What Do Critical Scholars Admit About Jesus? with Dr. Gary Habermas

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Resurrection expert Dr. Gary Habermas returns to discuss Volume 3 of his magnum opus, 'On the Resurrection: Scholarly Perspectives', which includes 500+ scholarly treatments related to the resurrection. From far-left critics to conservative theologians, this collective volume provides a strong overview of everything that has ever been written about the resurrection and includes over 8,000 footnotes!During their conversation, Frank and Gary answer questions like:* Why do critical scholars deny miracles but still affirm that Jesus was a miracle worker?* Why does Gary think many atheists don't want to say "I do" to Jesus?* Is biblical inerrancy a requirement for the Gospel and what about apparent Bible contradictions?* What are the 3 things you need in order for Christianity to be true?* How do you respond to those who say the deity of God evolved over time?* What do creeds teach us about high Christology and how did it get started?* What’s the best explanation for the rapid growth of early Christianity?If you’re looking for the most comprehensive survey of scholarship for and against the resurrection, this is it! Whether you're a skeptic, seeker, or committed believer, this discussion offers rich insight and a reason to take the resurrection seriously. As Gary would say, "It's a bold argument to say that Jesus rose from the dead, but try to get out of it!"Resources mentioned during the episode:PODCAST: Did Jesus REALLY Rise From the Dead? - https://bit.ly/3VnrtiD (https://bit.ly/3VnrtiD)On the Resurrection: Evidences (Vol.1) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778603 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778603)On the Resurrection: Refutations (Vol.2) - https://a.co/d/48jozEv (https://a.co/d/48jozEv)On the Resurrection: Scholarly Perspectives (Vol.3) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778646 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778646)Gary's website - https://www.garyhabermas.com/ (https://www.garyhabermas.com/)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, even atheist scholars believe that Jesus was a miracle worker.
0:08.0	How can this be if they don't believe miracles are possible?
0:12.0	And why do scholars say that if there was no resurrection, or at least a belief in the resurrection, there would be no Christianity?
0:19.0	And how many scholars believe that the followers of Jesus
0:23.5	thought he was God right from the beginning?
0:25.7	In other words, the deity of Christ did not evolve over time.
0:29.6	You may have heard that people will say,
0:31.8	oh, it wasn't until the 90s when John's gospel allegedly was written.
0:35.9	Did people think Jesus was God?
0:37.8	No, the scholars seem to be saying they thought he was God rites from the beginning.
0:42.1	We're going to talk about that and a lot more with my friend, the great Dr. Gary Habermas.
0:46.7	He's written three out of four volumes on the resurrection.
0:51.3	The first one is called On the Resurrection Evidences.
0:54.1	We did a show on that
0:55.1	about a year ago, beginning to 2024. And then last week we did a show on the second volume called
1:02.9	On the Resurrection Refutations. What about the people who try and say that Jesus didn't rise from the dead, that there are other explanations, naturalistic explanations to explain the data that we have?
1:17.7	Today we're going to lean more into the third volume on the resurrection scholarly perspectives.
1:23.8	So here he is again, ladies and gentlemen, the great Dr. Gary Habermas all the way from Liberty University.
1:30.6	Gary, tell us an overview of this third volume.
1:33.1	I've been spending, I've spent at least five hours in this volume in the past couple of days.
1:37.2	It's so easy to read and to see what people think.
1:39.7	But tell people what's essentially in here.
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