I sat down with historian of early Christianity Matthew Larsen, Ph.D., fresh off his shoot in the Middle East tracing the life of Paul the Apostle, to dig into the evidence for Jesus, the biblical canon, and the Catholic Church.
We get into:
* How historians actually know what’s true about the ancient past
* Why the “Jesus never existed” theory keeps resurfacing online
* Where Wes Huff’s viral apologetics differ from real historical scholarship
* Why the idea that “Paul invented Christianity” is a 19th century German myth
* How the Apostolic Fathers reveal a strikingly Catholic early church
* What actually happened at the Council of Nicaea
* Matt’s personal journey from evangelicalism to the Catholic Church
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Outline:
[0:00] How do historians know what’s real?
[12:40] Debunking the “Jesus myth” argument
[20:45] Wes Huff is an apologist, not a historian
[26:50] Who wrote the Gospels?
[32:52] The strongest argument against Christianity
[36:22] Who was the Apostle Paul?
[54:35] What we know about early Christian martyrs
[1:00:27] Scripture and tradition in the early church
[1:08:20] Going from evangelical to Catholic
[1:20:41] Where did Catholic church structure come from?
[1:30:20] Calvinist predestination doesn’t make sense
[1:32:29] Who were the Apostolic Fathers?
[1:38:12] Sacraments and the Jewish Temple system
[1:50:10] The power of physical rituals
[1:53:51] Roman persecution of Christians
[2:03:03] Why did God send Jesus at that moment?
[2:06:52] Modern comfort is a trap
[2:13:35] The Council of Nicaea
[2:30:55] Grappling with Mary and the Book of Revelation
[2:46:15] The development of Catholic doctrine over time
[2:54:14] The history of Marian apparitions
[3:01:04] Why should you consider Catholicism?
[3:09:43] American ideals are worth fighting for
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