*No appearance in Mark* Mark seems to default to the only existing resurrection account before his book: Paul’s resurrection account. After all Mark starts out “The beginning of the gospel…” and Gospel is Paul’s word. Mark is writing a prequel to Paul’s resurrection story.

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All the discples and the women saw a physuical jesus paul saw a light and heard a voice

in acts its says he saw a light and heard a voice the other resssuraction stiories they saw a riseb jesus

Next do how cognitive dissonance explains shroud of Turin deniers

"Between 2015 and 2060 the number of Christians is projected to rise to 34%, or faster than the global population... the count of Muslims will near the Christian count at 32%. Except for Muslims and Christians, all other major world religions are projected to make up a significantly smaller and decreasing percentage of the global population by 2060" “the religiously unaffiliated population is projected to shrink as a percentage of the global population from 16% in 2010 to 13% by the middle of this century” (Pew Research Center "The Changing Global Religious Landscape")

I became a believer because the Spirit of God convicted me of sin and righteousness. Believing in the risen Christ is not hard to do once you have the Spirit of God teaching you. This is impossible for anyone who suppresses the truth in unrighteousness to understand.

The followers of Jesus were, ostensibly, Goy.

Drop the annoying drama and talk in a normal voice. Also, leave your damn political views out of the discussion.

Its all made up stories of, by and for the ancient Jews. Does the Bible apply to Japanese? Koreans? Chinese? Indians? Most of Asia? In fact, it's basically irrelevant there. It's all parochial.

bro thinks the disciples and early followers would willingly be martyred for a lie,. lmaooo

Ascension? I'm still stuck on the talking snake.

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It's a tiny bit eerie listening to this living in the time of QAnon. Multiple failed prophecies under its belt yet the movement is as strong as ever.

Make more videos! You are one of my inspirations of knowing a lot about the Bible, while also pursuing other creative endeavors! Like writing a book or short stories for me; which also has Biblical themes to it!

Really interesting video here. I haven't heard this perspective before, so props to you for originality. Nonetheless, I would offer two critiques. One is that the dialectical context is ill defined. What's supposed to be at stake here? At most, this hypothesis explains how Christian belief originated, but it would say nothing whatsoever about whether that belief is true or not. Another critique is that CDT seems to lack explanatory power as a standalone hypothesis--at least, if we granted Craig's facts surrounding early Christianity to be true: the empty tomb, claims of post-mortem appearances, and sudden and sincere belief in the resurrection. CDT would only account for half of the third fact, leaving much to be desired.

Boring video. The title is "Why the most popular argument for the resurrection fails" -- so people are not expecting a snippet from some podcast where you are babbling for 8 minutes. Start off immediately by stating what the argument is and then clearly give the reasons why the argument is invalid. That could have been done in less than 5 minutes. Also, don't bring your political views into arguments about religion. All that does is alienate would-be supporters.

Very interesting what you said about the Millerites. Actually, the prophecy in Daniel 8:14 fits extremely well with Antiochus Epiphanes and the desecration of the Jewish temple. That's what most Biblical scholars believe today - not the Seventh-day Adventist "spiritualized" interpretation - because it clearly fits so well.

I find this information fascinating. Thank you for your scholarship and sharing this. Religion has had more influence on humanity than any other concept that binds us together. Best we understand how it evolved.

Theres something strange about u The bible repeats every 100 years That doesnt mean God doesnt exist It means u stupid

