The Archaeological Evidence for Jesus: A Conversation with Dr. Titus Kennedy
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- How strong is the archaeological evidence for Jesus? What are the top 10 discoveries? In this video, I talk with Dr. Titus Kennedy, an archaeologist, Biola professor, and author about his book Excavating the Evidence for Jesus.
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Thank you so much for all of your efforts! I am a non-denominational Christian and I have been doing heavy research lately, not because I doubt my faith however, to expose the truth to others and spread the Gospel. Recently as well have been debunking Islam and my gf who was muslim as of yesterday pledged her loyalty to Christ. She came home. Which is beautiful. Not only did she see the evidence that I presented to her plus other finding from other sources, historical evidence, scientic evidence and her own spiritual encounter. Jesus is King! Jesus is our savior! Thank you again!
What amazing news of soul-winning!!! Adding to the Kingdom!
Amen!!
What leads you to imagine you could be able to be able to be a christian, or have any idea at all what it*means* to be a christian, or have any idea what conditions must be satisfied for you to be able to call yourself a christian?
What leads you to suppose that you could possibly be able to be able to be a christian, that you have the ability or the ingredients to be able to be able to be a christian, which is pretty arrogant claim to make?
Hallelujah Amen, Accept the Truth (Jesus Christ) and Truth will set you free hallelujah Amen 🙏🏻✝️
Very thorough and logical analysis - supporting the FACT that Jesus Is Lord!
All Elect firstborn sons of the spirit of YHWH are Lords. There is only one LORD and thats YHWH. Rev. 21:7, Rev. 3:21. All firstborn sons are eloheim, but YHWH is the only Elohiem. Knowing greek and hebrew is imperative in understanding the true gospel.
I really enjoyed this conversation. I'm not scholar, but I'd like to share some wisdom I've been blessed with. Searching for "evidence " of the authenticity of the Gospels will only reveal so much. I believe whole heartedly that God will not allow proof without belief. God's objective in creating us is to establish true love between Him, the Creator, and His creation. If God is proven, we cannot choose to believe, or more importantly, to love Him. It is comforting as a believer to see the archeological discovery of the places and times depicted in the scriptures. But do not hang your believe upon the evidence unveiled, or the lack there of. If in your heart you TRULY believe, He will show Himself to you. I look forward to the day of the Lord where we will all laugh on the side of glory. Until then, I pray God's peace and love to you all! Blessings!
I believe I was meant to read this.... All glory to the Father.... Praise Jesus
No one needs to prove to me there is a God ...He lives in my heart..He made me a better person when I laid down my sins for his mighty love and forgiveness...
Yes AMEN
I agree, but I don’t think that’s what the goal is here. The goal is to “have an answer” or to “be ready always to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.” Part of that “answer” is the historical arguments and such.
Excited to get Dr Kennedy's book. I gifted his other book twice, but had not gotten it for myself yet. So, I cannot wait to get the book mentioned here. What a wonderful interview!
But could they have gotten some things wrong? check out my comment above.
This book is joke.,...
Thank you alot of my questions and doubts were answered. God bless your ministry and all the work you do!
Glad to help!
If that be right you are clearly entirely innocent of any kind or form of intellectual ability or accomplishment or you would recognise that" archaeological evidence " for" (sic) jesus is semantic gibberish and factual nonsense for there cannot be archaeological evidence "for"(sic) anyone; archaeological evidence for" (sic) is arrant nonsense, and semantically null - conveys nothing.
Archaeological evidence for jesus, my arse! those creatures are clearly halfwits, but that is to be expected with kinderlander.
Few but half- witted kinderlander would venture to suppose that the could possibly be"archaeological evidence for(or even of-which makes more sense, *Anyone*. There can_only be evidence for a particular assertion, proposition or thesis- not a particular person. Put the case or suppose that there once existed Fred, or Jon Doe. How(in terms of semantics or meaning) could there *Ever* be archaeological evidence of evidence either for or of either?
To anyone that is not an halfwit or imbecile , to ask that question is to answer it, particularly if whoever understands that hearsay can *Never_Ever* constitute, or amount to evidence it being forensically wightless and insignificant.
Must the supposed or soi disant christians(of course there*are_none* scrape the bottom of the barrel and go:"Ah the gospels mention a town or village and the time of day or any geographical feature * t-h-e-r-e-f-o-r-e jesus- the tacit assumption or premise being that otherwise there is not a single shred of evince that the fellow ever existed, which is certainly perfectly true. There is or are places called Jerusalem or Nazareth *therefore jesus is more than a bit desperate or strained, it positively_screams * the tacit premise that there is no reason to suppose there ever was such a creature; desperate cherry-picking of that sort positively bellows that that the existence of jesus is in doubt, but it also reveals a certain sort intellectual deficit leading to the utterly absurd supposition that the truth or validity of the proposition that the sum of two and two is four is entirely contingent on there having been a certain X that once declared the sum of two and two to be four.
