The Amateur Scholar

Dustin White

Exploring religion, history, and a bit else.

  1. 05/19/2020

    Is polytheism less violent?

    How did monotheistic faiths react to polytheism? Well if we look at Zoroastrianism and Judaism, they were both quite tolerant. In the case of Judaism, they were a lot more tolerant as a monotheistic religion, as compared when they were still polytheists. Polytheism was just violent. In this video, I look at the development of Zoroastrianism and Judaism, as they move from polytheistic religions, to monotheistic, and at the same time, I compare Judaism with the Canaanite religions that surrounded it. To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar

  2. 05/19/2020

    Extra-Biblical Evidence for Jesus

    The claim is that there is no extra-Biblical evidence for Jesus. But is there? And what does it all mean? In this episode, I look at all the extra-Biblical evidence, as well as the history surrounding first century Palestine.

  3. 05/19/2020

    Did Jesus Exist

    Jumping back into the idea of the Jesus myth. Dan Baker argues that Jesus is a myth, and I tear down that argument.

  4. 05/19/2020

    The status of the Bering Strait theory.

    Do scientists still accept that American Indians came to the Americas via a land bridge? Well, kind of. It's a lot more complicated, but there is some truth there still.

  5. 05/19/2020

    Did Jesus Exist?

    Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn't. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn't exist. Part 3 of 3. To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar

  6. 05/19/2020

    Did Jesus Exist?

    Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn't. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn't exist. Part 2 of 3. To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar

  7. 05/19/2020

    Did Jesus Exist?

    Did Jesus exist? According to David Fitzgerald, he didn't. I believe differently. Here I counter the arguments that Fitzgerald makes in his claim that Jesus didn't exist. Part 1 of 3. To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar

  8. 05/19/2020

    Jumping back into Satan.

    The Old Testament, New Testament, and Intertestamental works describe Satan in very different manner. This allows us to see how the idea of Satan evolved over time. In this video, I tackle that question of how the idea of Satan evolved during these time periods. For a longer discussion on Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrgfW... To check out more of my work, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6GrgIk-69sA69suZMDKWg or to connect with me go to https://www.facebook.com/amateurscholar/ or https://twitter.com/tamateurscholar

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Exploring religion, history, and a bit else.

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  • Creator
    Dustin White
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dustin White
  • Show Website
    The Amateur Scholar