This week on Joe Rogan's podcast, Christian apologist Wesley Huff joins the show and the resurrection of Jesus takes center stage.exploring historical and biblical evidence for of The foundations of the Christian faith. Hough is an author and speaker Who are you? with staff Apology Canada Ministrieswhere he participates in public dialogue and debate about the Christian faith. for joe rogan experience, But Hough and Logan explored issues of faith in a non-controversial, relaxed tone.
The discussion lasted more than three hours. It already has nearly 2 million views on YouTube.
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“What are your personal beliefs regarding the resurrection?” Logan asked. “Do you have beliefs or are you just interpreting the text and trying to figure out what the message is?”
“There was a man who was objectively alive, who was objectively dead, and yet people close to his inner circle claimed that they saw him as not dead.” Huff answered.
“the very difficult,” Logan interjected, “If you consider yourself an intelligent, worldly person, you should even consider the possibility that someone could die and come back to life.”” Logan said.
Huff also pointed out that Logan had previously acknowledged that there is more to the world than “matter and motion.”” He advised Logan not to do that. intelligently eliminate the possibility of resurrection.
“The Gospels are written in the lives of eyewitnesses, they are written in this period If you have a group of individuals who can fact-check those things;” Hough said.
“How many people saw his body?” Logan asked.
“Paul says that 400 people saw Jesus at one time.” Huff answered. Luke “says that Jesus walked around and taught them for 40 days after his death,” he pointed out. revived From the dead.”
”Do you think? the maybe he wasn't die?” Logan asked. “And what do you think? the They probably thought that Was he dead?”
“We know a lot about Roman crucifixion, and we know that they played their role well.” Huff responded by pointing out that even secular scholars believe that Jesus did not survive the cross.
“The Romans were pretty brutal.” Hough said.
Evidence that Jesus lived on earthHuff declared. It's overwhelming.
“What's interesting about Jesus is that we have more evidence from various texts of the ancient world than a man of his stature should have.” Hough said. ”Matthew, Mark is here. and lukeJohn, these are four biographies. There is Really At that time there was only one other person that I can claim that I have that much. seeds An independent testimony about their life is the Roman Emperor Tiberius. So the Roman emperor Who are you? The most famous powerful people of the time have a similar amount of biographical historical evidence as Jesus. ”
Hough then turned to apologizing.
“From the eleven disciples who were afraid in the upper room, [them] We believe that Jesus rose from the dead, and we are willing to go out and die for the proclamation that we saw him, touched him, and ate with him. I know he wasn't a ghost. you actually They ate fish with the resurrected Jesus. ”
Logan also asked Huff about the canon of the Bible and why some texts are the way they are. excluded. Regarding the New Testament, Mr. Huff explained: It consists of “books that connect you to someone who knew Jesus.”, Or someone who knows someone who knows Jesus. ”
In the final moments of the show, Hough asked Logan, “What do you think about the historical figure of Jesus?”” Although Logan recognized Christianity's influence on the world, he was not positive about it.
“If you live like a Christian and follow the principles of Christ, you will live a richer and more loving life.” Logan said. “But you have to follow this concept that this man is the Son of God who came down to earth, let him be himself. crucifiedcame back from the dead, explained a bunch of things to people, and then said, “Okay, I'll see you when I get back.””
clock: Wesley Huff shares his historical perspective on Jesus' death and resurrection
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