Typically, most scholars today think that Mark was the first gospel written and that Matthew and Luke used Mark as their primary source. However, we can see almost word-for-word repetitions between Matthew and Luke that are not in Mark. Are Matthew and Luke using a common source that we do not know, or did they use each other? You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/nxxhY8ueo7c _________________________ Mike Licona is an associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers an accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z . You can also earn a Master of Divinity degree that can be completed entirely online at https://bit.ly/3po5uEX . WEBSITE: https://www.risenjesus.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrMikeLicona TWITTER: https://twitter.com/michaellicona Buy "The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus": https://amzn.to/38vTfNU Buy "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach": https://amzn.to/2NOOZkT Buy "Paul Meets Muhammad": https://amzn.to/2RdEFoB Buy "Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?": https://amzn.to/36dzc5C If you like Mike's work, become a patron by visiting his new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RisenJesus Make a tax deductible contribution as allowed by law by going to Mike's secured web site: https://www.risenjesus.com/donate ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U1C9SByX00

Empirical data strongly suggests that reality has a supernatural dimension. On this occasion, I am debating with Matt Dillahunty, and he presents an objection to the supernatural dimension. He argues that we cannot test it accurately or scientifically, and therefore, it is more likely that there is no supernatural dimension. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/IW9w6c2RWmA _________________________ Mike Licona is an associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers an accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z . You can also earn a Master of Divinity degree that can be completed entirely online at https://bit.ly/3po5uEX . WEBSITE: https://www.risenjesus.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrMikeLicona TWITTER: https://twitter.com/michaellicona Buy "The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus": https://amzn.to/38vTfNU Buy "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach": https://amzn.to/2NOOZkT Buy "Paul Meets Muhammad": https://amzn.to/2RdEFoB Buy "Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?": https://amzn.to/36dzc5C If you like Mike's work, become a patron by visiting his new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RisenJesus Make a tax deductible contribution as allowed by law by going to Mike's secured web site: https://www.risenjesus.com/donate ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJZevbfvVAU

William Craig and Mike Licona discuss similarities between the first 11 chapters of Genesis and the present views on Homer's epics. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/Nc1ekr03KVA Mike Licona is an associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers an accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z You can also earn a Master of Divinity degree that can be completed entirely online at https://bit.ly/3po5uEX WEBSITE: https://www.risenjesus.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrMikeLicona TWITTER: https://twitter.com/michaellicona Buy "The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus": https://amzn.to/38vTfNU Buy "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach": https://amzn.to/2NOOZkT Buy "Paul Meets Muhammad": https://amzn.to/2RdEFoB Buy "Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?": https://amzn.to/36dzc5C If you like Mike's work, become a patron by visiting his new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RisenJesus Make a tax deductible contribution as allowed by law by going to Mike's secured web site: https://www.risenjesus.com/donate ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNIhKPXaQAM

While it's important for us to understand our horizons, the next step is learning how to detach from them. Dr. Licona walks through the methodology of doing history apart from our biases and what it means to reach "historical consensus". The Risen Jesus podcast with Dr. Mike Licona equips people to have a deeper understanding of the Gospel, history, and New Testament studies. The program is hosted by Kurt Jaros and produced in partnership with Defenders Media. [0:00] Intro [0:50] Historical Consensus [2:54] The Jesus Seminar [4:42] Detachment from Bias [9:17] Good Horizons [11:50] Changing our Horizons in Discussion [14:45] Viewer Question: Gospels Written Independent of Each Other? [19:59] Outro website | http://risenjesus.com facebook | http://www.fb.me/michael.r.licona/ twitter | http://www.twitter.com/michaellicona ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjg9gARUVA