Bible and Theology Matters

In this second-part of a two-part series, Detective J. Warner Wallace, continues to discuss how he applied the principles of a "no body" homicide to the case for the resurrection of Christ and the historicity of the Gospels and Acts. He will talk about the "Fallout" left in the wake of Jesus's resurrection.

Detective J. Warner Wallace, a former atheist and Cold-Case Homicide detective discusses how he applied the principles of a "no body" homicide to the case for the resurrection of Christ and the historicity of the Gospels and Acts.

In this episode, Dr. Paul D. Weaver interviews Dr. Alister McGrath about his book Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity. This book features 12 essays from individuals who were drawn to Dawkins' ideas but eventually found Christianity to be more compelling.

Dr. Weaver and Dr. McGrath discuss Richard Dawkins' role in "New Atheism", the differences between Anthony Flew's former atheism and Dawkins' "New Atheism", McGrath's engagement with Dawkins, and the inspiration behind the book. They also explore elements of Dawkins' new atheism, including his attacks on religion, his acceptance of the warfare model of science and religion, his tone of dogmatic certainty, and the characteristics of new atheism that resemble religious cults. Dr. McGrath highlights two fascinating essays from the book and emphasizes the power of personal testimonies and the usefulness of the book for apologetics.

In this special edition of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, to commemorate our 100th episode we conducted a Live Question and Answer event with four of our favorite guests - all seminary professors. We are posting this lightly edited version for those who were unable to join live. The Contributors to this Q & A event included:

Dr. Doug Bookman – Professor of Old and New Testament and Bible Exposition – Shepherd’s Theological Seminary
Dr. Stephen J. Bramer – Professor and Chair of Bible Exposition – Dallas Theological Seminary
Dr. David Gunn – Associate Professor of Theology and Apologetics – Baptist Bible Seminary
Dr. Michael J. Svigel – Professor and Chair of Systematic Theology – Dallas Theological Seminary
Dr. Paul Weaver – Associate Professor of Bible Exposition - Dallas Theological Seminary

Dr. Frank Turek, a well-known Christian apologist returns to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss arguments for Christianity from the contents of the influential book he co-authored with the late Dr. Norm Geisler.

Dr. Frank Turek, well-known apologist joins the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss the contents of the influential book he co-authored with the late Dr. Norm Geisler. In this episode, Dr. Turek provides clear and convincing arguments for the existence of God.

Detective J. Warner Wallace, a former atheist and Cold-Case Homicide detective shares how the principles of his trade provide evidence for the historicity and reliability of the Four Gospels as well and the book of Acts.

Theology has consequences, and bad theology has victims! That is why we have got to make sure we have good theology AND a good theological method! In this episode, Dr. Weaver defines what a theological method is and provides what he believes to be the best process or procedure to follow when developing your theological beliefs.

Dr. Peter Goeman, author of "The Baptism Debate" returns to the BTM podcast to discuss why infant baptism is not biblically defensible and share the harmful results of such a position.

Dr. Peter Goeman, author of "The Baptism Debate" discusses reformed infant baptism and provides the arguments for and against this view.

Four Dallas Theological Seminary professors, Dr. Bramer, Dr. Kim, Dr. Weaver, and Dr. Pettit continue their discussion about the all-important theme of the Kingdom of God as recorded in the book of Matthew. In this episode they will discuss the Postponement of the Kingdom.

Four Dallas Theological Seminary professors, Dr. Bramer, Dr. Kim, Dr. Weaver, and Dr. Pettit continue their discussion about the all-important theme of the Kingdom of God as recorded in the book of Matthew. In this episode they will discuss the rejection of the King and His Kingdom.

In this podcast series, three Dallas Theological Seminary scholars (Dr. Bramer, Dr. Kim, and Dr. Weaver) discuss the all-important theme of the Kingdom of God as recorded in the book of Matthew. In this program we will discuss the offering of the Kingdom by Jesus, in in the next episode we will discuss the rejection of that Kingdom, and in our third and final podcast in this series, we will discuss the postponement of that Kingdom and the future realization of it.

Didn't Arminius believe that you could lose your salvation? Isn't the inerrancy of Scripture a recent theological development? Wasn't the United States established as a Christian nation? Dr. Adair and Dr. Svigel return to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast a third time to discuss the Urban Legends of Church History.

Didn’t Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95 theses start the Protestant Reformation? Didn’t the protestants throw out the Apocrypha books from the Bible? Didn’t the western church (Roman Catholic) and eastern church (Greek Orthodox) split over one single Latin word? Isn’t it true that the church did not teach the doctrine of penal substitution until the Medieval period? Dr. Adair and Dr. Svigel return to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to unravel these and more Urban Legends of Church History.

What is fact and what is fiction regarding the nation of Israel, the Palestinian people, Hamas, and Hezbollah? With the proliferation of false information and outright lies, it isn't easy to discern the truth from lies. Mottel Baleston, a Messianic Jew, provides a helpful explanation of the facts from a Christian worldview.

Wasn't the Canon of Scripture established by Constantine? Weren't the early church fathers and councils tainted by Greek philosophy? Was the Trinity a theological development that resulted from a church council? Dr. Adair and Dr. Svigel will address these Urban legends and more!

How should a Christian respond during a heart-breaking crisis? And, how can a believer minister to those who are going through the same? Pastor Ed Underwood returns to the BTM podcast to discuss his life-threatening disease and what he learned from it as he faced incredible pain, death, and all the accompanying emotions.

Pastor Ed Underwood, a convert during the Jesus Movement, recounts his memories of the Jesus Revolution, and lessons we can learn from it.

Dr. Phillip Cary returns to the Bible and Theology Matters podcast to discuss the specifics of the Nicene Creed, providing unique insights into the very words of this important and early church creed.