DIALOGUE: Jesus' existence and ancient non-Christian testimony — Trent Horn

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DIALOGUE: Jesus' existence and ancient non-Christian testimony

DIALOGUE: Jesus' existence and ancient non-Christian testimony

Preacher: Trent Horn
Tradition: Roman Catholic
Published: May 29, 2023
Length: 46:03

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In this episode, Trent sits down with John, the "Godless Engineer" to discuss the lack of references to Jesus in ancient non-Christian sources and what that tells us about the existence of Jesus. To support this podcast: https://patreon.com/counseloftrent "Did ancient writers overlook Jesus?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBrvbP72tWI&t 00:00 Intro 02:51 Dialogue begins 03:43 Beliefs of the Godless Engineer 08:08 The Argument from Silence 12:31 What if Biblical Sources Said things Differently? 14:47 Bad Christian/Atheist Arguments 18:33 Non-Christian Sources 26:06 Beliefs of the Apostles vs Beliefs of Early Christians 30:47 The Difficulty of Eliminating Unorthodoxy 34:13 Docetism and Mythicism 37:00 Final Thoughts

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Jesus Christ
Encouragement

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