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Nov 2024
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What (and When) Were the Earliest Claims...

J. Warner Wallace
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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner examines the history related to the eyewitness observations of Jesus. How early are the eyewitness accounts and what precisely was being said about Jesus prior to the creation of these written documents?

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