A great many seeking truth *fail to find* because they're easily *led astray* by worldly logic, specious religions, vain esoterism or mysticism. *I know I was.* I'm an ex neo-vedantic (hindu roots) new ager. I used to be into so much "cosmic/spiritual" stuff: trance channelings, ancient wisdom, gnosticism, psychedelic drugs, hindu gurus and buddhist variants. I was illuminated by the *kundalini (serpent) spirit* then 8 years ago I got rightly enlightened by the *Holy Spirit* which proceeded to show me what a *fool* I was before..... Spirit led to the REAL *Yahusha/Jesus Christ* and everything changed - *Paradigm Shifted* ..... This is being *BORN AGAIN* (John 3) and it's an ongoing surprise to me 😁 Turns out Spirituality is a *soul serious* business taken way too lightly by *far too many* ..... It escapes the notice of our *self-absorbed,* glamour-saturated world that we're in a spiritual WAR for souls. The immensity of *ignorance* is astonishing: supernal powers are BEDAZZLING the minds of the masses (Ephesians 6:12). We've inherited *ancient* SPIRITUAL *subversion* ......... *the Earth is fallen* ..... the holistic fields of nature are fallen state. *"Morphic Resonance"* is OUT of affinity with DIVINITY; *Death is all too familiar:* natural life hunts, KILLS and *feeds* on itself. Humanity is a spiritually *fallen race* highly prone to *deceit and delusion.* FRANKLY, we *need* a SAVIOUR and by Jesus Christ we have a GREAT ONE. As a new ager I couldn't believe (I was *damn sure* I knew better) but in the *Light of Spirit* Jesus really is the *Way, the truth and the Life* just like He said: no one comes to GOD except through Jesus, there's no other way (Matthew 7:13-14). Being a neo-vedantist I wasn't convinced, yet it transpires that the Bible is Spirit breathed, written by men inspired by the *Holy Spirit.* Jesus is vividly portrayed and endorsed in the new testament, in fact he's apparent in the old testament too (Luke 24:27 & 44) and by *His LIGHT* we're allowed to *see* that and *know Him.* Any previously perceived discrepancies or contradictions are ironed out and the supernatural narrative flows most beautifully.... The Bible is the Revelation of *Jesus Christ* (Isaiah 2:2-4; 9:6-7, 11:1-10 & 45:23, Daniel 7:13-14, Matthew 28:18, Mark 14:61-62, Revelation 1:7-8 & 18, Rev 19:11-21)

I met Jesus in dreams. You could say "But it was just a dream!". Granted. But he foretold future events which came true. Even if it wasn't " Jesus", SOMEBODY OUT THERE CAN TRAVEL THROUGH SPACE TIME and it's not ME.

Bravo …one of the best videos on this subject I’ve ever watch ! Period

U just said in the video as I’m writing this is exactly what the split in eschatology is cognitive dissonance .spot on !

This is a really interesting explanation. I grew up Seventh-day Adventist and so I am very familiar with the Millerite story. I had never connected it to the very origins of Christianity like this. Thank you!

Christian’s have cognitive dissidence because they live hypocritical to Jesus.

There are three accounts of Paul's conversion experience in the book of Acts and they all contradict one another. A good analogy to these accounts from the New Testament are the visions of Roman Catholic saints such as Fatima. Such phenomena are in fact fairly common and are easily explained psychologically as a product of stress and expectation.

PAUL WAS A FALSE APOSTLE

The problem with this hypothesisis that it comes down to the conspiracy theory which has already been disproven. It is not plausibe to believe that the disciples would have invented the resurrection in order to suffer and die for a lie they made up and according to their own belief would get them to hell. It is not the same as with the Great Disappointment as this was merely a case of reinterpretation of prophecy. In Christianity however, we have a claim of physical appearance of a dead man whom the disciples claim to have touched, eaten with and talked with for 40 days. There is also the empty tomb which cannot be explained by any alternative hypothesis other than the resurrection hypothesis. In addition, Paul would not have converted for a mere reinterpretation of a failed prophecy. Also, James who believed Jesus to be a false prophet would have been confirmed in his beliefs without Jesus' resurrection and would have never become a Christian. It is more likely that the Jews had misinterpreted the prophecies about the Messiah and because of that had waited for something which God had never intended in the first place. And it can be shown from scripture that this is indeed the case.

