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Oct 2024
27m 59s

Why the Historicity of Jesus Is So Impor...

J. Warner Wallace
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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner talks about the importance of being able to make the case for the historicity of Jesus. In a generation ever more skeptical of the real existence of Jesus, now is the time to familiarize ourselves with the evidence so we can establish Jesus as a real and legitimate source of wisdom.

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