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Ehrman's telephone-game argument as a debate tactic used selectively against less-informed audiences

The Gospels Are History Not Myth 00:20:03 – 00:21:33

Mike critiques Ehrman's rhetorical strategy.

Mike argues Ehrman does not deploy the telephone-game argument in debates against scholars like Mike Licona because Licona would refute it. He uses it against lay audiences who cannot challenge it. Mike also critiques Ehrman for implying disciples vanished after events, leaving no one to correct distortions.

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