Jon Topping

In this episode we continue to look at the ancient non-Christian sources of Lucian of Samosata, the Babylonian Talmud, and Mara bar Serapion

One of the main requests skeptics make when discussing matters of religious history, is for the Christian to present non-Christian writings

We take a look at a couple of the most popular Jesus Mythicists; Richard Carrier, and Robert Price.

Who were the people that chose which books made it into the Bible, and what kind of criteria did they use? What about the books that didn't

We take a look at Bart Ehrman, who is one of the most prominent New Testament skeptics in the world.

Does that defeat the New Testament as being the Word of God? Is the New Testament no longer able to be considered inerrant then?

In this episode Jon explores an example of how to read the Bible using the tools previously discussed on the podcast.

This week I had the treat of interviewing Dr. Ben Shin, who was my professor for Hermeneutics while I was in my grad studies.

Today we’re going to wrap up the genres by taking a look at what is probably the most ignored genres in the Bible: Law.

During these past few episodes we’ve been looking at how to read the Bible, and currently we’re looking at how to study the literary context

In day to day life we make meaning out of the things we read by categorizing them into different genres: a scholarly article, a text message

Ever wonder why Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey and not a horse? Or why slavery in the Bible is different than we think of it?

The Bible is an OLD book. How am I supposed to understand it? Where do I start? This week Jon begins a mini-series on Bible reading tips.

What if what the skeptics said actually confirmed what we knew about the Bible?

Details in the New Testament support that it was written by people during that time, in those places, & who actually observed those events!

Is it God's job to make me happy? Let's talk about comfort vs. contentment.

Are the gospels pseudepigraphical (texts whose claimed author is not the true author)?

Are eyewitness testimonies even a good thing to have?

Earlier today I had a student ask me an interesting question; why did Jesus pray to God?

Use the tools uses Author Motivation, Coherency through Other Events, and Double Similarity to prove the reliability of the New Testament.

Tools to test the reliability of the New Testament: enemy attestation, Aramaic substrata, and independent sources.

I had the priviledge of being a guest on the MCS Spotlight podcast, to discuss apologetics. This is part 2.

Timing, coherency, and embarrassment are three historiographical methods of determining the reliability of a document’s content.

I had the priviledge of being a guest on the MCS Spotlight podcast, to discuss apologetics. This is part 1.