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

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🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 50 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 over whether 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 2026 is on October 10 in Dallas, Texas! Tickets are on sale now at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sharethearrows.com⁠⁠⁠ Share the Arrows is sponsored by: A'del Natural Cosmetics: AdelNaturalCosmetics.comRange Leather: RangeLeather.com/ALLIEWe Heart Nutrition: WeHeartNutrition.com Buy Allie's book "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.toxicempathy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Timecodes: (01:55) Separating the Resurrection from the Gospel? (04:30) Evidence of Jesus’ Existence & Crucifixion (11:20) The Best Argument Against the Resurrection (16:40) Is Easter Pagan? (19:45) Jesus Crying Out to God (26:45) Why Did the Crowd Choose Barabbas? (33:30) The Significance of Jesus’ Death & Resurrection (39:05) Why is Christianity Unique? (42:00) Rapid-Fire Apologetics — 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 (and That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.alliebethstuckey.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Relatable merchandise: Use promo code ALLIE10 for a discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Relatable is made possible by our network home, Blaze Media. If you subscribe to BlazeTV, you not only support the show, but you get access to an immense library of shows, documentaries, and original content. Subscribe at BlazeTV.com/ALLIE.

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1:04.8	What is the best argument against the resurrection?
1:08.5	And how do we as Christians respond to it?
1:12.8	Today I'm talking to Dr. Sean McDowell. He is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. We've had
1:18.3	him on before. He is an incredible apologist. He is the co-author of over 20 books, just a wealth
1:25.0	of knowledge. Today we will be talking about the evidence for the existence
1:28.3	of Jesus and for the crucifixion, for the resurrection, what all of this means
1:33.4	theologically. What does it mean for us? And he will also be answering some basic theological
1:39.3	apologetics questions at the end of this episode. You're going to love this. Very informative. It'll make you think and want to dig into to join us today. I really appreciate it.
2:11.0	Oh, you bet. Good to be back.
2:12.5	Yes. Okay, we've got a lot to talk about. I thought we would focus on Jesus' death and resurrection.
2:19.0	There will be a lot of things we could talk about surrounding that.
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