LogosLeaper Podcast

I sat down with Dr Richard C. Miller. Richard is one of the most thought-provoking historians working in New Testament studies today. His research has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins of Christianity, the resurrection of Jesus, and the world in which the Gospels were written. We begin with some of the biggest questions in biblical scholarship. Who wrote the Gospels? When were the...

Did the hypothetical Q source really exist? Or did the Gospel writers know and use each other’s work directly? In this conversation, I sit down with New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre (Duke University), one of the leading critics of the Q hypothesis and a prominent advocate of the Farrer Hypothesis. We explore the Synoptic Problem, the case for and against Q, whether Luke knew Matthew’s Gospel, a...

Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist? How do historians evaluate the evidence? And what can we actually know about the man behind the Christian tradition? In this episode, New Testament scholar Helen Bond explores one of the most debated questions in biblical studies: the historical Jesus. The conversation examines the evidence for Jesus' existence, the reliability of the Gospels, the letters of...

Did Jesus exist as a historical figure? Who wrote the Gospels? And are modern scholars still influenced by assumptions inherited from nineteenth-century Germany? In this episode, New Testament scholar Robyn Faith Walsh discusses some of the most important questions surrounding the origins of Christianity, Gospel authorship, and historical method. Drawing on her influential work on the social world...

Were early Christians really persecuted and martyred on a massive scale? How reliable are the stories surrounding the deaths of the apostles? And what role did enslaved scribes play in shaping the New Testament? In this episode, historian and New Testament scholar Candida Moss explores two of the most fascinating and controversial topics in early Christian history: persecution and authorship. Draw...

Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist? What do historians make of the evidence? And how strong is the historical case for the resurrection? In this episode, philosopher and theologian Dr William Lane Craig discusses the historical evidence for Jesus, engaging with questions raised by sceptics, scholars, and viewers of the channel. The conversation explores debates surrounding mythicism, the writings...

In this episode, historian Richard Carrier discusses his latest book, The Obsolete Paradigm of a Historical Jesus, and explains why he believes the traditional scholarly model of Jesus of Nazareth is no longer adequate. Carrier is one of the most prominent critics of the standard historical Jesus framework. Rather than relying solely on scholarly consensus, he applies Bayesian probability to ancie...