Was Jesus a Real Person?
Who is Jesus | How do we know that Jesus really existed? It's an important question. If he's just a legendary figure, Christianity falls apart. Discover the evidence for Jesus from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as we ...
How do we know that Jesus really existed? It's an important question. If he's just a legendary figure, Christianity falls apart. Discover the evidence for Jesus from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as we start our new series answering the question: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/who-is-jesus/ (Who Is Jesus?). Interested in more content like this? Check out...
Read MoreHow do we know that Jesus really existed? It's an important question. If he's just a legendary figure, Christianity falls apart. Discover the evidence for Jesus from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as we start our new series answering the question: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/who-is-jesus/ (Who Is Jesus?). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-we-know-the-resurrection-was-real-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-24-1-12/ (How We Know the Resurrection Was Real) from our earlier series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (How to Follow Jesus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:15 - New series: Who Is Jesus? 1:45 - Goals for the series 3:05 - Was Jesus a real person? 4:00 - Where's the physical evidence for Jesus? 6:20 - What records do we have to know about people from the past? 9:30 - How the evidence applies to Jesus 13:25 - Richard Bauckham's https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12278068-jesus (Jesus: A Very Short Introduction) 14:40 - Denying Jesus's historical existence 15:10 - How to learn about Jesus and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (how to follow Jesus) 15:45 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) References Richard Bauckham's Jesus: A Very Short Introduction: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12278068-jesus (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12278068-jesus) Related How We Know the Resurrection Was Real: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-we-know-the-resurrection-was-real-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-24-1-12/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-we-know-the-resurrection-was-real-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-24-1-12/) How to Follow Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) Who Is Jesus?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/who-is-jesus/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/who-is-jesus/)
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Patrick Miller
Patrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and technology, contributing articles to Christianity Today, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. His podcast, Truth Over Tribe is one of...
Read MorePatrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and technology, contributing articles to Christianity Today, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. His podcast, Truth Over Tribe is one of Apple's top news commentary podcasts, featuring interviews with leading Christian thinkers, writers, and scholars. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe, and Joyful Outsiders. Patrick received a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pastors a politically diverse church, The Crossing. He and his wife, Emily, have two children.
You can connect with him on X: @patrickkmiller_
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