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(Originally posted on Sep 16, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Was Jesus based on the Persian God Mithra? Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. Sources: Marta Vannucci - The Vedic God Mitra David Ulansey - The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries Commodianus - Instructions 13 The Avesta Roger Beck - Merkelbach's Mithras Roger Beck - Religion of the Mithras Cult Michelle Salzman - Minding Time: Pagan and Christians Notions of the Week in the Fourth-Century Roman Empire Maarten Jozef Vermaseren - Mithras, the Secret God Michael Speidel - Mithras-Orion, Greek Hero and Roman Army God

(Originally posted on Dec 16, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy. This video looks at the history of Christmas and argues there is no evidence it comes from paganism. Here is the primary video we are going after: • Have a Pagan Chri... Sources: Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings - Abolqasem Ferdowsi Structure in The Wisdom of Amenemope and Proverbs - Paul Overland Christianizing the Roman Empire - Ramsay MacMullen Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the Fourth Century - John R Curran Rome - Marcia B. Hall The Philocalian Calendar The Origins of the Liturgical Year - Thomas J. Talley Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice, and the Origins of Christmas - Steven Hijmans https://www.academia.edu/968841/_Sol_... The Sun Which Did Not Rise In the East -Steven Hijmans https://www.academia.edu/263849/The_S... "Christmas"in "The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought - Karen B. Westerfield Tucker Saturnalia Book - Macrobius Roman Festivals in the Greek East - Fritz Graf Classical World, Volume 15 - John Raymond Homily on the Date of Christmas -John Chrysostom fourthcentury.com/christmas-sermon Toward the Origins of Christmas - Susan K. Roll The interpretation by Hippolytus of the Visions of Daniel - Hippolytus of Rome The Christmas Tree - Fr. William P. Saunders Christmas: A Candid History - Bruce David Forbes The Children's Friend (1821)

(Originally posted on Dec 2, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy To begin this two part series we are looking at if the Bible forbids Christmas or Christmas customs.

(Originally posted on May 6, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Many scholars like to suggest Paul did not believe in physical resurrection and this was only made up by later Christians. So we'll look at the hypothesis that Paul only thought Jesus was spiritually exalted to heaven and not bodily raised, and see if it can provide a natural explanation for the resurrection belief. Sources: N. T. Wright - The Resurrection of the Son of God Mike Licona - The Resurrection of Jesus Gary Habermas and Mike Licona - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Gerd Ludemann - The Resurrection of Christ JP Holding - Defending the Resurrection Antony Flew and Gary Habermas - Did the Resurrection Happen? E.P. Sanders - Jesus and Judaism E.P. Sanders - The Historical Figure of Jesus Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses J Warner Wallace - Cold Case Christianity David A. deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity

24,072 views Apr 1, 2016 Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here:https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy In this section, we look at the biggest objection to the resurrection, which is that miracles should be the least probable explanation regardless of the evidence. We will show that is nothing more than circular reasoning. Sources: N. T. Wright - The Resurrection of the Son of God Mike Licona - The Resurrection of Jesus Gary Habermas and Mike Licona - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus JP Holding - Defending the Resurrection Antony Flew and Gary Habermas - Did the Resurrection Happen? E.P. Sanders - Jesus and Judaism E.P. Sanders - The Historical Figure of Jesus Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses J Warner Wallace - Cold Case Christianity David A. deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity Richard Bauckham - Gospel Women

(Originally posted on Mar 4, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy In this section, we'll look at popular theories used by scholars to combat the resurrection and show they are not nearly as strong as the resurrection argument. Sources: N. T. Wright - The Resurrection of the Son of God Mike Licona - The Resurrection of Jesus Gary Habermas and Mike Licona - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus JP Holding - Defending the Resurrection Antony Flew and Gary Habermas - Did the Resurrection Happen? E.P. Sanders - Jesus and Judaism E.P. Sanders - The Historical Figure of Jesus Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses J Warner Wallace - Cold Case Christianity David A. deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity Origen - Contra Celsum Justin Martyr - Apology Josephus - Antiquities Richard Bauckham - Gospel Women Tacitus - Annals James Saurin - Sermons of the Rev. James Saurin Jacob Kremer - Die Osterevangelien

(Originally posted on Feb 5, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy An important piece of data to remember is the where did the belief in the resurrection come from and can naturalistic explanations account for it. Many skeptical scholars insist it was developed from the surrounding culture, but this video challenges that. Sources: N. T. Wright - The Resurrection of the Son of God Mike Licona - The Resurrection of Jesus Gary Habermas and Mike Licona - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus JP Holding - Defending the Resurrection Antony Flew and Gary Habermas - Did the Resurrection Happen? E.P. Sanders - Jesus and Judaism E.P. Sanders - The Historical Figure of Jesus Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses J Warner Wallace - Cold Case Christianity David A. deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity Origen - Contra Celsum Justin Martyr - Apology Josephus - Antiquities Richard Bauckham - Gospel Women Tacitus - Annals James Saurin - Sermons of the Rev. James Saurin Jacob Kremer - Die Osterevangelien

