Still Unbelievable‪!‬ Still Unbelievable

In this Episode Matthew reviews a conversation between Christians as they discuss terminal cancer diagnosis. The original broadcast was on Unbelievable! in March 2024, see link below.



The original YouTube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p146mw5AuQ4&t=6s

featuring Steve Legg and Allan Finnegan



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In this episode Matthew reviews an episode of Frank Turek's Cross Examined podcast, where he and Dr. Titus Kennedy discuss discoveries about Jesus that are outside of the biblical texts.



1) the original podcast episode

https://crossexamined.org/the-top-20-discoveries-about-jesus-outside-the-bible/



2) Biola University statement of faith

https://www.biola.edu/about/theological-positions



3) Birthplace of Jesus

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3212-beth-lehem-judah

https://theconversation.com/bethlehem-and-beyond-how-christianitys-earliest-sites-were-identified-151719

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1433



4) Celsus on the Virgin Birth

https://jamesbishopblog.com/2020/06/23/greek-philsopher-celsus-on-the-historical-jesus/

https://www.bluffton.edu/courses/humanities/1/celsus.htm#:~:text=%5BCelsus%5D%20accuses%20%5BJesus%5D%20of%20having%20%22%20invented%20his,by%20means%20of%20these%20proclaimed%20himself%20a%20God.



5) Herod

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamne_I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Innocents



6) Peter's House

https://www.galaxie.com/article/bspade13-1-08#:~:text=While%20nothing%20found%20in%20the%20house%20proved%20this,pilgrims%20suggests%20they%20believed%20it%20was%20Peter%E2%80%99s%20house%21



7) rooster crowing commentary

https://acts242study.com/before-the-rooster-crows/#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the%203%20a.m.%20and,Jesus%20used%20that%20same%20phrase%20to%20describe%20it.

https://rsc.byu.edu/ministry-peter-chief-apostle/accounts-peters-denial-understanding-texts-motifs

https://news.ag.org/en/articles/news/2016/05/sometimes%20a%20rooster%20is%20not%20a%20rooster



8) Caiaphas Ossuary

https://cojs.org/ossuary_of_the_high_priest_caiaphas-_18-36_ce/

https://www.greatarchaeology.com/Caiaphas_ossuary.php

https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/burial-cave-of-the-caiaphas-family/



9) James Ossuary

https://www.antiquities.org.il/default_en.aspx

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/the-troubled-return-of-the-james-ossuary/

https://www.livescience.com/50434-jesus-family-tomb-geology.html

https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/04/20/weighing-the-evidence-is-the-james-ossuary-authentic/





10) Caesarea Philippi

https://www.bibleplaces.com/caesarea-philippi-banias/



11) Justin Martyr

https://archive.org/details/firstapologyofju00just/page/n9/mode/2up



12) Celsus (again)

https://jamesbishopblog.com/2020/06/23/greek-philsopher-celsus-on-the-historical-jesus/#:~:text=On%20Christ%E2%80%99s%20miracles%2C%20Celsus%20argues%20that%20he%20worked,miracles%20are%20just%20fables%20invented%20by%20the%20disciples.

https://readingacts.com/2010/10/20/the-historical-reliability-of-jesus-miracles/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/heyj.12161



13) The Jesus Forgery: Josephus Untangled

https://stellarhousepublishing.com/josephus/



14) Sejanus

https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/sejanus/



15) Nazareth Inscription

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nazareth-inscription-origins-may-refute-ties-jesus-resurrection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_Inscription

https://biblearchaeology.org/research/chronological-categories/new-testament-era/4658-the-nazareth-inscription-proof-of-the-resurrection-of-christ

https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/03/19/scholars-chair-interview-dr-clyde-billington/



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Episode 112 - Sy Garte says Science is not Enough

In this episode Matthew reviews a conversion story from the podcast Side B Stories, the episode features the scientist Dr Sy Garte. Dr Garte has written a book called Science and Faith in Harmony so Matthew examines Dr Garte's testimony to see where science features in the story.



1) Dr Garte on the Side B stories podcast

https://sidebstories.com/podcast/science-is-not-enough-dr-sy-gartes-story/



2) Dr Garte's website

https://sygarte.com/



Review of another book by St Garte

https://www.equip.org/articles/journey-to-the-bottom-of-the-glass-a-review-of-the-works-of-his-hands-a-scientists-journey-from-atheism-to-faith-by-sy-garte/





3) My conversations with Mike D'Virgilio on the Unbelievable? and Still Unbelievable! podcasts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foThkxnpHFY&t=2s

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/still-unbelievable/episodes/Episode-93---Mike-DVirgilio---Is-the-Bible-Uninvented-e20nu67







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Episode 111 - The Deconversion of Jake

Matthew interviews Jake about his deconversion from Christianity.

links to feed your curiosity......



That Bill Nye - Ken Ham debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kgvhG3AkI



YouTube channels to start with

https://www.youtube.com/@skydivephil

https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalGnosis

https://www.youtube.com/@GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic

https://www.youtube.com/c/gutsickgibbon



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Episode 110 - Guns
In this episode, Andrew and Matthew have a conversation with listener James about guns.

Discussion on the second amendment and the right to bear arms
- https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/2nd-amendment

Supreme court McDonald decision
- https://www.britannica.com/event/McDonald-v-City-of-Chicago

- guns and violent crime (data and commentary might differ)
https://fee.org/articles/guns-prevent-thousands-of-crimes-every-day-research-show/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/debunking-myths-about-gun-violence
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/06/andy-biggs/no-government-data-does-not-say-defensive-gun-use-/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fbi-misleads-americans-about-how-often-armed-citizens-stop-active-shooters-gun-violence-expert-claims/ar-AA1g3NSQ
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602143823/how-often-do-people-use-guns-in-self-defense

- going postal phrase
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pabb/the-legacy-of-going-postal

- New York gun laws update
https://ag.ny.gov/new-york-gun-laws
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110477445/gun-applicants-social-media-accounts-new-york
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gun-applicants-new-york-will-hand-social-accounts-rcna37251


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In this episode Matthew reviews a Creationist podcast that gives tips on how to debate evolution with an atheist. The podcast is from the Think Institute, by Joel Settecase, who is a Young Earth Creationist. We reviewed Joel's justification of this position back in Episode 80. In this episode, Joel has conversations with atheists with the intention of picking holes in evolution. There is some low quality dialogue in the exchanges, so Matthew will also be criticising things that are said to Joel, this won't be a one sided critique.



1) https://thethink.institute/

2) Episode 80

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Ra7ULmbZ2Eb

3) https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/22-how-to-debate-evolution-with-an-atheist/id1462722483?i=1000582330068

4) EAAN:

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_argument_against_naturalism

5) EAAN Refuted

https://stephenlaw.blogspot.com/2012/12/plantingas-evolutionary-argument.html

6) https://humanorigins.si.edu/education/how-do-we-know/how-do-we-know-humans-are-primates

7) https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13230.xml

8) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium

9) https://royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rsfs/7/5

10) http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/trees.html



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