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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Response to 'you can't use the Bible': the Bible is actually 66 documents by multiple authors over hundreds of years and is treated as historical documents by secular historians

Common objection addressed — that the resurrection case is circular because it relies on the Bible

New Testament resurrection historical method
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The 'they're just Christians' dismissal commits the genetic fallacy — disqualifying scholars by association with their conclusions

Response to Richard Carrier's dismissal of pro-resurrection scholars as biased Christians

resurrection William Lane Craig Richard Carrier
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Comparison to other miracle claims fails because they don't have equivalent evidence — not all miracle claims are equal

Response to the tu quoque objection: 'You don't believe in other miracle workers, why believe in Jesus?'

resurrection evidential standards miracle claims comparison
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Comparing Jesus's resurrection to Harry Potter is intellectually incoherent — a category error that reveals the accuser as a caricature

Response to an atheist who told Mike he should believe in Harry Potter if he believes the Bible

resurrection Harry Potter comparison category error
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

'Easy believism' — intellectual assent alone does not save; genuine faith produces transformation and works

Q&A — response to JD Wolfe's question about 'easy believism'

salvation Holy Spirit easy believism
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The word 'apostle' has two meanings in Scripture: one who walked with Jesus, and the broader sense of a sent-out missionary

Q&A — response to George Cook's question about which apostles met Jesus in person

apostolos the Twelve New Testament
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

1 Corinthians 15:3-7 is the earliest resurrection record — within five years of the crucifixion and agreed upon by over 90% of scholars

Q&A — response to George Cook's question about the earliest scriptural record of the resurrection

1 Corinthians 15 James brother of Jesus Cephas/Peter 1 Corinthians 15 resurrection
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Five years is not enough time for legendary development — the 500-witness claim makes legendary embellishment implausible

Mike's argument against legendary development theory using the early dating of 1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15 1 Corinthians 15 resurrection legendary growth
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Recommended resource: Mike Licona's book on the historical method and resurrection evidence

Q&A — responding to 'twisted wrench' who wants physical signs today

resurrection historical method Mike Licona
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Why unbelievers reject the resurrection: sin, pride, bias, desires — caution against over-generalizing

Q&A — response to George Cook's question about why unbelievers are 'blind'

apologetics spiritual blindness unbelief
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The Episcopal Church's spiritual resurrection view contradicts the Jewish meaning of 'resurrection' — N.T. Wright and the physical risen Lord

Q&A — response to Philip Rushing's question about churches denying the physical resurrection

N.T. Wright resurrection spiritual resurrection theory
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

1 Chronicles 20 or 23 — translation differences between NKJV, ESV, and NASB: Mike defers to post-livestream comment response

Q&A — Joseph May's question about translation discrepancies in 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 20 translation differences 1 Chronicles 20 NKJV
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Which Gospel was written first — Mike defers to scholarly consensus and warns of the 'house of cards' nature of Gospel dating arguments

Q&A — Cam Spears's question about Gospel authorship dates

Markan priority New Testament Gospel origins Markan priority
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The resurrection as the seal of approval on all Christian claims — it validates God's love, Jesus's atoning sacrifice, and the truth of the gospel

Q&A — response to Rachel Novoselac's question about how to know Jesus cares after the resurrection

gospel resurrection atonement
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Mike answers 'no' when asked whether any factual claim in the Gospels probably didn't occur

Q&A — Cam Spears's question about Gospel historicity

New Testament Gospel historicity
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Multiple attestation as a confidence-builder: single-source claims generally receive lower historical confidence

Q&A — response to Doug's question about lowering confidence for single-source historical claims

New Testament historical method multiple attestation
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Parallel accounts of ascension or resurrection in other ancient figures would not lower Mike's confidence in Jesus's resurrection because of the evidential asymmetry

Q&A — Cam Spears's question about whether pre-Christian resurrection/ascension stories would lower confidence

resurrection comparative religion evidential standards
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Skeptics in the chat (Cam and Doug) have not actually engaged the five historical facts — they have only built a case for doubt

Mike's closing summary directed at the skeptical questioners in the livestream

resurrection apologetics alternate theories
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Closing: no livestream next week due to Easter; Easter framed as the most important holiday of the Christian faith

