A compilation of some insightful and significant remarks about Christianity from our amazing guests this season!

Special thank you to those who have been so gracious to take part in contributing to the production of Defending Christianity!! Without you all, Defending Christianity would not be here! Thank you:

• Dr. Darrell L. Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary, Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History)
• Dr. Craig Blomberg (Denver Seminary, Can We Still Believer in God)
• Dr. Ben Witherington III (Asbury Theological Seminary)
• Dr. Richard Howe (Southern Evangelical Seminary)
• Michael Jones (Inspiring Philosophy)
• Dr. Lynn Cohick (Denver Seminary, Christian Women in the Patristic World)
• Kristen Padilla (Beeson Divinity School, Now That I'm Called)
• Dr. Kenneth Samples (Reasons to Believe - http://www.reasons.org)

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To compliment our last episode, this week we have Kristen Padilla, author of Now That I'm Called, to talk about women in ministry today, the challenges that go into it, and how the church can respond in both a loving and biblically way. 

ANNOUNCEMENT: Upon the release of this episode, Defending Christianity will be taking an interlude until mid-late November. However, be on the lookout for a special highlight release that will summarize our first season so far!!

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How did the spread of Christianity today come to be? Who's to credit for it? Specifically, did women play a part? If so, how can we take it and see how God uses women the way he uses men to further his Kingdom? Are women excluded or included in his mission?
Today, Dr. Lynn Cohick, Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, is here to answer these important questions.

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A short story of the inspiration of Defending Christianity Podcast.

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Michael Jones is with us to shed some light on questions people have had for years. Why are there contradictions in the Bible? Literally this issue is the reason some don't decide to believe in the authority and integrity of the Bible, so for anyone who has questions about these or had friends with questions about these, you may want to tune in! Also, why are the Gospels order the events in them differently? Does this count as contradicting from one another? How can we rely on their eye witness testimonies? We need answers. Michael Jones provides them.

Also, I apologize for the few times there's some not-so-great quality during the interview as I am back at school and am not able to record in the same setting as in the past! Enjoy! :)

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How can Christians have a conversation with someone who thinks being good is enough to get to Heaven without making them feel judged or offended? How can we see who we are as people in the context of having sinned against our Creator? Today, we're back with Dr. Richard Howe for Part 2 of 'Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven?'

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God is too loving of a God to send good people to Hell, right? Can't we get to Heaven by doing good things like feeding the homeless and donating money to cancer patients? Does Jesus hold the ONLY key to Heaven? Why? Today, we're with Dr. Richard Howe to figure out what being a good person really says about ourselves, what it takes to go to Heaven, and why it matters.
Dr. Howe is Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Howe has a BA in Bible from Mississippi College, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Arkansas.

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We are living in a progressive society. From old ways of living and thinking to new ways, can we be sure this 2,000 year old book is still essential today? What about the cultural gap? How can we know this is still what the Living God has to say to us? If it is still essential, can't we all just be content with living whatever way we want as long as it makes us happy? Today, we are with Dr. Ben Witherington III as he answers these questions along with discussing other related issues. Ben Witherington III is an American New Testament scholar. Witherington is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church.

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In this episode, Dr. Craig Blomberg joins us and discusses how the New Testament Canon came to be what it is today and how we can know its validity as what God would want us to have!

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Today we are with Dr. Darrell Bock, New Testament Scholar and Professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Bock answers some questions about the Gospels, their authors, what we know about Jesus, and talks some about the Apocrypha.

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