Mike interviews Dr. Sean McDowell about his doctoral research on apostolic martyrdom as evidence for the resurrection. The argument: martyrdom proves sincerity (not truth), which eliminates the conspiracy/lying hypothesis. It's one piece of a larger resurrection argument, not standalone proof.

Sean McDowell: PhD from Southern Baptist, published with Routledge Press. Dissertation question: is the apostolic martyrdom argument good evidence? The argument: willingness to suffer/die shows they actually believed Jesus appeared to them, ruling out deliberate fabrication. Doesn't address hallucination hypothesis — only sincerity. Candida Moss is the major skeptical critic being addressed.