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FACTS episodes

  • The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: Montanism, Novatianism, and Donatism

    This episode with be part 1 of 3 discussion between Dr. Stephen Boyce and guest Contributor, Tyler West. They will respond to J.M. Carroll's book from the 1930's and discuss why the history is extremely unreliable. They will also discuss why there are Baptist sects that still use Carroll's chart to trace their belief system back to the Apostles. This episode will consist of two major groups that Carroll uses on the chart for the earliest evidence of Baptist practices.

    1 hr
  • Sabbath or Sunday: What Day Did the Early Church Gather?

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will walk through Seventh-day Sabbatarianism. Did Constantine change the day of the week that Christians worshipped on in 321 AD? This episode will cover the biblical, historical, and spiritual concepts surrounding "The Lord's Day" and when the Christian Churches gathered for worship each week.

    42 min
  • Judas Iscariot the Traitor

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce examines the life of Judas Iscariot. Did he find true repentance after betraying Jesus? What was the motivation for his betrayal? Do the Gospel accounts contradict each other about who purchased the Field of Blood? Also, do they contradict each other with narrative about Judas' death? All of these questions will be answered in this episode.

    46 min
  • The Churches Did Not Accept Anonymous Gospels

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce discusses the idea of anonymous Gospels being accepted by the Apostolic churches. Would this ever take place? Isn't that what the consensus of scholars believe today? The listener will be walked through the writings of the Lawyer Tertullian, who was in the churches of North Africa, and how the churches rejected anonymous writings and tested writings with Apostles' names on them.

    51 min
  • The Apostle Bartholomew/Nathaniel

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce walks the audience through the probability of Bartholomew and Nathaniel being the same person within the four Gospels. He will also examine both heretical and historical writings attributed to his name. The program will conclude with the differing stories about his death and whether or not he took the Gospel of Matthew with him to India.

    41 min
  • What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Apostolic Succession

    On this Episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce draws from a principle of succession from a Galaxy far, far away. He will spend a large portion of time working through Tertullian's writings, along with Paul's letters to Timothy, to demonstrate how the texts of the New Testament were preserved.

    44 min
  • The Legacy of Saint Peter

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce walks the listener through the biblical, historical, and apocryphal accounts of the life, ministry, and death of Peter. He also goes through the controversial passage about Jesus' proclamation to him in Matthew 16 and gives his personal opinion.

    58 min
  • Simon the Zealot

    On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce goes over the historical and legend accounts describing the life, ministry, and death of the Apostle Simon. He will also go through the different opinions of what "Zealot" means in the Luke and Acts, and if most English translations do a good job of translating Καναναῖος or Κανανίτης in Matthew and Mark's accounts of Simon.

    38 min

About FACTS

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FACTS is a podcast that was started by Dr. Stephen Boyce from Greenville, South Carolina. The primary focus of this program is to cover historical content about the early church Fathers, the Apocryphal accounts, the canon, textual criticism, and the scripture itself. Most episodes are co-hosted by Pat May, among other special guests who are invited on the program.

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