HELP! My Professor Says Jesus is a Myth!

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Is it possible that Jesus, the most influential person in history, was just a fictional character? In this midweek podcast, Frank responds to a question from Elijah, a medical student in Ghana, whose evolutionist professor seems unwilling to consider that Jesus existed unless Elijah can provide first century sources from outside of the Bible. What's the most effective way for Elijah to engage with his teacher's skepticism? Join Frank as he explores these questions and more, including:* How can you respectfully defend your faith in the classroom?* What historical and archaeological evidence confirms Jesus’ existence?* Are extra-biblical sources more credible than the New Testament writers?* What common presuppositions do atheists hold, and how can you respectfully challenge them?* Are there any atheist or agnostic New Testament scholars who believe that Jesus never existed?* Was Christianity a Roman invention designed to control the masses?* What unique characteristics does Jesus hold that we don't find in any other human being?Tune in as Frank not only shares the facts, but also gives practical advice on engaging skeptics with confidence, clarity, and respect. This short but content-packed episode is full of valuable resources, so listen closely and be sure to check out the links below!Resources mentioned during the episode:BOOK: I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist - https://bit.ly/3WX3Xc7 (https://bit.ly/3WX3Xc7)BOOK: Hollywood Heroes - https://bit.ly/3Or82Ax (https://bit.ly/3Or82Ax)BOOK: Stealing from God - https://bit.ly/41hLt91 (https://bit.ly/41hLt91)BOOK: Can Science Explain Everything? - https://a.co/d/5ZRIFRT (https://a.co/d/5ZRIFRT)BOOK: God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? - https://a.co/d/0yecDny (https://a.co/d/0yecDny)BOOK: Return of the God Hypothesis - https://a.co/d/6kHOck6 (https://a.co/d/6kHOck6)BOOK: Tactics - https://bit.ly/3DgZ1bm (https://bit.ly/3DgZ1bm)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, that William and Mary event, the I don't have enough faith to be an atheist event at William and Mary, will be Wednesday, March 5th, Lord willing, this week.
0:14.3	If you're anywhere near Williamsburg, we'd love to see you. The details are on our website. It starts at 7 p.m. I believe. And if you can't be
0:22.5	there, it will be, Lord willing again, simulcasted or live streamed on our YouTube channel, on X,
0:31.0	on our website, on the app, the cross-examined app. By the way, if you don't have the cross-examined
0:35.4	app, why not? Two words in the app store, cross-examined, has By the way, if you don't have the cross-examined, why not? Two words in the app store,
0:38.3	cross-examined, has the podcast on there, streams the TV show, also has a quick answer section,
0:44.9	which can help you interact with people on the fly. They may say something you don't, you're not
0:50.6	quite sure how to answer. All you have to do is take out your iPhone or your droid and go,
0:54.8	hey, hang on, I'm getting a text. You can look up the answer right there. All right, let me do
1:00.9	some questions today that you've sent into hello at cross-examine.org. This comes from Ghana.
1:07.6	It says, I am Elijah, a medical student at the University of Cape Coast Ghana.
1:13.0	Yesterday I had a discussion with my lecturer, who is an evolutionist.
1:17.3	He questioned the historical existence of Jesus Christ, claiming that his life is a myth.
1:23.2	He challenged me to provide historical evidence from extra biblical sources dating from the first
1:28.6	century that confirmed Jesus's existence. All right, let me stop right here. There's a couple other
1:34.5	elements in this question. Let me stop with this one. First of all, when you're talking to your
1:39.7	lecturer, you have to probably do this, Elijah, privately, not in front of the whole class, because, first
1:47.8	of all, he owns the microphone, he can shut you down at any moment. And secondly, he'll probably
1:53.3	be more open in a one-on-one situation. He doesn't feel like his prestige is anyway being challenged.
1:59.7	But just like any other statement somebody makes,
2:03.9	it is not your job to refute what that person says. It's his job to give you evidence as to why
2:12.9	his assertion is true. So if he were to say, well, Jesus is just a myth, you want to ask him, what do you mean by that?
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