus’ Executioners Josephus wasn't just a historian; he was practically sitting at the prosecution's table. Today, we map out the terrifyingly small world of 1st Century Jerusalem. This is awesome; we are proving that Josephus was professionally subservient to the specific family dynasty dedicated to wiping out the early Church. If Josephus was taking orders from the man who killed James, and whose father killed Jesus, it completely reframes the Testimonium Flavianum (Josephus’s famous passage about Jesus). It suggests that Josephus didn't learn about Jesus from public records or street rumors. He likely heard about Him over dinner with the very men who signed the death warrants. It makes Josephus’s writings less of a "history lesson" and more of an "insider leak" from the enemies of the Gospel. Watch the breakdown of this connection: . . #ChristianHistory #Josephus #Apologetics #DrThomasSchmidt

Josephus Knew Jesus’ Executioners Josephus wasn't just a historian; he was practically sitting at the prosecution's table. Today, we map out the terrifyingly small world of 1st Century Jerusalem. This is awesome; we are proving that Josephus was professionally subservient to the specific family dynasty dedicated to wiping out the early Church. If Josephus was taking orders from the man who killed James, and whose father killed Jesus, it completely reframes the Testimonium Flavianum (Josephus’s famous passage about Jesus). It suggests that Josephus didn't learn about Jesus from public records or street rumors. He likely heard about Him over dinner with the very men who signed the death warrants. It makes Josephus’s writings less of a "history lesson" and more of an "insider leak" from the enemies of the Gospel. Watch the breakdown of this connection: . . #ChristianHistory #Josephus #Apologetics #DrThomasSchmidt

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