Some recent scholars have claimed that the early Christians used the term “resurrection” for Jesus only as a metaphor that meant God had exalted Jesus in heaven or that Jesus remains alive in his [...]
In this 5-part series, Dr. Licona provides reasons why modern scholars are virtually unanimous in their rejection of the view that the early Christians borrowed the idea of resurrection from [...]
Christian apologist Jonathan McLatchie recently sparked some controversy when on Facebook he posted a thread saying, “Modern Biblical scholarship is in dire need of a reformation. Case in point [...]
The canon of Scripture refers to a standard or rule used to determine which books belong in the biblical corpus. In this short lecture Dr. Licona provides answers to the questions we’ve all [...]
Most scholars agree that the Gospel of John portrays Jesus claiming to be God’s uniquely divine Son and that the apostle Paul made similar claims. However, there is no agreement among [...]
On November 15, 2016, there was a panel discussion on Mike Licona’s new book Why Are There Differences in the Gospels? (New York: OUP, 2017). The panelists were Mark Strauss, Darrell Bock, Craig [...]
On June 17, 2017 Mike Licona appeared on the very popular podcast in the UK Unbelievable? With Justin Brierely and with special guest Richard Burridge. Burridge’s book What Are The Gospels? A [...]