Risen Jesus S3E5 - Methods of Approaching Ancient Text
Aug 21, 2019
25:06
In this episode, Dr. Licona discusses various ways we can approach ancient texts when studying history. Is history classified as "science"? How does probability factor into our view of history?
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
[0:44] How to Approach a Text
[6:06] Neutrality Toward Text
[8:06] Methodological Credulity
[10:07] Other Historical Claims of Divinity
[12:07] History as a Science
[15:47] Arguments from Statistical Inference
[16:49] Bayes’ Theorem
[20:17] Viewer Question: Matthew’s Little Apocalypse
[24:01] Outro
website | http://risenjesus.com
facebook | http://www.fb.me/michael.r.licona/
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/michaellicona
Donate: If you enjoy the RJ Podcast and want to keep the content coming, please join our team of supporters at http://bit.ly/SupportRisenJesus
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
[0:44] How to Approach a Text
[6:06] Neutrality Toward Text
[8:06] Methodological Credulity
[10:07] Other Historical Claims of Divinity
[12:07] History as a Science
[15:47] Arguments from Statistical Inference
[16:49] Bayes’ Theorem
[20:17] Viewer Question: Matthew’s Little Apocalypse
[24:01] Outro
website | http://risenjesus.com
facebook | http://www.fb.me/michael.r.licona/
twitter | http://www.twitter.com/michaellicona
Donate: If you enjoy the RJ Podcast and want to keep the content coming, please join our team of supporters at http://bit.ly/SupportRisenJesus