Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

It's like, Oprah, you get a copy, you get a copy. Well, part of it was like the Christians were the, I mean, Muslims call us the people of the book, right? Christians and Jews, because we have a scripture and that's like central to what we believe. The belief system. Whereas that's not necessarily true for like other ancient religious practices. In fact, that's the argument.

It's like, Oprah, you get a copy, you get a copy. Well, part of it was like the Christians were the, I mean, Muslims call us the people of the book, right? Christians and Jews, because we have a scripture and that's like central to what we believe. The belief system. Whereas that's not necessarily true for like other ancient religious practices. In fact, that's the argument.

There's a end of first century, beginning of second century Jewish guy named Josephus. And so he writes a document called the Antiquities of the Jews.

There's a end of first century, beginning of second century Jewish guy named Josephus. And so he writes a document called the Antiquities of the Jews.

There's a end of first century, beginning of second century Jewish guy named Josephus. And so he writes a document called the Antiquities of the Jews.

And in it, he talks about the differentiation between, like, the Greek religious practices, the Greco-Roman religious practices, and the Jewish religious practices by saying, we don't have just an unlimited amount of religious texts like you guys have. We only have this.

And in it, he talks about the differentiation between, like, the Greek religious practices, the Greco-Roman religious practices, and the Jewish religious practices by saying, we don't have just an unlimited amount of religious texts like you guys have. We only have this.

And in it, he talks about the differentiation between, like, the Greek religious practices, the Greco-Roman religious practices, and the Jewish religious practices by saying, we don't have just an unlimited amount of religious texts like you guys have. We only have this.

And part of the reason we know what the books of the Old Testament were in Jesus' day, part of the conversation is that Josephus outlines them. He gives a number and an argument for the list of books and what the books are. Yeah.

And part of the reason we know what the books of the Old Testament were in Jesus' day, part of the conversation is that Josephus outlines them. He gives a number and an argument for the list of books and what the books are. Yeah.

And part of the reason we know what the books of the Old Testament were in Jesus' day, part of the conversation is that Josephus outlines them. He gives a number and an argument for the list of books and what the books are. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, he has no reason to, like, make it up one way or the other. And then you have—so the New Testament authors quote the Old Testament. Yeah. Like, a lot. Yeah. And so we have— evidence from, okay, well, Jesus, Paul, Peter, they're quoting this stuff and they're saying like, this is scripture. They're advocating for it and arguing like theological stuff on the basis of these texts.

Yeah, I mean, he has no reason to, like, make it up one way or the other. And then you have—so the New Testament authors quote the Old Testament. Yeah. Like, a lot. Yeah. And so we have— evidence from, okay, well, Jesus, Paul, Peter, they're quoting this stuff and they're saying like, this is scripture. They're advocating for it and arguing like theological stuff on the basis of these texts.

Yeah, I mean, he has no reason to, like, make it up one way or the other. And then you have—so the New Testament authors quote the Old Testament. Yeah. Like, a lot. Yeah. And so we have— evidence from, okay, well, Jesus, Paul, Peter, they're quoting this stuff and they're saying like, this is scripture. They're advocating for it and arguing like theological stuff on the basis of these texts.

So we can also look at how they're treating scripture. Yeah. And then there are other stuff, Dead Sea Scrolls and things like that.

So we can also look at how they're treating scripture. Yeah. And then there are other stuff, Dead Sea Scrolls and things like that.

So we can also look at how they're treating scripture. Yeah. And then there are other stuff, Dead Sea Scrolls and things like that.

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