All Jesus  articles – Page 23

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    Was Jesus just a…zealot? Reza Aslan vs Anthony Le Donne - Unbelievable?

    14 December 2013

    Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Aslan’s book.

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    Alister McGrath + Panel Q&A at Unbelievable? 2013 - Unbelievable?

    8 June 2013

    Over 600 people attended the third Unbelievable? Conference in London in May 2013 - Jesus: Liar, lunatic, Legend or Lord. In this programme we hear some audio extracts from the conference which aimed to equip Christian with good reasons for the faith.

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    Why Science (And Google) Won’t Answer All Your Questions

    20 May 2013

    I saw a sign on a church notice board recently; it said: There are some questions in life that can’t be answered by Google.

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    What happened on the cross? Penal Substitution debate - Unbelievable?

    30 March 2013

    Christians believe that Jesus’ death on the cross provided the atonement for sins. But in what way?

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    Did God command ‘genocide’ in the Old Testament? John Allister vs Justin Schieber - Unbelievable?

    12 January 2013

    1 Samuel Chapter 15 may be one of the hardest passages in the Bible to reconcile with a God of love. It describes God apparently commanding the slaughter of men, women and children in the Amalekite tribe.

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    Did the Old Testament prophesy the birth of Christ? Unbelievable? 24 Dec 2011

    24 December 2012

     A festive edition of the show in which we investigate some of the common Old Testament prophecies associated with Christmas. Isaiah 7:14 “The virgin will conceive” and Micah 5:2 “But you Bethlehem…” Do such prophecies supernaturally predict the coming of Christ? Dr Michael Brown is a Messianic Jew who believes there is overwhelming evidence for Jesus fulfiling the prophecies of the Old Testament.

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    Did Jesus Exist? Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre - Unbelievable?

    15 December 2012

    Richard Carrier is the world’s foremost proponent of the “mythicist” view of Jesus - that he never actually existed as a historical person.

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    Did Jesus Exist? Bart Ehrman Q&A - Unbelievable?

    18 August 2012

     In this one-on-one edition of the show, Justin Brierley speaks to New Testament Historian Bart Ehrman about his recent book “Did Jesus Exist?” which argues for the historical fact of Jesus of Nazareth. Ehrman, whose books are more usually at odds with evangelicals, was this time attacked by atheist proponents of “mythicism” - the view that Jesus never existed.

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    Mormon Dialogue pt 2 - LDS doctrine, God, Jesus & exaltation - Unbelievable?

    4 August 2012

    In the second show examining the beliefs of Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Bobby Gilpin and Charles Dayton return to talk about Mormon doctrines. Bobby runs UK Parternships for Christ, an outreach to Mormons and JWs. Charles is a lifelong Mormon and Western Artist in Wyoming. They discuss Mormon beliefs about whether God was “once a man”, whether we are potential gods ourselves, and what happens to Christians and Mormons when they die. Is Mormonism a religion of works or grace

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    Jehovah’s Witnesses dialogue Pt 2: the deity of Christ - Unbelievable?

    14 July 2012

    In the second programme examining the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Robert King and Tony Brown discuss whether Christ claims to be God. Robert is a disfellowshiped JW but still holds to Watchtower doctrine. Tony is a former JW, now a Christian pastor. They talk about whether JWs rely upon a works-based salvation, return to the 144,000 and discuss whether Jesus is the Archangel Michael and not the son of God, as Robert claims

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    Was Jesus a Calvinist? James White & David Instone-Brewer - Unbelievable?

    19 May 2012

    Last week to book for Unbelievable? The Conference! http://www.premier.org.uk/reasons David Instone-Brewer is a New Testament Scholar at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He returns to talk about his new book “The Jesus Scandals” and some of the reasons why he believes Jesus’ theology doesn’t conform to a Calvinist view of God’s sovereignty.

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    The Easter Scandal - David Instone-Brewer & Bob Price - Unbelievable?

    7 April 2012

     The Jesus Scandals is the new book by New Testament Scholar David Instone-Brewer which claims that various aspects of Jesus life and ministry were a scandal to early Christians, and would have never been included in the Gospels if they hadn’t really happened. Today they give us evidence of its reliability.

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    Unbelievable? - Gary Habermas & Geoff Campos - Belief in Miracles

    29 October 2011

    Justin went backstage at the Bethinking Apologetics Conference last week to record a show with one of the speakers - Professor Gary Habermas and an atheist listener to Unbelievable? Geoff Campos.

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    Unbelievable? - “Is the Bible historically reliable?” debate

    15 October 2011

     On today’s Show: New Testament Scholar David Instone-Brewer and Bible sceptic Ken Humphreys met in a debte at Gunnersbury Baptist Church, London recently.

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    Unbelievable? - Understanding Jesus - listener Q&A

    24 September 2011

     Peter S Williams is a Christian philosopher and apologist. His latest book Understanding Jesus brings together lines of evidence for a philosophical, historical and theological understanding of Jesus.

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    Unbelievable? - Bart Ehrman on his loss of faith

    27 August 2011

    Bart Ehrman is James A Gray Distingushed Prof of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is well known as a Bible scholar who has thrown doubt upon the reliability of Scripture with bestselling books “Misquoting Jesus” & “Forged”.

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    Unbelievable? - Making the resurrection add up

    4 June 2011

    “The Easter Challenge” is regularly issued by atheists and sceptics. Can Christians provide a coherent account the events of the resurrection of Jesus that harmonises the apparent differences between the four Gospel accounts?

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    Unbelievable? - Can Christian morality inform secular society?

    28 May 2011

    Lord Richard Harries is a life peer in the British House of Lords and the former Bishop of Oxford. His book “The Re-enchantment of Morality” has been shortlisted for this year’s Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.

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    Unbelievable? - Did Jesus die on the Cross? Islam debate

    26 March 2011

    he Koran claims that Jesus did not die on the cross. Mohammed Bahmanpour of the Islamic College in London defends the Koranic view that although “it was made to appear to them” that he died, in fact he was substituted by another. Jay Smith is a Christian evangelist to Muslims in London and brings to bear Biblical and other historical witnesses to the crucifixion.

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    Unbelievable? The Apologetics of CS Lewis

    30 October 2010

    C.S. Lewis was one of the most influential Christian writers of the 20th Century and remains so today. Many are familiar with his Narnia stories, but he was also a populariser of Christian apologetics, and continues to be the first place that many encounter the key arguments for Christian faith.