Ep 1174 | The Best Argument Against Jesus’ Resurrection — and How to Respond | Guest: Dr. Sean McDowell

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Today, we sit down with Dr. Sean McDowell, professor, apologist, and author, to discuss all things Holy Week. We talk about the proof of the existence of Jesus but also refute the claim that Jesus wasn't crucified. We also talk about whether or not Christians should be celebrating Passover and other Jewish holidays as well as the ongoing debate if Easter is actually pagan in nature. Dr. McDowell also answers some apologetics questions for us and gives some advice on how to look for our own spiritual blind spots in our walks with God. Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now! Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (01:18) Separating the Resurrection from the Gospel? (04:12) Evidence of Jesus’ existence and crucifixion (12:47) The best argument against the Resurrection (15:23) Is Easter pagan? (18:05) Should Christians celebrate Jewish holidays? (22:21) Jesus crying out to God (31:32) Why did the crowd choose Barabbas (38:08) The significance of Jesus’ death & resurrection (44:00) Why is Christianity unique? (47:56) Rapid-fire apologetics --- Today's Sponsors: We Heart Nutrition — Get 20% off women's vitamins with We Heart Nutrition, and get your first bottle of their new supplement, Wholesome Balance; use code ALLIE at https://www.WeHeartNutrition.com. Fellowship Home Loans — Fellowship Home Loans is a mortgage lending company that offers home financing solutions while integrating Christian values such as honesty, integrity, and stewardship. Go to fellowshiphomeloans.com/allie to get up to $500 credit towards closing costs when you finance with Fellowship Home Loans. EveryLife — The only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. Visit everylife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% off your first order. --- Links: More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell: https://a.co/d/h0znRM8 --- Related Episodes: Ep 900 | How to Reach Gen Z with the Gospel | Guest: Dr. Sean McDowell (Part One) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-900-how-to-reach-gen-z-with-the-gospel-guest-dr/id1359249098?i=1000633392634 Ep 901 | Does the Age of the Earth Matter? | Guest: Dr. Sean McDowell (Part Two) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-901-does-the-age-of-the-earth-matter-guest/id1359249098?i=1000633508243 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is the best argument against the resurrection? And how do we as Christians respond to it?
0:08.5	Today I'm talking to Dr. Sean McDowell. He is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics
0:13.9	program at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. We've had him on before. He is an
0:19.9	incredible apologist. He is the co-author of
0:22.7	over 20 books, just a wealth of knowledge. Today we will be talking about the evidence for the
0:27.9	existence of Jesus and for the crucifixion, for the resurrection, what all of this means
0:33.3	theologically. What does it mean for us? And he will also be answering some basic theological
0:39.2	apologetics questions at the end of this episode. You're going to love this. Very informative.
0:45.2	It'll make you think and want to dig into your Bible right away. And so as we close out this
0:51.6	holy week and celebrate Good Friday tomorrow.
0:54.3	I hope that what is told to you here and what is taught to you here from Sean McDowell
0:59.4	truly does edify you.
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1:20.3	Sean, thanks so much for taking the time to join us today.
1:21.3	I really appreciate it.
1:23.0	Oh, you bet.
1:23.8	Good to be back.
1:24.3	Yes.
1:29.3	Okay, we've got a lot to talk about because it is Holy Week, the week before Easter. I thought we would focus on Jesus' death and resurrection. There will be a lot of
1:35.7	things we could talk about surrounding that. But, I mean, maybe you could say that this is not a new
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