Why Most Famous Bible Scholar is a Problem for Christians | Dan McClellan

[@DC-Aust]

Dan is such a good content creator, he knows his subject matter, he calmly and methodically lays out his reasoning, cites his sources and does all this with a dry wit. Data > dogma

[@samael5782]

The problem Christians have with Dan McClellan: he is right. 😉

[@OctavioMoss]

Haha… I do tend to agree with him on most things.

[@dmnemaine]

They don't like their dogma being called into question.

[@juansalvador01]

Data over Dogma...show me your data and I show you your dogma.

[@MrWeezer55]

Being 'a problem for Christians' and being 'in trouble' are not synonymous.

[@rbotha1450]

Dan is right We love what he teaches

[@mylord9340]

This was very well done and a good representation of Dan's ideas!!

[@OctavioMoss]

🙂 Thanks

[@sevenpaulperalta929]

Religion is true for the commoner, false for the wise, useful for the politician - Seneca the Younger 65CE

[@sinan_islam]

From time to time, you could hear a priest saying one true fact about Christianity. What Dan did, is that he grouped all these facts and gave it to Christians all at once.

[@msmdg88]

Honestly when he talks it’s like education not biblical wisdom

[@exhumus]

Imagine basing your understanding of the Bible on the best available archaeological, anthropological, historical and lexical data rather than magic. Ludicrous!

[@LiberLotus]

Great video! Dan doesn't have to worry. The Dogmatists have already lost. They just don't know it yet.

[@jupiterjones64]

You may want to reconsider your claim and do more research. May want to take Mormon dan off that pedestal of yours.

[@jannetteberends8730]

The secularization of the USA just began to increase. The creepy evangelicals are doomed to become a footnote in history.

[@alextl2514]

Would you say that the topics he presents in his videos are fringe?, honestly i listen to his videos and just find them interesting and dont give them too much weight.

[@OctavioMoss]

A lot of his topics are, for sure (at least to me). He is a scholar after all. Having said that, making scholarship accessible, or somewhat accessible is important for everyday Christians and non-Christians. Most people need to have their eyes opened to how ancient languages work, to how much disagreement there is amongst biblical scholars, and to how many dogmas we've decided to believe without knowing the logic behind them nor their origin.

[@msmdg88]

He’s a Mormon. Or was. That’s red flag.

[@PhrontDoor]

He's the opposite of fringe. As repeatedly mentioned, Dan's videos are mainly covering the academic scholarly CONSENSUS. The reason for the push-back is because most evangelical christians, especially Americans, find that they have been taught VERY differently and their ideas are unsupported by the bible.

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

too many people make God in their image

[@dimetriwatt7334]

This is so good. Found him on tiktok the guy knows his stuff, I would appreciate a scholarly debate on certain topic though. hope this happen soon.

[@jupiterjones64]

He knows something. But it sure ain't everything. If you learn more, you won't be as impressed with his thin claims

[@dimetriwatt7334]

@@jupiterjones64 Started to realized this after reviewing other Christian Scholars work. Realized, that Dan also has a bias and I’ve seen arguments where his points doesn’t hold up. This is good though, opposing ideas and thoughts push growth.

[@dmnemaine]

@@jupiterjones64 His claims are the scholarly consensus. So you're saying the scholarly consensus is thin?

[@jupiterjones64]

@@dmnemaine your message is "his claims are what everyone thinks". mmk. Show me one of his claims (on biblical inaccuracy) that's a consensus among anyone who matters. I posit that he's as far out on a limb as bart ehrman. arrogant or not, he hates the bible, and he's gonna keep getting embarrased by proper scholarship.

[@dmnemaine]

@@jupiterjones64 Who "matters" in your opinion? "Scholars" who subscribe to the same religious dogma that you do?

[@motionpotionsauce]

Never heard of this guy until now, I was at least willing to hear him out for the first 4 concepts, but saying Jesus is not God????? That's crazy talk. He basically says he is God in every way he can, without explicitiy saying so, because the Pharisees would have him stoned the second he said so.

[@tariqspaulding8034]

Sounds like the Jesus Slave ship want to sail again (Romans 3:7)

[@DaveCM]

Maybe you should actually watch his videos in which Dan explains it. Maybe you are wrong. But, no. Jesus doesn't claim to be God.

[@motionpotionsauce]

@@DaveCM john 10:30 John 14:9 John 8:58 This clearly state jesus’s divinity, and denying them takes mental gymnastics

[@motionpotionsauce]

@@DaveCM john 10:30 “I and the father are one” please let me know how in any universe this is not Jesus claiming to be God. How could you possibly interpret it any other way

[@DaveCM]

@motionpotionsauce You cannot prove it to me. As I wrote, read or listen to what actual Biblical scholars have to say. They have very lengthy explanations. You are simply choosing to believe dogma over the data. Christians force Jesus into the messiah role. That is why there is the stupid story about a census in Bethlehem.

[@Himmiefan]

Most famous? Most followed, etc.? A bit overblown. He's Mormon, so all he is is a Mormon scholar. Moving on...

[@keith6706]

So only those you deem as Christians can be Biblical scholars?

[@tariqspaulding8034]

Unitarian christians have phd also.

[@jannetteberends8730]

He has a master from Oxford, England. That’s the most scholarly you can get imo. On top of that he’s got a PhD from the (research) University of Exeter, England. While I’m not certain of the quality of the diverse universities in the USA, I’m pretty certain about the quality of this universities.

[@motionpotionsauce]

Also the most Famous Bible Scholar is Tim Mackie of the Bible Project. Saying Dan is bigger than that is not true at all. Bible Project has over 5 million subs just on KZbin alone. And he claims that Jesus is God, because of all the ways he fulfills biblical prophecy

[@DaveCM]

Jesus doesn't fill all of the prophesies. Tell, you what. Watch Dan's videos or any video that is honest, or read a book, and it will explain it.

[@Mgaak]

Guy has a phd, he is safe.

[@OctavioMoss]

:D

[@tariqspaulding8034]

I think Satan has a phd to.

[@Mgaak]

@tariqspaulding8034 in which field ?

[@jannetteberends8730]

@@Mgaak😂😂😂