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The Alisa Childers Podcast

#322 A Conversation about New Testament Reliability, with Dr. Mel Winstead

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.85K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In the first of several episodes highlighting seminary professors, New Testament scholar Dr. Mel Winstead joins the show to talk about the reliability of the New Testament. We discuss some of the archaeological finds that have supported its truthfulness, as well as its dating. He also shares about pastoring in a small rural community, and what types of big questions students are asking in his New Testament classes at Southern Evangelical Seminary. ------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:BRAVE BOOKSEntertainment that Engages the Imagination for Good. Go to BRAVEBooks.com/childers for more informationUse my code: CHILDERSGOOD RANCHERSAmerican Meat DeliveredGo to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information.Use my code: ALISAFOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to thinkBiblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com for more information! Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/musicThere you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachildersTo order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.comTo see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachildersPotential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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And then, you know, you've got archaeology galore, you know, the Gallio inscription, the edict of Claudius for the Jews to be banned out of Rome.

0:39.0

And that's mentioned in Acts, AD 49.

0:41.0

And when people say that the New Testament was written in the second century,

0:47.4

you know, I just want to scream out, liar, liar pants on fire.

1:00.9

Well, hey, everyone.

1:04.9

Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast, where it's always my goal to equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim

1:09.8

the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth.

1:13.5

And today's episode is going to be the start of a new series, which we are calling our seminary series.

1:18.7

I'm going to tell you about that in just a moment.

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But today's episode is brought to you by our friends at Brave Books.

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and use the code Childers for 20% off. So I mentioned this is our seminary series. I want to thank

1:34.8

all of you so much for the great feedback that we had to our pastor series, where we invited

1:39.7

several local pastors who are just doing a really good job of pastoring their congregations here

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