All Rise with Abdu Murray

Join us for Deliberations Live, a bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek. For this episode, we will ask "Is Bill Maher right? Jesus is based on pagan myths?" By now everyone has heard some version of "Jesus is based on [enter ancient deity here]." But these claims were debunked for nearly a century before being resurrected recently. And now, because overwhelming evidence debunked the older claims, new proponents have suggested different deities as the template for Jesus. Are these new claims any more successful than the older ones? You can submit your questions on our social channels, through mail@embracethetruth.org, or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live!

By now everyone has heard some version of "Jesus is based on [enter ancient deity here]." But these claims were debunked for nearly a century before being resurrected recently. And now, because overwhelming evidence debunked the older claims, new proponents have suggested different deities as the template for Jesus. Are these new claims any more successful than the older ones? Find out in this new, packed episode of All Rise! Abdu interacts with several videos in this episode. They are: "Jesus, the Pagan Sun God" on the CAESAR'S MESSIAH channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG7Ls1ZySp8 "Osiris: The Risen God & Prototype of Christ" on the Atheologica channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xqqjMoXRqc "Are Jesus and Osiris the SAME?" on The Eleusinian Society channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tT-ZveXRf0 Two videos from Todd Gates, "Why I'm no longer so sure about Zoroastrianism's influence on Christianity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkSBb9S-248 and "Why Zoroastrianism might *not* be one of the religions that influenced the Bible's authors" at https://youtu.be/-_HCu2_dbt0 Abdu references an earlier episode of All Rise entitled "The burden of proof," which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9aPyUmmcSU Some of the works consulted for this video include Ronald Nash's The Gospel and the Greeks (P&R, 2003); Stanley Porter and Stephen Bedard's Unmasking the Pagan Christ (Clements, 2006); Edwin Yamauchi's Persia and the Bible (Baker Academic, 1997); the multi-authored Come Let Us Reason (B&H Academic, 2012); and Lee Strobel's The Case for the Real Jesus (Zondervan, 2009). Have questions or critiques? Comment below or email us at mail@embracethetruth.org and your question may be answered on our live show, Deliberations! You may also submit questions during the live show in the chat. We typically answer questions about a specific episode about a week after the original air date, but we are always happy to answer any question at any time. Subscribe to our channel to be notified when we are going live. All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.

Join us LIVE,Tuesday May 16 @ 1:00 PM EST for Deliberations Live, a bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek. For this episode, we will ask "Can you handle the Truth? " Abdu discusses our complicated relationship with truth. Quite often, people simply seek verification for what they already hope is true. To complicate matters, painful disruptions in our lives make it more difficult for us to recognize what is good and true. So, how do we begin to escape the cycle of confirmation bias to find real truth? LIVE this Tuesday at 1:00 EST!" You can submit your questions on our social channels, through mail@embracethetruth.org, or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live! #jackisback #atheist #apologetics #debate #livedebate #christianity

Abdu discusses our complicated relationship with truth. Quite often, people simply seek verification for what they already hope is true. To complicate matters, painful disruptions in our lives make it more difficult for us to recognize what is good and true. So, how do we begin to escape the cycle of confirmation bias to find real truth? All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.

Join us LIVE every other Tuesday @ 1:00 PM EST for Deliberations Live, a bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek. For this episode, we will ask, "Is the Shroud of Turin a medieval fraud? Could it really be the image of Jesus? Abdu is joined by special guest Robert Rucker to answer your questions on the Shroud of Turin LIVE this Tuesday at 1:00 EST!" You can submit your questions on our social channels, through mail@embracethetruth.org, or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live! #shroudofturin #shroud #atheist #apologetics #debate #livedebate #christianity

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson claimed that if all you had was the Bible, you would gain a false view of the universe. However, fellow astrophysicist and our expert witness, Dr. Hugh Ross, explains to us that if Dr. Tyson had applied his own scientific method to the Bible, he would have found a library of books full of accurate scientific insights. All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button. Dr. Hugh Ross, prolific author and founder and senior scholar of Reasons to Believe, holds an undergraduate degree in physics from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Toronto. He spent five years on faculty at Caltech before moving into his ministry where he seeks to communicate the compatibility of “God’s two books,” nature and the Bible. Check out Dr. Ross’s groundbreaking work at https://reasons.org/team/hugh-ross This episode is in response to the comments Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson made to Bill Moyers in 2014, which can be viewed at Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe | Moyers & Company. Also mentioned in this episode were two of Dr. Ross's books, Navigating Genesis: A Scientist's Journey through Genesis 1-11 (RTB Press, 2014) and A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy (NavPress, 2004). Both are available wherever good books are sold.

Join us LIVE, Monday, April 17 @ 7:00 PM EST for Deliberations Live, a bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek about past episodes of the All Rise podcast! For this episode, we will be discussing the latest edition of All Rise, " Objection, Matt Dillahunty! Asked and Answered!" You can submit your questions on our social channels, through mail@embracethetruth.org, or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live!

Plato's "Euthyphro Dilemma" has been asked and answered, and some say settled for centuries. Popular atheist podcaster, YouTuber, and debater, Matt Dillahunty says that, to the contrary, Christian apologists have not sufficiently responded to the philosophical dilemma. In this episode, Abdu discusses and critiques Matt's revived and rehabbed version of the Euthyphro Dilemma.

Join us LIVE, Thursday, April 6 @ 1:00 PM EST for Deliberations Live, a new bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek about past episodes of our All Rise podcast! For this episode, we will be discussing the latest edition of All Rise, " Objection! "The Bible Is Sexist!" Part 2" You can submit your questions on our social channels, through mail@embracethetruth.org, or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live!

In the previous episode, Abdu addressed allegedly sexist "texts of terror" in the Bible. Today, he presents his evidence for why the Bible establishes rather than inhibits the equality and dignity of women, often in very surprising ways!