Episode 2.36

Texts, Myths, and Manuscripts

Is the New Testament historically trustworthy—or just a rewritten patchwork of pagan myths? In this episode of Take 2 Theology, Zach and Michael respond to online critics who claim the Bible is unreliable and Jesus is just a recycled myth.

Covered in this episode:

– What do textual variants actually show?

– How do the Dead Sea Scrolls impact our confidence in Scripture?

– How was the New Testament canon formed—and does it hold up under scrutiny?

– Are the popular “copycat messiah” claims (Horus, Mithras, Dionysus, etc.) grounded in truth or internet fiction?

Drawing from respected scholars like Bart Ehrman, N.T. Wright, and Ronald Nash, this episode unpacks the facts and clears the fog—so you can know what the Bible really is and why it still stands.

Lutheran Satire Video--Horace Ruins Christmas: https://youtu.be/s0-EgjUhRqA?si=dNr0t7vhazj-Afkm

David Wood is the gentleman whose first name Michael could not remember.

Jesus, Recycled Redeemer? (STR Article): https://www.str.org/w/jesus-recycled-redeemer-

Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace: https://coldcasechristianity.com/person-of-interest-by-j-warner-wallace/

Books by Michael Kruger on the Canon:

https://a.co/d/fqYyP8z

https://a.co/d/gLaG99d

Prominent atheists and skeptics who converted to Christianity:

C. S. Lewis (Oxford scholar, Mere Christianity), Francis Collins (geneticist, The Language of God), Alister McGrath (theologian, The Dawkins Delusion), Rosalind Picard (MIT professor), Allan Sandage (cosmologist), Anthony Flew (philosopher, late-life belief in God), A. N. Wilson (novelist/biographer), Guillaume Bignon (French philosopher), Malcolm Muggeridge (journalist/satirist), Lee Strobel (The Case for Christ), Andrew Klavan (novelist/screenwriter), Jennifer Fulwiler (Something Other Than God), J. Warner Wallace (cold-case detective, Cold-Case Christianity), Abdu Murray (former Muslim apologist), Nabeel Qureshi (Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus), and Jonathan Noyes (former atheist lawyer, now apologist with Stand to Reason).

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