Too Good Not To Be True
Finally, a good recording of a talk I’ve given several times. With great friends at The River church in Liberty Township, Ohio, last Sunday morning....
“He May Well Be On To Something… This Argues for Historicity” — Daniel B. Wallace
Daniel B. Wallace, a leading New Testament scholar, responds to my recent Touchstone article on the historicity of Jesus: The May/June 2014 issue of Touchstone has come out. In it is a provocative and, I might say, Lewis-esque piece of writing by Tom Gilson, the National Field Director of...
“Is This a Powerful New Apologetic Argument?”
Bob Seidensticker looks at my “Too Good Not To Be True” argument against Jesus-legend theory, asking “Is this a powerful new apologetic argument?” He finds it lacking. I find his assessment lacking. Here’s why. To begin with, he says, He would say that Jesus was God and therefore the...
The Story of Jesus Is Unimaginably Great; Therefore It’s True
The story of Jesus is unimaginably great; therefore it’s true. That’s a new way I’ve just thought of to summarize my recent Touchstone article, : “What Happens to Apologetics If We Add ‘Legend’ to the Trilemma “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord”?. (Updated: see below.) For those who know the terminology...
Jesus Christ: Greater Than You Knew, Too Great Not To Be True
Today I’m announcing a new argument for the historicity of the Gospels, published just now through Touchstone Magazine. The editors have titled it The Gospel Truth Of Jesus: What Happens to Apologetics If We Add “Legend” to the Trilemma “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord”?. The main point of the argument:...
Too Good To Be False: Answering the “Legend” Critique of Lewis’s Trilemma
I’m missing the opening of The Hobbit tonight, so I’ll spend some time thinking of one of Tolkien’s great friends, C.S. Lewis. Lewis said that Jesus described himself too much as God to be considered a great man, unless it was true. Some criticize Lewis for leaving out the...
