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

Would first‑century Christians even recognize what we call "church" today? In this episode, J. Warner Wallace uses a simple "alien thought experiment" to examine how closely (or how poorly) our modern church models resemble the church described in the book of Acts. Drawing from h ... Show More

This episode walks through John 1 verse by verse to show why the apostle John leaves no room for a "just-a-prophet" Jesus and instead presents Him clearly as the eternal, divine Word of God. Drawing on cold-case investigative principles and the cumulative-case approach he used in ... Show More

This episode reframes how we think about love and relationships by contrasting fragile, contract-style arrangements with the resilient, biblical model of covenant. Drawing from marriage research, Scripture, and decades of walking with couples in crisis, J. Warner Wallace explains ... Show More

<p><span data-sheets-root="1">The Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus in 93 CE, is our most important resource for knowing about the history of Israel around the time of Jesus and his earliest followers.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root=" ... Show More

Understanding where the writers of the gospels got their information is the foundation of source criticism - but how does that work when the original sources are hypothetical? Dr. Bart Ehrman is here today to talk about the Q source! 

<p><span data-sheets-root="1">What was the world like just before Jesus was born?</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">In this special Christmas Eve episode, we explore the political, cultural, and religious climate of 1st-century Palestine with world-renowned archaeologist D ... Show More

A topic that tends to come around during Holy Week is the accuracy of the crucifixion, including when it occurred. In this episode, Cy and Catholic Answers Senior Apologist, Jimmy Akin, discuss the question of when exactly Jesus was crucified. Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome to Foc ... Show More

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan & Ryan explore the unwritten and lost sayings of Jesus know as the Agrapha (ἄγραφον) and whether or not they are the authentic words of Christ. Episode 311: In this episode, we will discuss: • What Are The Argapha, Or Unwritten Wor ... Show More

Knowing when something was written helps to better understand answers to other questions - like why it was written, and how it relates to other texts from that time. Unfortunately, ancient authors rarely wrote the date at the top of the page when they started writing, which makes ... Show More

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In John 21, Jesus talked about His ‘return.’ He would leave. In due time, He would come back. But for what purpose? And at what point? That will be the focus of today’s study. Questions That We’ll Answer: A) Why did Jesus suggest that John would remain? B) How do the events of 70 ... Show More

In this episode, Trent rebuts extreme positions on what Jesus looked like and examines the theological implications of that issue.