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy This video is the core of the resurrection argument and goes over most of the historical data. 1st Note - This way of arguing for the resurrection was adopted from philosopher Tim McGrew and expanded on. 2nd Note - I am using the term "theory" loosely, not in a strict scientific sense, but in a loose sense to simply mean an idea of what possibly happened in the past. Sources: Mike Licona - The Resurrection of Jesus Gary Habermas and Mike Licona - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHofT... Gerd Ludemann - The Resurrection of Christ JP Holding - Defending the Resurrection N. T. Wright - The Resurrection of the Son of God N. T. Wright - There is a God Antony Flew and Gary Habermas - Did the Resurrection Happen? John Dominic Crossan - Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography E.P. Sanders - Jesus and Judaism E.P. Sanders - The Historical Figure of Jesus Bart Ehrman - The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the early Christian Writings William Lane Craig - Jesus' Resurrection: Fact or Figment? William Lane Craig - Reasonable Faith Geza Vermes - The Resurrection Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses Gerald O'Collins - What are They Saying About the Resurrection? Andre Aleman and Frank Laroi - Hallucinations C. H. Dodd - Apostolic Preaching and its Developments J Warner Wallace - Cold Case Christianity R. K. Siegel and L. J. West - Hallucinations Leonard Zusne and Warren H. Jones - Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Extraordinary Phenomena of Behavior and Experience Walter Bauer - Crucifixion David A. deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity Origen - Contra Celsum Justin Martyr - Apology Josephus - Antiquities Richard Bauckham - Gospel Women Tacitus - Annals James Saurin - Sermons of the Rev. James Saurin Jacob Kremer - Die Osterevangelien Dale Allison - Resurrection Jesus Behan McCullagh - Justifying Historical Description Egil Forland - Acts of God?

(Originally posted on Jan 1, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy This begins a long series on the historical case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Before we get to the evidence we need to explain the overall goals and philosophy in order to avoid later possible straw man arguments. Sources: Did the Resurrection Happen? - Gary Habermas & Antony Flew The Resurrection of Jesus - Mike Licona Historiographical Counterfactuals and Historical Contingency - Aviezer Tucker Historians' Fallacies - D. H. Fischer

(Originally posted on Apr 21, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Matthew and Mark disagree with Luke on one of the names of the disciples, so who is correct? Sources: Richard Bauckham - Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

(Originally posted on Feb 17, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Who came to Jesus? The centurion himself or did he send elders? Matthew 8 says the centurion to Jesus by himself to ask for him, but Luke 7 says he sent elders to Jesus to speak on his behalf, so which is it? Sources: Enûma Eliš Tablet 6 Babylonian Genesis - Alexander Heidel

(Originally posted on Jul 15, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Are Good works to be displayed or kept in secret? This video answers that.

(Originally posted on Jun 17, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Where did Jesus meet Peter and Andrew? Depending on what Gospel, you read it appears to happen at a different time, but perhaps we are not reading closely enough. Sources: Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties Hard Saying of the Bible

(Originally posted on Feb 19, 2016) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Matthew and Luke differ on the order of how Jesus was tempted, so which is the correct order? Sources: Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties Hard Saying of the Bible

(Originally posted on Dec 4, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy The Gospel of Matthew says John the Baptist knew of Jesus before His baptism but does the Gospel of John say John the Baptist didn't know of who Jesus was until after the baptism. This video resolves this supposed error.

(Originally posted on Oct 2, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy This video offers two possibilities to what Matthew meant by Jesus being called a Nazarene.

(Originally posted on Aug 7, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Note* Most of this video in an answer for people who hold to inerrancy. The ending also provides an answer for Christians who do not hold to inerrancy.

(Originally posted on Jul 3, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Where did Jesus go after his birth? Jerusalem or Nazareth? Sources: What are the Gospels? - Richard Burridge Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes - Randolph Richards & Brandon O'Brien

(Originally posted on Mar 21, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: http://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilo... Who did the angel appear to, Mary or Joseph? Could it possibly be both? This video answers this easy supposed contradiction.

(Originally posted on Feb 6, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Matthew records there are 42 generations from Abraham to Christ. However, a reading through the Old Testament indicates there are over 45 generations from Abraham to Christ. This video resolves this supposed issue.

(Originally posted on Jan 6, 2015) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Matthew and Luke each record a different Genealogy for the family of Jesus, so is this a Bible contradiction that cannot be resolved? This video addresses this Supposed Bible Contradiction. Sources: Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History The Birth of the Messiah - Raymond E. Brown

(Originally posted on Dec 15, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Was Jesus based on the Egyptian god Osiris? Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. Sources: John Gywn Griffiths - The Origins of Osiris and His Cult Dmitri Meeks - Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods Alan Shorter - Egyptian Gods: A Handbook Plutarch - Isis and Osiris Jonathan Z. Smith - Dying and Rising Gods, Encyclopedia of Religion Erik Hornung - Conceptions of God In Ancient Egypt Christian Roy - Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia Claude Traunecker - The Gods of Egypt Hew Dalrymple Daunt - The Centre of Ancient Civilization

(Originally posted on Dec 1, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy In this video, we look at the ancient near eastern context to understand what it means to be called the image of God.

(Originally posted Nov 17, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy Sources: The Lost World of Genesis One - John Walton The Lost World of Adam and Eve - John Walton

(Originally posted on Nov 3, 2017) Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy In this video I want to make a case evolution is compatible with Christianity and go over the evidence for one specific theory of evolution called Structuralism.