Did Jesus really rise from the dead? If so, this changes everything and we should follow him. If not, Christianity is entirely in vain, as Paul said. What evidence do we have that Jesus really did raise from the dead? In this first part, we’re going to look at the details of Roman crucifixion, some of the historical claims surrounding the resurrection, and analyze the various theories that attempt to provide answers for what really happened.

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Jesus Wasn't the Only Man to Be Crucified. Here's the History Behind This Brutal Practice - Live Science | https://www.livescience.com/65283-crucifixion-history.html#:~:text=In%20Rome%2C%20the%20crucifixion%20process,and%20hung%20from%20the%20cross.&text=At%20this%20time%2C%20the%20victims,times%2C%20according%20to%20the%20report.

Jesus’s Brothers Didn’t Believe - John 7:5 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A5&version=ESV

Simon of Cyrene Carries Jesus’ Cross - Mark 15:21 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015%3A21&version=ESV

Inspiring Philosophy - The Resurrection of Jesus (The Historical Evidence) | https://youtu.be/A0iDNLxmWVM

Tim Keller - What Happened When Jesus Died? An Open Forum | https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/timothy-keller/what-happened-when-jesus-87yxCiQEJZN/

Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane - Matthew 26:39 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+26%3A39&version=ESV

Why trust the Bible? It seems like Christians just take the Bible for granted and assume that it is true, but is it? How do we know that it hasn’t been corrupted or changed over time? Today we’re going to discuss why the New Testament is one of the most historically reliable documents of the ancient world - and therefore, why you should treat it as such.

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Inspiring Philosophy - The Reliability of the New Testament (2014-2017) | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mr9ZTZb3TW70EEo4e2onJ4lq1QYSzrY

Dr. Robert Eshleman - More Reliable...Aristotle or the New Testament? (2011) | https://noapologizing.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/more-reliable-aristotle-or-the-new-testament/

How and when was the Bible written? How did we get the list of books that we have in the Bible today? What’s the difference between all of the translations we have? These are the topics of today’s episode.

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What Is The Bible? | Bible Project | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak06MSETeo4

How the Bible Canon Was Formed - Museum of the Bible | https://youtu.be/nFEBwfYZBJY

Synod of Laodicea | https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3806.htm

Is the Book of Revelation Canonical in the Orthdox Church? - Fr. Stephen De Young | https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2018/08/15/is-the-book-of-revelation-canonical-in-the-orthodox-church/

Synod of Hippo | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Hippo

Synod of Carthage | https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3816.htm

Choosing a Bible Translation - Bible Project | https://youtu.be/bmO0Fwa74QM

What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? - The Ten Minute Bible Hour | https://youtu.be/2dRYwCTeeDo

How Did the King James Bible Come About? - Today I Found Out | https://youtu.be/KPrnizmSGrI

King James I of England | https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotland

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes | Randolph Richardson & Brandon O’Brien

Jesus was one of the most important historical figures to ever exist. He made such an impact that we are still talking about him today, nearly 2,000 years later. But who exactly was the historical Jesus? What do the extra-Biblical sources have to say about him? Today we’re going to talk about that.

Over the course of the past few episodes, we have discussed many of the popular arguments for God’s existence and debated the existential questions of life. Today we’re going to catch up and discuss our final thoughts as we bring this series of episodes to a close.

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Why do we experience love? Why do we perceive beauty? Why are these two things unique to the human experience, and what could that mean for our existence? In this episode, we attempt to break down these topics to discover the origins of love and beauty.

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Tim Keller - The Reason for God: An Open Forum | https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/timothy-keller/the-reason-for-god-an-open-lO5cishRUyo/

Do spirits or ghosts exist? And if so, how does this affect the way in which we perceive the world? In today’s episode, Bailey presents Michael and David a self-developed theistic argument derived from his experience and evidence gathered of the paranormal.

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Lost Souls Paranormal | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq9BeR8Spk7CGsUzRoD9o5w

How did life come about on earth? In fact, how did earth come about? How did this entire thing we call the universe come into existence? In this episode, we discuss some less mainstream theories of origins, including string theory, multiverse theory, simulation theory, intelligent design theory, and theistic evolution. We also evaluate the teleological argument for God’s existence.

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Breakaway Ministries | What's Up With Christians Ignoring Science? - https://subsplash.com/breakaway/lb/mi/+wt2vtjf

How did life come about on earth? In fact, how did earth come about? How did this entire thing we call the universe come into existence? In this episode, we discuss the popular theories of origins, including the big bang, evolution, and creationism. We also evaluate the cosmological argument for God’s existence.

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Reasonable Faith (William Lane Craig) | Doctrine of Creation - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/podcasts/defenders-podcast-series-3/s3-doctrine-of-creation

Inspiring Philosophy | Genesis 1a: And God Said! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R24WZ4Hvytc

How does consciousness come about? Is it something natural that is a byproduct of evolution, or does it require some sort of external cause like God? And does the argument from consciousness prove to be a beneficial solution to the puzzling anomaly that is consciousness? These are the big questions for today’s episode!

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