By Dante Stack on Jan 13, 2022 06:27 am
Prof Bart Ehrman takes the the positive on this question, with Jonathan Sheffield taking the negative (the early church had the NT as it is today). Sheffield takes the interesting approach by starting with Homeric textual criticism. How’d you like his approach? Jonathan sheffield: On October 30th, 2020, Dr. Bart Ehrman and Jonathan Sheffield sat down on @Modern-Day Debate to debate “Did Most Christian Churches Have the Wrong New Testament Text.
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By Dante Stack on Jan 13, 2022 06:14 am
Our parent organization, Defenders Media, uses the phrase “winsome persuasion” as one of our main tenants in apologetic discourse. Radical rhetoric is the process of convincing people to listen to a message that don’t want to hear. Winsome Conviction: Dr. Theon Hill (PhD) joins Tim and Rick to discuss radical rhetoric: What is it? How is it a form of civic engagement? And when should we use it? They also consider whether the Old Testament prophets were radical rhetoricians, the tensions between the prophetic voice and the winsome voice, how radical rhetoric as a form of engagement is similar to and different from conventional rhetorical approaches, and Colin Kapernick taking a knee. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation with Dr. Theon Hill on radical rhetoric. Show notes and a full transcript are available at winsomeconviction.com.
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By Dante Stack on Jan 12, 2022 06:08 pm
This debate from Oct 2021 has 2 professors verbally spar over the issue of the historicity of Jesus & the resurrection. MacDonald holds that Jesus is an epic hero molded in the form of Odysseus. Licona says Jesus is no mere imitator! Mike Licona: On October 4, 2021, Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Dennis MacDonald debated the question of how we should understand the resurrection of Jesus. The debate occurred at Washburn University and was sponsored by Christian Challenge, a Christian ministry on campus. Used with permission. Visit their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBw…. Mike Licona is associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers an accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z.
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By Dante Stack on Jan 12, 2022 03:01 pm
New Testament Professor Michael J. Kruger lays out two distinctive types of deconstruction in this article. One builds up the spiritual body and ultimately the church, while the other tears down the institution and the very framework of the faith. Are we a church that is eager to point out the problems in every other institution—government, education, Hollywood—but unwilling to point out the problems in our own? Are willing to consider the log in our own eye? Michael J. Kruger
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By Dante Stack on Jan 12, 2022 11:00 am
We throw around the term ‘worldview’ all the time, but what is it exactly? What makes up a worldview? In this Youth Camp talk, Dr. Kurt Jaros defines and describes the basic elements that make up a worldview in a tight 7-minute presentation. Veracity Hill: In this talk given at Lake Geneva Youth Camp in the summer of 2021, Dr. Kurt Jaros introduces the topic of worldview to the High School students in attendance. http://fb.me/veracityhillhttp://twitter.com/veracityhillhttps://www.tiktok.com/@veracityhill To partner with Dr. Jaros, go to www.veracityhill.com/donate
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Prof Bart Ehrman takes the the positive on this question, with Jonathan Sheffield taking the negative (the early church had the NT as it is today). Sheffield takes the interesting approach by starting with Homeric textual criticism. How’d you like his approach? Jonathan sheffield: On October 30th, 2020, Dr. Bart Ehrman and Jonathan Sheffield sat down on @Modern-Day Debate to debate “Did Most Christian Churches Have the Wrong New Testament Text.
Our parent organization, Defenders Media, uses the phrase “winsome persuasion” as one of our main tenants in apologetic discourse. Radical rhetoric is the process of convincing people to listen to a message that don’t want to hear. Winsome Conviction: Dr. Theon Hill (PhD) joins Tim and Rick to discuss radical rhetoric: What is it? How is it a form of civic engagement? And when should we use it? They also consider whether the Old Testament prophets were radical rhetoricians, the tensions between the prophetic voice and the winsome voice, how radical rhetoric as a form of engagement is similar to and different from conventional rhetorical approaches, and Colin Kapernick taking a knee. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation with Dr. Theon Hill on radical rhetoric. Show notes and a full transcript are available at winsomeconviction.com.
This debate from Oct 2021 has 2 professors verbally spar over the issue of the historicity of Jesus & the resurrection. MacDonald holds that Jesus is an epic hero molded in the form of Odysseus. Licona says Jesus is no mere imitator! Mike Licona: On October 4, 2021, Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Dennis MacDonald debated the question of how we should understand the resurrection of Jesus. The debate occurred at Washburn University and was sponsored by Christian Challenge, a Christian ministry on campus. Used with permission. Visit their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBw…. Mike Licona is associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers an accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z.
New Testament Professor Michael J. Kruger lays out two distinctive types of deconstruction in this article. One builds up the spiritual body and ultimately the church, while the other tears down the institution and the very framework of the faith. Are we a church that is eager to point out the problems in every other institution—government, education, Hollywood—but unwilling to point out the problems in our own? Are willing to consider the log in our own eye? Michael J. Kruger
We throw around the term ‘worldview’ all the time, but what is it exactly? What makes up a worldview? In this Youth Camp talk, Dr. Kurt Jaros defines and describes the basic elements that make up a worldview in a tight 7-minute presentation. Veracity Hill: In this talk given at Lake Geneva Youth Camp in the summer of 2021, Dr. Kurt Jaros introduces the topic of worldview to the High School students in attendance. http://fb.me/veracityhillhttp://twitter.com/veracityhillhttps://www.tiktok.com/@veracityhill To partner with Dr. Jaros, go to www.veracityhill.com/donate
