The Mirror or the Mask, 7 of 7: What's at stake?

In my recent book, The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices, I argue that the Gospels are historical reportage. This argument involves both positive evidence for literal accuracy and arguments against the views of Michael Licona, Craig Evans, and others that the evangelists felt free to make historical changes due to the literary conventions of their time. Dr. Licona has recently released a video series in which he claims to refute my work in The Mirror or the Mask. In this series, I respond. If you are interested in more information, please see the fuller discussions of these issues in The Mirror or the Mask and in the accompanying blog posts.  In this final episode of the series I discuss what is at stake in this debate. How do these issues have the potential to affect the work of pastors, Christian counselors, and the individual devotional lives of laymen?  My deepest thanks to Immanuel Fellowship Church for their studio facilities and hard work in helping me to put together this video series. This episode was originally published on Jul 27, 2020 on YouTube.

Associated blog post: https://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2020/07/new-licona-series-conclusion-whats-at.html  Bonus blog post on Matthew's use of the Old Testament: https://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2020/07/new-licona-series-matthews-use-of-old.html  The Mirror or the Mask: https://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Mask-Liberating-Gospels-Literary/dp/1947929070  Lydia McGrew on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lydia.mcgrew.5   Michael Licona's book Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?   https://www.amazon.com/Why-Are-There-Differences-Gospels-ebook-dp-B01MQFWQHD/dp/B01MQFWQHD/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1596112501  Michael Licona's video series on my work: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpPGCP1zKznR06Jxb5RaQYrNIiH7xR7ZR