Problems with Christian Evidences

Dealing with problems or challenges raised with Christian Evidences:

The Textual Integrity Challenge

  1. New Testament Textual Variation Challenge
    1. Avoiding Big Mistakes in Defending the Bible (Interview Dr. Peter Gurry, Dr. Sean McDowell)
    2. The Basics of New Testament Textual Criticism (Daniel Wallace, Houseform Apologetics)
    3. Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament (Lincona & Wallace, Lincona)
    4. The Oldest Bible Manuscripts (Useful Charts)
    5. Is the New Testament Reliable (Wallace, yesHeis)
    6. The Formal Epistemology of Testimony: Beyond Hume & Ehrman (Timothy McGrew)
    7. Textual Criticism- Lower Criticism (ACI Suggested Readings)
    8. Other On-line Resources on Textual Criticism and Integrity (ACI)
    9. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Craig Blomberg, Denver Seminary)
    10. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Tim McGrew, IAP)
    11. External Evidence for the Truth of the Gospels (Tim McGrew, Apologetics315)
    12. The Ancient Biblical Manuscript that Polorized Scholars (Parable)
    13. Recent Discoveries of NT Manuscripts (Wallace, Acadia Divinity College)
    14. Debate: Can We Trust the Texts of the New Testament (Debate: Ehrman vs. Wallace, CSNTM Productions)
    15. Debate: Are the NT Documents Historically Reliable? (Ehrman vs. Licona)
    16. Debate: Can We Trust the Gospels? Round 1 (Bart Ehrman and Timothy McGrew, Unbelievable)
    17. Debate: Do Undesigned Coincidences Confirm the Gospels? Round 2 (Bart Ehrman and Timothy McGrew, Unbelievable)
  2. Old Testament Validity and Reliablity Challenge
    1. The Oldest Bible Manuscripts (Useful Charts)
    2. The Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Parable)
    3. The Dead Sea Scrolls (History Time)
    4. The Shocking Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Timeline)
    5. Searching for a King: Israel’s United Kingdom (Series, Appian Media)

Alleged “Contradictions" in the Bible Challenge

  1. New Testament
    1. Lincona, Michael. Jesus Contradicted: Why the Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently. Zondervan Academic, 2024.
    2. McGrew, Lydia. Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts. Deward Publishing, 2017.
    3. Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels Part 1 (McGrew, Apologetics315)
    4. Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels Part 2 (McGrew, Apologetics315)
    5. Different Genealogies (Inspiring Philosophy)
  2. Old Testament (forthcoming)

The Liberal Interpretation of the Bible Challenge

  1. The Alleged Mythical Accretions to the historical Jesus, the claim that though Jesus was an historical figure, the historical Jesus was far different than what the NT claims. (Video & Books)
    1. Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the New Testament: Countering the Challenges of Evangelical Beliefs. B&H Academic, 2016.
    2. _______. The Historical Reliablity of the Gospels. IVP Academic, 2007.
    3. _______. The Historical Reliablity of John’s Gospels: Issues Commentary. IVP Academic, 2011.
    4. Lincona, Michael. Jesus Contradicted: Why the Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently. Zondervan Academic, 2024.
    5. Debate Craig vs. Ehrman
    6. Five Resurrection Facts That Occurred by 36 A.D. (Habermas)
    7. The Resurrection Argument That Changed a Generation of Scholars (Habermas)
    8. The Real Jesus: New Evidence from History & Archeology (Paul Maier, Veritas Forum at Iowa State)
    9. Licona, Michael. The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Histiographical Approach. IVP Academic, 2010.
    10. See the Textual Integrity Issues in the NT (discussed above on this page)
    11. Evans, Craig. Fabricating Jesus. How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. IVP, 2008
  2. The Mythicists Interpretation is that there was no historical Jesus at all —the claim that there was no historical Jesus and that the “myth" of Jesus was based on a syncretism with Mesopotamian religions and Roman/Greek mystery religions in the first century. (Articles, Videos and Books)
    1. Jesus vs. Mithra (Inspiring Philosophy)
    2. Was the New Testament Influenced by Pagan Religions? (Ronald Nash, article in Christian Research Institute)
    3. Nash, Ronald. The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? P&R Publishing, 2003. (second edition)
    4. Strobel, Lee. The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Jesus. Zondervan, 2009.
    5. Habermas, Gary. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence of the Life of Christ. College Press Publications, 1996. 
    6. _______. Evidence for the Historical Jesus: Is the Jesus of History the Christ of Faith? Christian Publishing House, 2020
    7. Debate: Historicity of Jesus (Trent Horn vs Richard Carrier)
    8. Debate: Mike Lacona vs. Richard Carrier (2004)
    9. Debate: William Lane Craig vs. Richard Carrier (2009)
    10. Debate: Mike Lacona vs. Richard Carrier (2010)
    11. Debate: Justin Bass vs. Richard Carrier on the Resurrection of Christ
    12. Why I Think Jesus Didn’t Exist (Richard Carrier)
    13. Abject Failure of Reading Judica: Reviewing of “On the History of Jesus” Part 3 by Richard Carrier (Kyle Davis)
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