All Bible: New Testament articles – Page 19
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ArticleCommunicate like Christ: 5 ways to be more persuasive
How can learning about our brain’s hardwiring enable us to be more persuasive? Steve Adams explains
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Article4 essential tips that will transform your Bible reading experience
Deron Spoo shares four tips for Bible reading that have grown his own relationship with Jesus
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why are there differences in the Gospels? Mike Licona & Richard Burridge
Differences between the same stories, words and timelines in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have been noted since the early days of the Church. Critics claim the differences put the historical reliability of the Gospels into question.
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ArticleNT Wright: Why Jesus’ resurrection really happened
Tom Wright explains why, as an ancient historian, the resurrection of Jesus from death makes historical sense.
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ArticleNT Wright: Why Jesus’ crucifixion is a fact of history
Leading New Testament scholar Tom Wright explains why Christians can be confident the gospel accounts are true
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Article9 archaeology finds that confirm the New Testament
Hundreds of archaeological findings are confirming the biblical record. Peter S Williams looks at some of the most interesting discoveries
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ShowsUnbelievable? Was Jesus created as an ancient myth? Richard Carrier vs David Marshall
David Marshall is a Christian thinker and author whose latest book “Jesus is no Myth!: The fingerprints of God on the Gospels” aims to refute claims by authors such as Bart Ehrman, Reza Aslan and Richard Carrier that the Gospels borrowed from other religious figures and mystery religions of their day to create their picture of Jesus.
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Star of Bethlehem - Fact or Fiction? Colin Nicholl, Aaron Adair & Mark Kidger
In a Christmas Eve edition of the show Justin is joined by Christian guest Colin Nicholl, atheist Aaron Adair and agnostic Mark Kidger, each of whom has written a book on the star of a Bethlehem from different perspectives.
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ShowsUnbelievable? What happened on the cross? NT Wright & Tom Schreiner. 500th podcast episode.
NT (Tom) Wright’s new book “The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion” says that the cross was about much more than Jesus absolving us of sin.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Ask NT Wright anything - Listener Q&A
Justin is joined for the first of two shows by renowned Bible scholar NT (Tom) Wright. He answers a variety of questions sent in by both sceptical and Christian listeners. Topics include John’s gospel, the resurrection, innerancy and hell.
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ArticlePoppadom preach: The amazing story of how God healed a stranger in a curry house
A miraculous healing in a curry house was just the beginning. As the Evangelical Alliance launch a new website to encourage evangelism, Wayne Davis shares the amazing story of what happened when he took a risk and offered to pray for a stranger
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ShowsUnbelievable? What does Revelation say about Hell? Chris Date & Rob Wiesner
Revelation remains a closed book of the New Testament to many Christians. In this episode Justin is joined by Chris Date and Rob Wiesner to talk about the nature of Revelation and what it actually says about Hell and judgement.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Did Hume Demolish Miracles? Michael Ruse vs Gary Habermas
Do extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence? The 18th century philosopher David Hume is credited with originating the phrase often used by atheists and sceptics. In a second show, Christian philosopher Gary Habermas and atheist philosopher Michael Ruse debate whether Hume established that it is irrational to believe in miracles.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Were the apostles martyred for their faith? Sean McDowell vs Ken Humphreys
The argument that ‘the followers of Jesus wouldn’t have suffered and died for a lie’ is often used as evidence for the resurrection. But in recent years attacks have been mounted on whether the martyrdom accounts of the apostles are reliable.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is God a God of wrath? Joshua Ryan Butler & Brian Zahnd
How should Christians interpret scriptures that describe the ‘wrath’ of God? Did God punish Jesus on the cross? Are we punished for our sins or do we merely suffer the ‘consequences’ of them?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is Open Theism a heresy? James White vs John Sanders
John E Sanders is one among a number of evangelical theologians such as Greg Boyd who have embraced Open Theism – the view that God does not necessarily have foreknowledge of all future events and that the future is open. Many evangelicals believe Open Theism is a heresy – denying the omniscience of God and going against Biblical teaching.
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Article4 facts that only fit the Resurrection
A new argument is changing the way Christians are seeking to persuade sceptics of the truth of the resurrection. Justin Brierley presents the ‘minimal facts’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Ehrman vs Bauckham Part 2: Can we trust eyewitness testimony?
Justin hosts the second part of a debate between noted Bible scholars Bart Ehrman and Richard Bauckham. Ehrman’s new book “Jesus Before the Gospels” makes the case that eyewitness testimony is very fallible and that the stories about Jesus that were written down in the Gospels would have changed shape over time.
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ArticleWhen it comes to paternity doubts, Justin Welby is in good company
The Archbishop of Canterbury can be thankful that Jesus himself was born in scandalous circumstances says Justin Brierley.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Are the Gospels based on eyewitness testimony? Bart Ehrman vs Richard Bauckham
Bart Ehrman’s new book “Jesus Before the Gospels” makes the case that the stories about Jesus would have changed and evolved before they were written down as the Gospels.
