Wesley Huff
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I think so. Meaning nobody else talked about it?
I think so. Meaning nobody else talked about it?
Or the way that they're formulated. So I think Muslims have capitalized on the Gospel of Barnabas because the Gospel of Barnabas appears to actually have been influenced by Islam in the Middle Ages and uses some sort of typical later Islamic arguments from the Middle Ages and does deny the crucifixion. So it has been capitalized on that way.
Or the way that they're formulated. So I think Muslims have capitalized on the Gospel of Barnabas because the Gospel of Barnabas appears to actually have been influenced by Islam in the Middle Ages and uses some sort of typical later Islamic arguments from the Middle Ages and does deny the crucifixion. So it has been capitalized on that way.
But the way that it's been used by someone like Billy, I think at minimum it's novel because I haven't seen it in the same way that Billy has articulated it.
But the way that it's been used by someone like Billy, I think at minimum it's novel because I haven't seen it in the same way that Billy has articulated it.
No, not necessarily.
No, not necessarily.
How was that for you when you heard that? I mean, that's a non-falsifiable claim. You can't prove or disprove that Jesus was an alien. I can prove a lot of things I think about the historical Jesus, but claims about aliens are claims that have no falsification. So they're kind of...
How was that for you when you heard that? I mean, that's a non-falsifiable claim. You can't prove or disprove that Jesus was an alien. I can prove a lot of things I think about the historical Jesus, but claims about aliens are claims that have no falsification. So they're kind of...
perfect for conspiratorial arguments because they have no ability to be debunked or to be proven or disproven so we i mean in terms of what do i think of that i mean i don't know jesus wasn't an alien so i mean i of what we know about what Jesus was.
perfect for conspiratorial arguments because they have no ability to be debunked or to be proven or disproven so we i mean in terms of what do i think of that i mean i don't know jesus wasn't an alien so i mean i of what we know about what Jesus was.
And I think this gets to the heart of the issue in terms of, I can't speak to trying to get into Billy's head or psychologizing why he does something. But at the end of the day, I am two things, right? I am an aspiring biblical scholar and historian, and I am a Christian. And so I'm very concerned with a good history and articulating and using proper methodologies to derive good history.
And I think this gets to the heart of the issue in terms of, I can't speak to trying to get into Billy's head or psychologizing why he does something. But at the end of the day, I am two things, right? I am an aspiring biblical scholar and historian, and I am a Christian. And so I'm very concerned with a good history and articulating and using proper methodologies to derive good history.
And I believe that Jesus was who he actually claimed to be. That when he predicted his own death and resurrection and then pulled it off, that people who rise from the dead have more credibility and authority than people who don't rise from the dead. And so I think that should be taken seriously. And I think the claims that Billy articulates...
And I believe that Jesus was who he actually claimed to be. That when he predicted his own death and resurrection and then pulled it off, that people who rise from the dead have more credibility and authority than people who don't rise from the dead. And so I think that should be taken seriously. And I think the claims that Billy articulates...
They lead people astray to doubt that in a way that I don't think is credible philosophically or historically and are easily debunked. And so my first priority is, okay, I want people, when I make a video, any video, you know, a response video, or, you know, when I'm talking about manuscripts on my Instagram page or whatever it is, different levels of kind of nerdy on that scale.
They lead people astray to doubt that in a way that I don't think is credible philosophically or historically and are easily debunked. And so my first priority is, okay, I want people, when I make a video, any video, you know, a response video, or, you know, when I'm talking about manuscripts on my Instagram page or whatever it is, different levels of kind of nerdy on that scale.
It's because I want people to, A, get interested in doing good history and how that's actually performed, and B, I want to show them that the truth claims of Christianity are actually not just defensible, but are backed up by evidence in what we can look at in the timeframe of history.
It's because I want people to, A, get interested in doing good history and how that's actually performed, and B, I want to show them that the truth claims of Christianity are actually not just defensible, but are backed up by evidence in what we can look at in the timeframe of history.