New Testament - Embrace the Truth https://embracethetruth.org Embrace the Truth by Abdu Murray Wed, 21 May 2025 15:02:32 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://embracethetruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-triqueta_-32x32.png New Testament - Embrace the Truth https://embracethetruth.org 32 32 213625847 If the Virgin Birth Was Real, Why Did Jesus’ Family Doubt Him? | Ep 80 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/if-the-virgin-birth-was-real-why-did-jesus-family-doubt-him-ep-80/ Mon, 19 May 2025 14:51:21 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4905 If the virgin birth really happened, why did Jesus’ own family think He was out of His mind? According to Mark 3:21 and John 7:5, they had serious doubts. The answers we uncovered were, shall we say, surprising ...

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]]> 4905 DEBATE: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/debate-did-jesus-really-rise-from-the-dead/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:57:43 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4870 The Resurrection of Jesus has been debated since it first happened. In 2016, Abdu Murray and atheist John Loftus had a lively debate on the historical, philosophical, and evidential claims surrounding the resurrection of Jesus.

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]]> 4870 Did Jesus’ Family Think He Was CRAZY? https://embracethetruth.org/blog/did-jesus-family-think-he-was-crazy/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:28:39 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4833 If the virgin birth really happened, then why did Jesus' family essentially call him crazy? After deep study in the Greek text, it turns out that we may have this all wrong.

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]]> 4833 Questioning Christmas: Did Matthew Mangle the Virgin Birth? Responding to Bart Ehrman | Ep 70 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/questioning-christmas-did-matthew-mangle-the-virgin-birth-responding-to-bart-ehrman-ep-70/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:58:04 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4628 Bart Ehrman claims the New Testament author Matthew did not understand the Hebrew or context of Isaiah 7, the famous "virgin birth" text. Does he have a point?

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]]> 4628 Questioning Christmas: Where is the Prophecy About the “Nazarene”? Responding to Bart Ehrman | Ep 69 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/questioning-christmas-where-is-the-prophecy-about-the-nazarene-responding-to-bart-ehrman-ep-69/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:15:37 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4576 Did the Gospel author Matthew make up the prophecy about the "Nazarene"? If not, then why can it not be found in the Old Testament?

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]]> 4576 Maximal Data & The Gospels with Dr. Lydia McGrew | Ep 65 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/maximal-data-gospels-lydia-mcgrew/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:50:28 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4280 Christians have a lot of data to judge the reliability of the Gospels' Resurrection accounts. So why do we limit ourselves? Should we move beyond minimal facts to maximal data?

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]]> 4280 Is the Gospel of John theological FICTION? With Dr. Lydia McGrew | Ep 63 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/is-the-gospel-of-john-theological-fiction-with-dr-lydia-mcgrew-ep-63/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:06:01 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=4204 Analytic philosopher Dr. Lydia McGrew uses her specialty to answer the perennial question: Is the Gospel of John an eyewitness account or merely a theological fiction?

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]]> 4204 Ehrman vs. Ehrman: Who is the Son of Man? https://embracethetruth.org/blog/ehrman-vs-ehrman-who-is-the-son-of-man/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:41:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2820 I’m confused. In a recent interview with Alex O’Connor, formerly known as the “Cosmic Skeptic,” critical New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman made a startling claim about a beloved Bible story where Jesus forgives sins and heals a paralytic man (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26). In this narrative, a paralytic man sought Jesus for physical […]

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]]> 2820 Deliberations LIVE! Ep. 20 https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/deliberations-live-ep-20/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:26:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2426 In this episode, Abdu and Derek respond to comments and questions on their episode addressing comments made by Paula Fredriksen on Luke/Acts and the relation of that author to Paul. They also add some more details that they did not get to mention in the original episode.

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]]> 2426 All Rise: Bart Ehrman Objects! “The Gospels Are Anonymous” https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/all-rise-bart-ehrman-objects-the-gospels-are-anonymous/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:31:00 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2386 Bart Ehrman claims that the Gospels are anonymous because the names attached to them are too convenient and were added a century later, and because the disciples of Jesus were too illiterate to write such exquisite Greek texts. Has Dr. Ehrman overstated the case?

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