Closing announcements

resurrection Easter
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Introduction: Aaron Ra's video claiming the Bible has zero fulfilled prophecy

Mike opens the livestream by introducing the video he will critique: 'Unfulfilled Proof Run Fulfilling Prophecy' by Aaron Ra, Regional Director of American Atheists with 185,000 YouTube subscribers

Aaron Ra Bible prophecy Fulfilled prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Backstory: Mike's Ezekiel 26 video was given to Aaron Ra as a fulfilled prophecy example

A Twitter user named Ichabod linked Mike's Ezekiel 26 video in response to Aaron Ra's request for fulfilled prophecy examples

Ezekiel 26 Ezekiel 26 Tyre prophecy Evidence for God
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

The 'dumping' rhetorical tactic: rapid-fire accusations without allowing responses

Mike identifies a debate tactic Aaron Ra uses in the opening of his video — making many rapid accusations before ever reaching substantive arguments

Apologetics methodology Debate tactics Rhetorical dumping
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Aaron Ra's claim: snakes and donkeys cannot talk — Mike's rebuttal

Ra claims the Bible is factually wrong because snakes and donkeys cannot talk, citing Genesis 3 and Numbers 22

Genesis 3 Numbers 22:28 Genesis 3 Numbers 22:28 Serpent in Eden
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Objection: the Bible incorrectly classifies whales as fish (Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40)

Ra claims the Bible is scientifically wrong for calling the creature that swallowed Jonah a fish when whales are not fish

Jonah 1:17 Matthew 12:40 Jonah 1:17 Matthew 12:40 Biblical Hebrew - dag
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Objection: bats are classified as birds in Leviticus 11 — Mike's rebuttal using Hebrew 'oph'

Ra claims the Bible incorrectly puts bats in the same category as birds in Leviticus 11

Leviticus 11 Taxonomy anachronism Bible and science Translation issues
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Translation limitations: English lacks words that exist in Hebrew/Greek (e.g., 'hand/wrist/arm')

In explaining the taxonomy issue, Mike illustrates how original-language words sometimes have no single English equivalent

Translation issues Biblical languages Semantic range
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Leviticus purification rituals were quarantine protocols, not magic healing spells

Ra claims the Bible teaches that ritual spells can purify and cure illness, when diseases are actually caused by pathogens

Leviticus 14 Leviticus 14 Purification rituals Quarantine laws
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Mosaic sanitation laws anticipated modern hygiene knowledge (fecal disposal, contamination)

Continuing the response to Ra's charge that rituals don't cure illness

Deuteronomy 23:12-13 Bible and science Mosaic law Bible and medicine
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Genesis 30 striped sticks — the Bible doesn't claim the sticks caused the spotted offspring

Ra claims the Bible teaches that looking at striped sticks will cause a cow to conceive spotted calves, proving biblical scientific ignorance

Genesis 30:38-40 Genesis 31:1 Miracles Misrepresentation of Scripture Genesis 30:38-40
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Aaron Ra's bold claim: 'Everything the Bible says about any field of science is laughably wrong'

Ra makes a sweeping claim that nothing in the Bible is scientifically accurate

Genesis 1 Job - water cycle Hebrews 11 Genesis 1 Bible and science Job - water cycle
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53: modern claim that it refers to Israel, not Messiah, is historically novel

Ra claims Isaiah 53 (the Suffering Servant) is about Israel personified, not Jesus, and that Jews have always understood it this way

Isaiah 53 Origen Messianic prophecy Isaiah 53
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Rabbinic Judaism is not biblical Judaism — it postdates Christianity and is a response to Messiah's coming

Ra implies that because modern Jews don't accept Jesus, Christians are misappropriating the Hebrew Bible

Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53 Rabbinic Judaism Biblical Judaism
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Aaron Ra's list of unmet messianic prophecies — Jesus was not Jewish? He was not of tribe of Judah?

Ra presents a list of six messianic prophecies he claims Jesus failed to fulfill

Matthew genealogy Luke genealogy Messianic prophecy Genealogy of Jesus Matthew genealogy
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Messianic prophecy: Messiah must 'come to the temple,' not rebuild it — Malachi 3:1

Ra claims Messiah must rebuild the Jewish Temple and Jesus did not

Daniel 9 Malachi 3:1 Daniel 9 Messianic prophecy Malachi 3:1
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Jesus has influenced the entire world to worship the God of Israel — messianic prophecy fulfilled

Ra's list includes: Messiah must influence the entire world to acknowledge and serve one God

Messianic prophecy Universal worship of God Mission to the Gentiles
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53:5 — 'crushed for our iniquities': what does 'crushed' mean in context?

