In my last post, I pointed readers to the now popular Wesley Huff appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast. Given the popularity of the episode, it came as no surprise that several responses came out. After all, internet atheists and academics who are far too high on their own flatulence, can't sleep at the night when a Christian is given a large platform and makes good use out of it! With that, too, is a degradation of the presenter; thus, we have this post from textual critic Brent Nongbri: https:...| Think Christian Theism
Apropos my last post, the New York Times (NYT) has since released an interview with Elaine Pagels on Christmas. To be fair to Nicholas Kristof, the interviewer, he has interviewed more evangelical writers, like Tim Keller and Beth Moore. I wish he had reached out to more conservative scholars to discuss the Nativity--like Darrell Bock, Craig Blomberg, Craig Keener or Richard Bauckham--but alas, we all fall short! | Think Christian Theism
Christmastide is upon us. As we begin our shopping for our families, preparing meals & the like, our cultural outlets begin to attack the accounts we have about the birth of our Lord. One such example is Time Magazine--a copy of which I picked up the other day at the pharmacy. The magazine has several different entries about the life of Christ; but, of course, the main draw at this time of the year is the Nativity accounts. Time Magazine remains omnipresent in places we commonly visit, such a...| Think Christian Theism
As the title suggests, Wesley Huff, apologist and soon-to-be PhD, went on Joe Rogan's podcast, which is linked below. | Think Christian Theism
Critics of the historical credibility of the Gospels often point out the time gap between Jesus and when the Gospels were being written and ...| thinkchristiantheism.blogspot.com
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Dr. William Lane Craig is a fine gentleman, scholar and man of God. Seldom few match his output. Given his breadth of learning and areas of expertise, it is not surprising that, in some areas, he will fall short. One such case is the short video I ran across where Craig discusses the common objection to Calvinism that it makes God "the author of sin/evil." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roiMiDKcvKI&list=PL30q-jGfBnRknUkaB1jh7TYunUKRQ_Mta| Think Christian Theism
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A few months ago, a bright young philosopher, Matthew Adelstein, became a theist. I do not agree with all of the arguments, considerations, etc. that helped him cross the Rubicon; but, nevertheless, Matthew is worth listening to. I particularly recommend his appearances on Christian Idealism's (Kyle Alander) channel, but there are other good ones. Here is a search result for you to scroll at your leisure: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=matthew+adelstein| Think Christian Theism
Friend of the blog, Daniel Lowry, recently appeared on another friend of the blog's, Kyle Alander's Youtube channel to discuss the shroud. The video isn't meant to argue for or against the shroud's authenticity. Rather, Daniel is trying to help the viewers learn about the debate itself and how to navigate it. | Think Christian Theism
Earlier today, Donald Trump posted the following on his Truth Social app: | Think Christian Theism
An open letter was recently brought to my attention. The title of the letter reads thus: A Declaration of War on Young Apologists. Provocative! Given that, I figured I’d venture to give a few comments. I’ll note out at the outset, I think it is a mixed-bag. I agree with some and disagree with some too. Here are some of my thoughts. | Think Christian Theism
A big thank you to Than Christopolous and Caleb Jore for helping me with different aspects of this post. | Think Christian Theism
In April of 2022, I posted an article entitled "Recent Trends in Scholarship Favorable to Christianity." In this post, I would like to add some updates. A few formatting issues before I do so:| Think Christian Theism
Well, hello, everyone! It sure has been awhile. I will do a separate post on the reason for my enduring absence. Rest assured all is now fine; so, no need for any sympathies—I just feel a sense of obligation to the readers of this blog, to whom I greatly appreciate. I hope this blog has served you well.| Think Christian Theism
Michael Kok’s book The Gospel on the Margins (Fortress Press, 2015) is the publication of the author’s PhD dissertation from the University of Sheffield. Opening with a consideration of the relative obscurity of the gospel of Mark in the first centuries of Christianity, Kok develops an intriguing thesis of the origin of the patristic tradition: the gospel is not in fact Mark’s collection of the memoirs of Peter but rather an anonymous first-century text whose apostolicity was asserted b...| Think Christian Theism
Yesterday, I responded to someone in a Facebook group regarding the reliability of memory and its implications on historical apologetics. | Think Christian Theism
One of my friends has recently started a website focusing on historical-critical studies of the Bible especially concerning biblical archaeology. Be sure to follow and read each blog post!| Think Christian Theism
My friend Nahoa Life recently recorded and uploaded an interview with Sean McDowell on the fate and sincerity of the apostles. Make sure to subscribe to his channel because he will upload more interviews with top scholars such as Dale Allison and Craig Keener!| Think Christian Theism
Acts 4:13 and the Authorship of the Fourth Gospel| Think Christian Theism
Ben the Amateur Exegete (henceforth AE) is an atheist who produces content on historical biblical scholarship. He recently put out a video challenging the report in Acts 16:37 and Acts 22:22-29 of Paul's Roman citizenship. To his credit, AE doesn't think the objections are conclusive and concedes that Paul certainly could have possessed Roman citizenship. However, he argues that the balance of evidence suggests that Luke "padded Paul's resume". AE draws his arguments from Calvin Roetzel's 199...| Think Christian Theism
The following is a review of my book on theodicy, Searching for a Solution to Suffering, by my friend and fellow theological autodidact David Pallmann. Though the review was written back in the Summer of 2021, I felt it would be helpful to archive it here for reference. | Think Christian Theism
Though there is near-unanimous agreement in New Testament scholarship that Paul and some of the disciples of Jesus claimed to see Christ risen from the dead, most critical commentators assert that the resurrection narratives found in the later Gospels are partially or wholly redactional in nature. Most frequently asserted is the view that such redactions are to combat that 2nd century beliefs of docetism, a common view among Gnostic Christians that asserted that Jesus did not in fact possess ...| Think Christian Theism
Ehrman has argued that the Hebrew Bible is primarily henotheistic with the exception of at least Isaiah, which is monotheistic. I will quote him at some length [1]:| Think Christian Theism
Jesus's burial in a rock-hewn tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Sanhedrin, is depicted in all four Gospel traditions. A decent number of scholars have questioned the partial or total authenticity of this story, arguing that Jesus may have been dishonorably interred in an earth grave or perhaps not even buried at all [1]. The following will argue against both of these hypotheses and will argue that the lack of proper scriptural allusion makes both of these theories implausible. It ...| Think Christian Theism