146 - Is the New Testament Trustworthy with Ben Shaw
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146 - Is the New Testament Trustworthy with Ben Shaw
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Summary In this episode of the Apologetics 315 podcast, hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Benjamin Shaw, a distinguished Christian apologist and author of https://www.ivpress.com/trustworthy.'The discussion covers Shaw's...
show moreIn this episode of the Apologetics 315 podcast, hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Benjamin Shaw, a distinguished Christian apologist and author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament.'The discussion covers Shaw's personal journey into apologetics, the importance of New Testament reliability, and the historical criteria that support it. Shaw emphasizes the cumulative approach to understanding the New Testament, the significance of the Gospels as Greco-Roman biographies, and the value of both Christian and non-Christian sources in establishing the reliability of the New Testament. The conversation also touches on the minimal facts approach to the resurrection and the mission of Core Apologetics to make apologetic resources more accessible to churches and believers.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates
05:46 Introducing Benjamin Shaw and His Work
06:14 Benjamin Shaw's Background and Journey
11:29 Lessons from Gary Habermas
14:52 Core Apologetics and Its Mission
15:50 Exploring New Testament Reliability
16:19 Historical Criteria for Reliability
21:53 Understanding Trustworthiness and Reliability
23:47 Cumulative Approach to Reliability
26:11 Gospels as Greco-Roman Biographies
30:02 Authorship and Its Importance
37:02 Non-Christian Sources and Their Value
41:49 Confidence in Early Sources
48:32 Persuasive Arguments for Reliability
54:39 Minimal Facts vs. Maximal Approach
58:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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