If it is indeed that case that the best way to go from one to ten is via the intervening numbers it is is *screamigly_obvious* that the truth of that assertion is made out regardless of whether or not, whoever made that assertion ever existed (and regardless of the characteristics of whoever asserted that the best way to go from one to ten is via 2, 3.4,5,56,7, 8 and nine or if he or she ever existed, and only a complete imbecile halfwit or possibly kinderlander might suppose otherwise. If what X said or says is true why the fcuk does it matter or signify that there was or may have been an X. If a particular map is of assistance in my getting from A to B, why the fcuk might I give a shit whether or not the map -maker was a jolly decent chap ore even existed? However if the map- maker tells me that a one-eyed three-legged donkey-Criplon will win the Epsom Derby, I will not wager on Criplon wining that race simply and *Only because said map-maker turned out reliable maps..*Of_course there neither is nor could be any evidence that any being dead for the best part of three thousand years hsvingever existed because there cannot be any such evidence that*Anyone dead for nearly three thousand years ever existed, be they Fred Tom, Dick Harry Mary or Enid ; at that remove no witness could possibly be alive. Anything purporting to be or advanced as, evidence that cannot be tested can *never* amount to evidence because evidence that cannot be tested is worthless or weightless and the worthless or weightless can*Never* amount to, or constitute evince.
Wow! This was super interesting, insightful and helpful. Thank you so much for sharing all of this information. Cannot wait to share this video with others and get the book.
You bet. So glad it’s helpful.
@@SeanMcDowell You should be proud of yourself, taking advantage of naive people and children.
@@bartbannister394 if you really want to read B/S check out his books. Specious, disingenuous dogma on steroids.
They love it and can't get enough.
I go more along with boring! And I didn't see/hear any archaeological evidence for any risen Jesus...!
@@bartbannister394 Please explain.
Dr. Sean's program grows on me. Whenever Satan plans a negative thought all I have to do is pray first and look at the scriptures and those who support sound Bible and archaeological research. God bless you and P.T.L. ALWAYS
Satan, eh? I have a question for you, which Epicurus expressed a whole lot more succinctly 2000 years ago:
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then why does evil exist?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
@@OslerWannabe he’s willing and able. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen
@@OslerWannabe your ignorance is overwhelming: God doesn't operate according to man's limited knowledge !
@@OslerWannabe 1) God is Sovereign , He has the right to allow what we deem as bad things to happen , for a greater good in the outcome ; example the crucifixion of Christ , God allowed it for the greater good , being the salvation of mankind
2) God never promised bad things would not happen in this life , but He promises never to forsake those who are His through it
If evil happens then God is either unwilling or unable to stop it
a wonderful conversation. May the Lord bless you abundantly. very sound work
Very interesting.
Thanks for posting this.
I visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1968 when working on a kibbutz and my abiding memory was how close of the place of crucifixion was to the tomb - I couldn't believe that people would want a tomb so close to where people were put to death.
I think it was partly a matter of time as the Sabbath drew close they had to hurry to get him to the tomb before Sabbath hit. The real tomb is outside of Jerusalem. I saw Golgatha and the tomb just outside of the Damascus Gate.
@@katharden5806does Golgotha still look as much like a skull as it did in that black and white photo from over a hundred years ago?
Jerusalem changed so much before Constantine..The church of the holy sepulchre could not have been built before his time..And it wouldhave been difficult to trace the place by that time especially since the Christians would have had to flee following persecutions
There is evidence by locals that says that is not the actual place where he was in tombed heard from a guy that visited both places saying he felt noting at the seplacir but had a strong emotional reaction when showed the actual tomb and he had no idea that's where he was being taken at the time
WOW! I knew about some of this, but some of it was new to me, and mindblowing!
Really great interview questions and measured responses from Dr. Kennedy.
Very interesting! I never heard all this before.
Excellent information, great interview.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You've changed me! Good lord !!!
Amen!
TH-cam is not "holding" my likes in your videos. Same thing happens in all other Christian content TH-cam videos.
Audio book bought, thanks for this interview!
The truth will set us free.
Why was the Shroud of Turin not mentioned in light of the resurrection of Jesus?
Thank you for this interesting video. FYI: The Nazareth Stone has been carved on the island of Kos during the reign of emperor Augustus in the 1st Century BC, this proved the marble investigation. The text was intended to prevent people to steal the body of a local ruler.