U mad bc of ur hair 😂😂

dumbest explanation ever

Great summary. I hope you'll continue to make content as time and priorities allow

This is basically the orthodox Jewish argument against Christianity. I mean, it's nothing new, and it doesn't entail cognitive dissonance (a very ambiguous term that no one really uses appropriately).

Thank you for making these videos. So much packed into each one. So helpful.

This is interesting And i concede that the kingdom does seem to be re interpreted however one part is of the escaton cake is missing The miracles Jesus did continued and increased after the church began. And this tangible peice had a lot to do with the growth of the early church Only later when the church was politicised and nationalised by the Romans did the miracles slow down. Now many believers have their own cognitive dissonance trying to rationalise why their churches are powerless but the early church was full of miracles. For me the miracles of the early church are still happening regularly and there is no cognitive dissonance with this main feature of Jesus work ang my experience. kzbin.info/aero/PLQGfsGcxfC-iA2CLUahJGCOoe2LuByN2y&si=YiC0oATFUVfUi8Zc

Thank you, I have just discovered your videos and I am impressed with the erudition and the presentation. Is there somewhere I can find out a bit about your qualifications and occupation especially as it pertains to teaching theology or ministry? And even a bit at your ‘journey’ to arrive at this place?

I wasted 26 years of my life in the SDA church. It has been so refreshing to accept reality and leave religion.

Actually forget about the writers and Jesus said clearly that it was the generation (this generation they were describing) that would usher in the final days...the "this" refers to the generation they are describing that possesses the attributes they are describing...and clearly Jesus said: it was global, not regional and not local...worldwide. You might want to dive a little deeper rather than lob molotov cocktails on things you have not studied deeply Love you though 🙏❤️❤️❤️

Cognitive dissonance may explain the case for cognitive dissonance...the argument you make relative to Christianity is the same argument I can make about you trying to use cognitive dissonance to debunk christianity Instead let's focus on what matters to people other own path, rather than try to explain away why you think their path may stray them for yours

Do apologists think it's a problem though? I think they operate on the assumption that if the resurrection is true, then everything else comes for free.

The universe came from something, not nothing. We dont just exist. Atheism is the absolute beleif in there being no God or at least a Creator. You are the dissident one if you don't believe in a Creator.

Make more videos man. This is one of my favs, I know you've got more in the tank lol

Explains why Trump and his followers can never admit loss. Does not explain why others can accept loss.

Cognitive Dissonance is a real motherfucka 💯

Another explanation for the ascension could be a response to skeptics saying "if Jesus rose from the dead, then where is He?" Keep in mind, the FIRST public announcement of the resurrection was at Pentecost, not Easter. And it was the disciples that made that announcement, not Jesus himself. I can very well imagine someone in that crowd asking that question even if Luke does not record it in Acts. It's the kind of question I would have asked. Apologists are very fond of saying that the Romans could have easily produced Jesus' body in response to the disciples' claim that he was still alive. Except that by that time there would have been no recognizable body. But they utterly ignore the fact that neither could the disciples produce a LIVING Jesus. It also explains why the Romans seemed to be unconcerned with what was being said at Pentecost in contrast to their involvement a few weeks earlier at Passover. I'm sure that Pilate's spies reported back to him that a large crowd was gathering outside a house in Jerusalem and that it was being claimed that one of the men he'd crucified was in fact still alive--but don't worry, he's nowhere to be seen; gone back to heaven as a matter of fact. So no threat to Rome here. The Romans really don't get involved until later in Acts when tensions between the Jewish leaders and the emerging Christian movement started causing civil unrest. That is all they cared about, not theology.

You've put out some great content. Would love to have more, if you feel like it!

did jesus have NASA permit to blast into heaven..amen

0:50 the resurrection stories are not court grade evidence and would be dismissed today in a modern court hearing as lacking credibility..amen

did jesus ride a horse to heaven like mohammed..amen

Paul was the equivalent to Ray Kroc who took McDonalds from 1 small hamburger store to a world goliath...