Dr. J picks back up his book study of Bart Ehrman's "How Jesus Became God," now looking at chapter 5: "The Resurrection of Jesus: What Can We Know." Purchase Ehrman's book and follow along with Dr. J to study what a non-Christian scholar believes about how belief that Jesus was god arose in the early Christian church.

Dr. J talks with Sean Luke of Anglican Aesthestics on the recent political news, and they discuss how Christians should think about these contemporary issues

It's the end of the year, so Dr. J will offer his reflections on the program, answer questions from listeners, and talk about the recent Knives Out film.

Critics of Christianity continue to attack the Christmas story as historically inaccurate. Dr. J clarifies this complex issue and calls for fairer dialogue.

Applying his methodology, Ehrman explores what his philosophy entails about the resurrection of Jesus. Dr J reviews his method and explains how Ehrman's conclusions should be rejected.

Are evangelicals wrong on the resurrection? That's what Bart Ehrman argues for in his fourth chapter in "How Jesus Become God." Dr. J reviews the chapter, offering a response to the historian's arguments.

Wrapping up Jesus's self-understanding, Dr. J invites on ApologeticsGuy, Dr. Mikel Del Rosario, to lay out his case that Jesus believed himself to be divine.

Dr. J's scholarship was featured in a book on Christology & grace authored by pre-eminent historical theologian Donald Fairbairn. The book was published by Oxford University Press this year. Want a taste of the Gallic monks? Dr. J describes his research and Fairbairn's new book.

Perhaps the ultimate question in Gospel studies: Who did Jesus think he was? Do the Gospels accurately depict Jesus's self-understanding or do they present their own biased, embellished, inaccurate understanding of who Jesus was? Dr. J continues his read through of Bart Ehrman's book "How Jesus Become God"

The question of Jesus's own understanding of his identity is critical toward answer Lewis's tri-lemma: Liar, Lunatic, or Lord? A fourth option, "Legend" comes into the discussion from various critical scholars, but does it avoid the Lunatic category? Dr. J works through the third chapter in Bart Ehrman's book "How Jesus Became God."