S1 E15. More Than Mythology: Why Molly Worthen changed her mind

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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New Atheism popularised 'Jesus Mythicism' - an online movement denying the existence of Jesus. But in recent years the trend in academia has gone in the opposite direction as research sheds new light on the reliability of the story of Jesus in the Gospels. Justin speaks to thinkers such as John Dickson, NT Wright, Lydia Mcgrew and Peter J Williams about why we can trust the New Testament. He also hears the story of Molly Worthen, a professor of religion, who was recently shaken out of her agnosticism after investigating the evidence for Jesus. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 15 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-15-more-than-mythology-why-molly-worthen-changed-her-mind Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
0:22.5	response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,
0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.
0:39.3	You can take part in the Q&A.
0:42.1	You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.
0:45.7	A rebirth is happening.
0:47.6	Let's respond together wherever we are.
0:49.8	Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.
0:58.1	Who was Jesus?
1:01.0	Is he his historical character?
1:04.6	Who wrote the Gospels?
1:07.3	Why are they written in Greek?
1:10.3	Why did they have a pro-Roman perspective?
1:13.8	Why was the religion headquartered in Rome?
1:17.0	Those were the mysteries that I saw about the Gospels.
1:21.3	The origin of the Christian religion has been a subject steeped in mystery for nearly 2,000 years.
1:30.3	This is the dramatic promo for a book titled Caesar's Messiah by one Joseph Atwill,
1:37.3	with his daring new thesis on whether Jesus really existed.
1:42.3	Joseph Atwill is one of a number of scholars today from all around the world who are
1:48.0	questioning the historic facts behind these ancient mysteries.
1:53.0	When examining the actual history of this era, many of the answers provided by the church
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