Ra claims Jesus was never 'crushed' as described in Isaiah 53

Isaiah 53:5 Suffering Servant Isaiah 53:5 Substitutionary atonement
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 52:15 — kings shutting their mouths: shocked silence at the Messiah's work

Ra claims kings were never 'shut up' by Jesus, fulfilling Isaiah 52:15

Isaiah 52:15 Isaiah 52:15 Kings shutting mouths Sprinkling many nations
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53 'seed/offspring': Ra's internal contradiction — he can't use Israel as both subject and the seed

Ra claims Jesus had no descendants ('seed') as required, and that 'seed' in Isaiah refers to physical offspring of Israel, not Jesus's followers

Isaiah 53 - seed/offspring Suffering Servant Isaiah 53 - seed/offspring New birth / born again
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53:4 — people thought he was stricken by God, but he was actually suffering for others

Ra claims the passage says God struck Jesus, but that Jesus was never actually struck by God

Isaiah 53:4-5 Suffering Servant Substitutionary atonement Isaiah 53:4-5
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53:10-11 — 'prolonging his days' is a resurrection prophecy, not a failed prediction

Ra claims Jesus's days were never prolonged as Isaiah 53 predicts

Isaiah 53:10-11 Isaiah 53:9 Messianic prophecy Suffering Servant Isaiah 53:10-11
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Jesus dividing spoils: the co-heir theology of the New Testament

Ra claims Jesus never divided spoils with peers as Isaiah 53 requires

Isaiah 53 - dividing spoils Romans 8:17 Isaiah 53 - dividing spoils Co-heirs with Christ Romans 8:17
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Psalm 22: David was not a prophet? Mike rebuts and notes Psalm 22 clearly speaks of future events

Ra argues Psalm 22 is not messianic because (1) David was not a prophet, (2) the Psalms are in the 'writings' section not the 'prophets,' and (3) David never experienced anything like what's described

Psalm 22 Messianic prophecy Psalm 22 David as prophet
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Rashi and ancient rabbinic Midrash confirm Psalm 22 was understood as messianic

Were there any ancient Jewish authorities who read Psalm 22 as messianic?

Psalm 22:27 Messianic prophecy Universal worship of God Psalm 22:27
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Psalm 22's 'dogs' and 'bulls of Bashan' are metaphors for human enemies, not literal animals

Ra argues Psalm 22 depicts David being chased by literal dogs, making it inapplicable to Jesus

Psalm 22:16 Typology Psalm 22:16 Dogs of Psalm 22 - metaphor
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Psalm 22 describes crucifixion hundreds of years before it was invented

Continuing analysis of Psalm 22 as a crucifixion prophecy

Psalm 22 Messianic prophecy Psalm 22 Crucifixion prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Psalm 22:16 textual debate: 'like a lion' vs. 'they pierced' — three sources support 'pierced'

Ra claims 'they pierced my hands and feet' in Psalm 22:16 is a mistranslation — the correct Hebrew is 'like a lion they were at my hands and feet'

Psalm 22:16 Septuagint Psalm 22:16 Crucifixion prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Summary and closing: Aaron Ra's video is full of factual errors; encourage fact-checking

Mike wraps up Part 1 of his response (Part 2 planned for the following week)

Aaron Ra Apologetics methodology Critical thinking
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Q&A: What is the atheist's best argument against the God of the Bible?

Question from a viewer: what is the most effective atheist argument?

Apologetics Problem of evil Atheist arguments
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Q&A: Matthew 26:23 vs. John 13:26 — apparent contradiction at the Last Supper

Viewer question about differences between Matthew 26:23 and John 13:26 in identifying the betrayer

Matthew 26:23 John 13:26 Matthew 26:23 John 13:26 Last Supper
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Logos Bible Software recommendation for deep word studies

Viewer asks about Mike's Bible software

Logos Bible Software Accordance Bible Software Bible study tools
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