The Historical Saint Peter (The Papacy Part 1)
This series, which draws on Klaus Schatz’s phenomenal Papal Primacy, will attempt to paint an accurate picture of the development of papal authority. I will do so by trying my best to present an hones...
26 Sep 20258min
Seeing Dead People (The Historical Jesus Episode 10)
"Jesus was seen and heard by multiple people at different times, as well as at the same time. Jesus was the victim of violence. His presence instilled fear and doubt in some participants. He spoke fai...
14 Nov 20245min
What did the Apostles think would Happen after Jesus Died? (The Historical Jesus Episode 9)
"Allison argues, as do most historical Jesus scholars, that even Jesus misunderstood His Father’s plan for Him. This would make sense given His statement in Mark that not even the Son will know when t...
12 Nov 20246min
Was Jesus’s Body Stolen? (The Historical Jesus Episode 8)
"Pope Gregory the Great, a highly intelligent man, once heard a story that a dead Roman craftsman, who was buried in a church, began shouting “I burn! I burn!” The next day his clothes were found but ...
11 Okt 202411min
Was Jesus Actually Buried? (The Historical Jesus Part 7)
"Most scholars agree that Jesus was tortured and killed in perhaps the most humiliating fashion of the age. If Christians didn’t bother covering that up, why would they obsess over how He was buried? ...
11 Okt 20249min
Jesus’s Appearances to Peter and Paul (The Historical Jesus Part 6)
"The evidence is abundant. The fish-catching story in Luke 5 actually belongs after Mary Magdalene sees the empty tomb, and this is significant. As I’m about to explain, it means that I lied in last e...
27 Sep 202410min
The Historicity of the Resurrection Apparitions (The Historical Jesus Part 5)
"As we covered in our segment on memory research, this does NOT imply Mary didn’t see an empty tomb. On the contrary, given how little the two accounts share, it is more plausible that Mary saw an emp...
20 Sep 202412min
