Apologetics 315 Podcast

032 - Too Good To Be False with Tom Gilson


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In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Tom Gilson, the Senior Editor and Ministry Coordinator at The Stream. They discuss his book Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.

0:30 - The Dukes of Hazzard intro
1:30 - Intro to Tom Gilson
5:01 - About Tom and his work and background
7:25 - Where did the idea for this book come from?
10:47 - A brief summary of the book
12:43 - Jesus didn’t have faith?
16:53 - You can’t make this stuff up
17:42 - What the argument is NOT and what it is
21:37 - Arguing for the best explanation
23:56 - The most common misconceptions and misunderstandings
26:27 - How would Bertrand Russell respond?
30:35 - The Facebook objection
34:13 - The book’s focus on Jesus and his character
34:36 - Positive feedback from readers
37:07 - Where to download a free chapter: thinkingchristian.net

Tom’s resources:
www.thinkingchristian.net
www.stream.org
The book:
https://www.amazon.com/Too-Good-False-Incomparable-Character-ebook/dp/B0979QLJXJ

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