Bas van Os is a theologian who has written on the New Testament and the historical Jesus, as well as the Gospel of Philip (for his PhD). He incorporates history, archaeology, and psychology into his theological work. Today we discuss the Virgin Birth, the historical facts and the mystical truth. This episode was made in response to the Peterson vs Dawkins debate, moderated by Alex o'Connor.

One of his books: https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Analyses-Historical-Jesus-Christian/dp/0567269515

If you're interested in his work on Zipporah, The Gospel of Philip, the gospels through Jesus' eyes, or his guide to the New Testament, leave a comment or send me an email ([email protected])

Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:08) Bas' initial thoughts on Dawkins vs Peterson

(5:59) Unpacking Matthew 1

(26:25) Isaiah's prophecy

(34:00) How Matthew works

(39:30) Understanding the Holy Spirit

(44:14) To be born from above vs. biological reality

(49:00) Understanding the bigger miracle

(52:00) Jesus' family and the problem of lineage

(54:14)  Tragedy to Triumph

(58:38) Dawkins, Peterson and o'Connor

(1:01:46) Eckhart and Jesus is born from the soul

(1:07:15) Virgin

(1:11:05) Incarnation

(1:15:52) Implication & Impact

My other links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucasVous

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Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799

Our talks: (in chronological order) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk4PwhL_tg&t=47s&pp=ygUUYmFzIHZhbiBvcyBsdWNhcyB2b3M%3D (#2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-LQErskifg&t=122s (#4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgcaJ3ihJgI&t=641s (#5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgD1MbZ4WHM&t=1879s (#8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgH1R2wZLXQ&t=222s (#21) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OerTMuY9jZY&t=12s (#51) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axO_wmH7li0&t=2104s (#61) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZk2jbobPQ4&feature=youtu.be (#68)