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#218 Are the Gospels Historical? - Tim Staples

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🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Ugh, the false dichotomy between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. No, they are not two different people, and yes, the Gospels are an accurate history of the Rabbi from Nazareth. Cy: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, joined in studio today by Tim Staples, our Director of Apologetics and Evangelization, and the man who produced The Great Disappointment: Understanding the False Doctrines and Failed Prophecies of the Seventh-Day Adventists, that’s out now. A CD set, or you can get it as an MP3 download. Tim, welcome again. Tim: I…

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The resurrection of Jesus is a matter of faith, but is it also a matter of history?

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Next.

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Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus.

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I'm Cy Kellet, your host,

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joined in studio today by Tim Staples,

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our director of apologetics and evangelization,

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and the man who produced the great disappointment,

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understanding the false doctrines and failed prophecies

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of the Seventh Day Adventists.

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That's out now, a CD set,

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or you can get it as an MP3D download.

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Tim, welcome again.

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It is great to be with you.

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Well, I gotta let you know that Jesus rose from the dead.

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Amen.

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That is an important matter of faith.

0:47.3

It doesn't really matter if it's actual history.

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See, it's a faith thing.

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Now why do you laugh at me?

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That's advanced theology I'm doing right there.

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The Jesus of faith, not the Jesus of history.

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There you go.

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