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Oct 7, 2023 • 46min

Judas Iscariot the Traitor

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce examines the life of Judas Iscariot. Did he find true repentance after betraying Jesus? What was the motivation for his betrayal? Do the Gospel accounts contradict each other about who purchased the Field of Blood? Also, do they contradict each other with narrative about Judas' death? All of these questions will be answered in this episode.
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Oct 3, 2023 • 50min

The Churches Did Not Accept Anonymous Gospels

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce discusses the idea of anonymous Gospels being accepted by the Apostolic churches. Would this ever take place? Isn't that what the consensus of scholars believe today? The listener will be walked through the writings of the Lawyer Tertullian, who was in the churches of North Africa, and how the churches rejected anonymous writings and tested writings with Apostles' names on them.
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Sep 24, 2023 • 40min

The Apostle Bartholomew/Nathaniel

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce walks the audience through the probability of Bartholomew and Nathaniel being the same person within the four Gospels. He will also examine both heretical and historical writings attributed to his name. The program will conclude with the differing stories about his death and whether or not he took the Gospel of Matthew with him to India.
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Sep 16, 2023 • 43min

What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Apostolic Succession

On this Episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce draws from a principle of succession from a Galaxy far, far away. He will spend a large portion of time working through Tertullian's writings, along with Paul's letters to Timothy, to demonstrate how the texts of the New Testament were preserved.
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Sep 10, 2023 • 57min

The Legacy of Saint Peter

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce walks the listener through the biblical, historical, and apocryphal accounts of the life, ministry, and death of Peter. He also goes through the controversial passage about Jesus' proclamation to him in Matthew 16 and gives his personal opinion.
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Sep 2, 2023 • 38min

Simon the Zealot

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce goes over the historical and legend accounts describing the life, ministry, and death of the Apostle Simon. He will also go through the different opinions of what "Zealot" means in the Luke and Acts, and if most English translations do a good job of translating Καναναῖος or Κανανίτης in Matthew and Mark's accounts of Simon.
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Aug 27, 2023 • 47min

Parables and the Reliability of the Synoptic Gospels

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce walks the listener through the uniqueness of the parables of Jesus. He will demonstrate how they aid in the defense of eyewitness testimony within the Synoptic accounts.
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Aug 19, 2023 • 49min

Sola Scriptura is Dead

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce explains how the phrase "Sola Scriptura" has been misused and abused by many Protestants. Though Explore Christianity holds to the teaching of Sola Scriptura, we do not believe the term is being properly used today as a whole.
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Aug 13, 2023 • 44min

James the Great: The First of the Apostolic Martyrs

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce discusses the biblical texts portrayal of the the Apostle James. He will review the Gospel texts, along with his martyrdom that is mentioned in the book of Acts. He will also give insight to the historical claim that James made it to Spain before coming back to Jerusalem where he was martyred.
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Aug 11, 2023 • 59min

How the Devil Won Western Evangelical Churches

On this episode, Dr. Boyce will discuss 3 reasons as to why he believes western evangelical churches have fallen prey to Satan's manipulative ways.

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