Lydia McGrew on Undesigned Coincidences, Internal Evidence, and the Historicity of the New Testament
Summary
Many people wonder if a document as old as the Bible can be considered historically reliable. Moreover, they wonder if it is even possible to test the reliability of a document that is so old. My guest today helps us to see that there are intellectually credible ways to test and rely on the historicity of the Gospels and the New Testament. Her name is Lydia McGrew and she introduces us to the argument from internal evidence and undesigned coincidences. Dr. Lydia McGrew is a widely published analytic philosopher and author. She received her Ph.D. in English from Vanderbilt University in 1995. She has published extensively in the theory of knowledge, specializing in formal epistemology and in its application to the evaluation of testimony and to the philosophy of religion. She defends the reliability of the Gospels and Acts in her books Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels From Literary Devices, and most recently The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/2jf454r6 Get Lydia McGrew's Books: Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, https://tinyurl.com/4vxfw6r8 The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices, https://tinyurl.com/vem96yum The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage, https://tinyurl.com/29bex9j6 SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US Venmo: @AaronShamp Cash App: $AaronShamp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filterpodcast/messageMany people wonder if a document as old as the Bible can be considered historically reliable. Moreover, they wonder if it is even possible to test the reliability of a document that is so old. My guest today helps us to see that there are intellectually credible ways to test and rely on the historicity of the Gospels and the New Testament. Her name is Lydia McGrew and she introduces us to the argument from internal evidence and undesigned coincidences.
Dr. Lydia McGrew is a widely published analytic philosopher and author. She received her Ph.D. in English from Vanderbilt University in 1995. She has published extensively in the theory of knowledge, specializing in formal epistemology and in its application to the evaluation of testimony and to the philosophy of religion. She defends the reliability of the Gospels and Acts in her books Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels From Literary Devices, and most recently The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage.
Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/2jf454r6
Get Lydia McGrew's Books:
- Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, https://tinyurl.com/4vxfw6r8
- The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices, https://tinyurl.com/vem96yum
- The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage, https://tinyurl.com/29bex9j6
SUPPORT THIS PODCAST:
- PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US
- Venmo: @AaronShamp
- Cash App: $AaronShamp
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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