#1162 - OG Apologetics and Apostolic Martyrdom (with Sean McDowell)

The Counsel of Trent

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant professor of apologetics Sean McDowell to discuss his family's apologetic legacy and Sean's work on the martyrdom of the apostles.

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0:00.0	That place erupted when he said that.
0:02.5	May I read you from the Book of Revelation chapter 1, verse 18?
0:07.6	He goes, what are you talking about?
0:09.2	There's no evidence for that.
0:10.8	Give me evidence any of them died as martyrs.
0:13.2	We don't actually even have to appeal to the martyrdom itself.
0:16.9	That's right.
0:17.3	We can just appeal to the fact that these are people who were willing to endure the threat of martyrdom.
0:27.6	Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Council of Trent.
0:29.4	My guest today is Sean McDowell, Professor of Apologetics at the Talbot School of Theology,
0:34.3	associated with Biola University in Los Angeles.
0:37.4	We're going to be talking about
0:38.6	the apostles, martyr than the apostles, apologetics, defending the Christian faith.
0:43.1	Sean, welcome to the council of Trent.
0:44.6	Good to be with you in person. This is fun.
0:46.4	I know. The last time I saw you was at Ruslin's conference, right? That's right. Yep.
0:51.1	And your son was there kind of getting his chops in.
0:54.6	Is he also doing, you know, apologetics, social media?
0:58.3	You know, he's just started to show a lot of interest in that.
1:01.3	He's actually amazing with social media.
1:03.3	He has a knack for it and has helped me and helped some others.
1:06.5	And he's just asked me this summer, can I go to some speaking things with you?
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