Jon ToppingJun 1311 minHistorical Context - Episode 11Ever 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?
Jon ToppingMay 271 minHow to Read Your Bible - Episode 10The 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.
Jon ToppingMay 811 minThe Human Element of Scripture - Episode 9What if what the skeptics said actually confirmed what we knew about the Bible?
Jon ToppingApr 2414 minHelpful Details in the New Testament - Episode 8Details in the New Testament support that it was written by people during that time, in those places, & who actually observed those events!
Jon ToppingApr 1013 minNew testament Authorship: An Early Understanding - Episode 7Are the gospels pseudepigraphical (texts whose claimed author is not the true author)?
Jon ToppingMar 279 minEyewitness Testimonies - Episode 6Are eyewitness testimonies even a good thing to have?
Jon ToppingMar 1315 minHistoriography 3: Motivation, Explaining the Confusing, and Double Dissimilarity - Episode 5Use the tools uses Author Motivation, Coherency through Other Events, and Double Similarity to prove the reliability of the New Testament.
Jon ToppingMar 213 minHistoriography 2: Enemy Attestation, Aramaic Substrata, and Independent Sources - Episode 4Tools to test the reliability of the New Testament: enemy attestation, Aramaic substrata, and independent sources.
Jon ToppingFeb 1412 minHistoriography 1: Early Reports, Embarrassment, and Coherence - Episode 3Timing, coherency, and embarrassment are three historiographical methods of determining the reliability of a document’s content.
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minSpiritual Warfare-The Forgotten BattleThe concept of spiritual warfare is foreign to most people. We live in a culture that largely ignores the spiritual world, and yet, it's sti
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minShould We Submit to Our Government?It's obviously quite commonplace to have problems with the governments we live under. Should we rebel, or submit? Where does trying to bring
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minGod's SovereigntyOne of two talks addressing the issue of God's sovereignty. While quite similar, this talk was given as a sermon on a Sunday morning. Cli...
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minDeveloping VirtueThe concept of virtue is not really heard of anymore, but it's a critical aspect of what it means to be human.
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minWhat Is The Christian God Like?Jon Topping spoke at an interfaith dialogue, representing Christianity. The other two speakers were from the atheist/agnostic/humanist pe...
Jon ToppingFeb 101 minEvidence That Christianity Is TrueLooking at the historical data, a good argument can be made that Jesus actually did historically rise from the dead.
Jon ToppingJan 308 minThe Reliability of the New Testament - Episode 2Correcting the misinformation and assumptions that inform the views many people have towards the trustworthiness of the bible.
Jon ToppingJan 2410 minWhy Do I Believe? - Episode 1Apologist Jon Topping introduces the topic of the podcast - the believability and basics of the Christian faith. He explores how he personal
Jon ToppingJun 27, 20191 minInterfaith Dialogue: What’s different about Christianity?A while ago I had the privilege of being a part of an interfaith dialogue. I knew the audience would be almost entirely Muslims, so I org...
Jon ToppingJun 27, 20191 minWhy does God allow evil?One of the most common questions people ask about Christianity is why God allows so much suffering and evil in the world. In this talk I ...
Jon ToppingFeb 27, 20191 minDoes God predestine people to hell?There’s a controversial topic within Christianity, which gets some Christians intellectually stimulated, others confused and doubtful, an...
