Bible and Theology Matters: Insightful Conversations with Bible Scholars

Detective J. Warner Wallace returns to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss lessons learned from real murders that he has investigated. This is the contents of his new book - The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life. Take Aways -The pursuit of fame and approval does not lead to lasting satisfaction and can hinder personal growth. -Atheism offers no transcendent purpose, while Christianity provides a framework for finding meaning and purpose in life. People are fascinated with crime stories and murder mysteries because they enjoy solving mysteries and because they serve as cautionary tales. -The enigma of human nature is explored, highlighting the capacity for both good and evil within each person. -Humility is emphasized as a key virtue in understanding and addressing the brokenness and sinfulness of human nature. -The power of the Gospel is discussed as the solution to every kind of stupid, addressing the root cause of selfishness and sin.

What is the secret to human flourishing? This is one of the many topics that we discuss in this week's BTM podcast. In this episode, Detective J. Warner Wallace, former cold-case homicide detective, returns to the BTM podcast to discuss the contents of his new book - Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.

Dr. Daniel Wallace returns to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss the estimated 5,900 manuscripts that we have of the Greek New Testament. He also discusses the number of textual variants, the different kinds of variants, and gives examples of variants and how to think about them. He concludes with great encouragement as it relates to God’s preservation of the New Testament for us today and the part that Textual Criticism does in affirming, rather than destructing, our faith in the reliability and historicity of Scripture.

Dr. Daniel B Wallace joins the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss the subject of textual criticism. What is textual criticism? What is a variant? How many New Testament manuscripts do we have? How many textual variants are there? Can we get back to the original text? Is the New Testament Scripture reliable? Dr. Wallace will answer these questions and many more!

Dr. Woodward returns to the BTM podcast to discuss the rapid spreading of the intelligent design movement, and discuss other incredible discoveries that have silenced the critics. He will also provide advice as we seek to share the arguments of intelligent design with others, you won’t want to miss it.

Dr. Thomas Woodward talks through the incredible details of Creation and God's Intelligent Design.

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Woodward returns to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to continue our discussion about Darwinism. We will discuss discoveries from the fossil record, that have been a source of embarrassment to Darwinists. We will also discuss key defectors from Darwinism to Intelligent Design.

Is Darwinian Evolution established "science" or should we have doubts about Darwin's views? Dr. Thomas Woodward, author of "Doubts about Darwin" discusses the gaping holes in the theory of Darwinian Evolution.

While in Amman, Jordan, to teach the Book of Acts, Dr. Weaver interviewed Pastor Hani Nuqul about the needs and challenges of the church in Jordan. Did you know that there are only 8 believers for every 10,000 people in Jordan and only 65 - 70 churches in the entire country? Listen to learn and pray more intelligently!Hani Nuqul, a pastor in Jordan, shares his background and experiences in the Christian community in Jordan. He discusses the challenges of living and ministering in a country where it is illegal to publicly evangelize or convert from Islam. He emphasizes the importance of long-term relationships and personal connections. Hani also highlights the need for solid biblical teaching and the work that the National Theological College and Graduate School is doing to that end. He shares his experiences with ministering to Iraqi refugees. He says that the greatest need in Jordan is for faithful, qualified, and godly church leaders.

Pastor Jesse Randolph returns to the BTM podcast to continue the second part of our two-part conversation on the book of Hosea and the faithfulness of God to the promises he made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.