Nice Easter gift. Thank you!
Though some may know..but yet hid it..now that it is surfacing it'll be the "glory be to him "to change the perceptions of sckeptics..
Great interview
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Really enjoyed this! Great interview.
I've known for a long time that Augustus ordered a census in 8 BC. Also, that Herod the Great was King of Judea at the time of Jesus's birth. This works well with the Bible that Joseph was told to take Mary and Jesus away until it was safe to return, which came in 4 BC when Herod died. As for the Slaughter of the Innocents, I heard that a study was done, and given the size of Bethlehem in that time, there were probably only about 5-8 babies that would have met the criteria for Herod's order.
Back in 2000 I signed up for a Dig - through the biblical archaeology magazine. After watching this - I'm doing it again!! Wish we could get more digs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia....Weird huh - I choose to focus on archaeology and cool discovery instead of fighting politicians and parties.....Ha Ha Ha HAAAAA! Shalom. Laurie
The best evidence outside the 4 gospels of the Crusofiction and resurrection is Actavis Pontious Pilate letter to Tiberious Ceaser of the events during the Jewish passover. Both Ron Wyatt's work of Archiology and the Letter of Pilate's is on TH-cam. Robert Specht, geologist and historian.
It would helpful to have an open discussion with Seth Andrews
I don't know when this video was filmed, but the Megiddo Mosaic, possibly made within 100 years of Jesus, and financed by a centurion, says in Greek "to God Jesus Christ. Check it out, it's all over TH-cam and Wikipedia.
Love watching these archaeological programs
Amen. They did the heavy lifting for us. We contribute in other ways. See my other comment.
“I will declare the decree: The Lord (the Father) has said to Me: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You'. Ps 2:7
Thank you for this most interesting interview, the gospels are the true facts on the life of Jesus Christ no doubt about it.
You’re welcome!
Wish you would’ve explained who Josephus was and why his writings were so important, why should we trust his writing? How do we find this writing?
Just discussed Josephus in my latest interview today with Gary Habermas.
I found a ‘complete works of Josephus’ in a used book store.
Why did you NOT include the 'Shroud of Turin' and 'Sudarium of Oviddo' are part of evidences? The Shroud especially is one of the most studied artifacts in Human History.
Is there evidence for the release of a prisoner at Passover?
Idea, Sean: arrange a debate on the topic of archaeological evidence for Jesus between Titus Kennedy and Bart Ehrman. Although, Dr. Ehrman does believe Jesus existed but not that he was the son of God.
Evidence keeps coming forward. I read where non Christian archeologists even use the Bible for historical evidence of locations. 8nteresting.
br I want to purchase this book
good work: some additions: no reason to believe that Jesus would be buried in Nazareth--he was thrown out of Nazareth for preaching that he was God in the synagogue (the 'I Am' speech)--and thus, he moved on to Capernaum and lived among the fishermen there (nothing says that he went back to Nazareth to live); Jesus and his family clearly had strong family ties to Jerusalem--Elizabeth's home is in Ein Karem (suburb of Jerusalem), Jesus best friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus were from Bethany/Bethlehem (5 minutes outside of Jerusalem); there is some evidence that the Mother Mary was orphaned at an early age and then went to live in a monastery in Jerusalem (as an orphan would), until she was of an age to marry (clearly, the family was not estranged to Jerusalem); the Garden Tomb is far outside the walls of the ancient city (too far away)--but it does show us what the area of the Sepulchre would have looked like (even to having rock outcroppings which looks like a skull)--which is hard to imagine today, with a large cathedral built over it and since it was destroyed over and over again throughout history (plus, the Sepulchre is inside of Jerusalem walls today, which it was not at the time of Jesus life--all makes it very difficult to recognize as the true tomb, which history shows it to be)(like, no garden today--anywhere to be seen); plus, the Jews are above all Historians/scribes--they wrote everything--they preserved history on scrolls, papyrus, even rocks--and they were almost always largely truthful and accurate (as history and archeology is bearing out)(they did what they could to protect this history: see the Dead Sea Scrolls)--they still do the same thing today even--it is what they are born to do--and they do it well...; also, you have at least three Christian Churches that have an ongoing custody of many of these historical sites (ie the Orthodox church has a cathedral built over the prison of Jesus before crucifixion) (the Catholics/Franciscans and Armenians also have many sites--ie the Franciscans have built a cathedral over Peter's home site in Capernaum)--it is not just one part of the church but three different ones whom have been responsible for keeping up with sites and preserving them (so, they are not all just backing each other up--there have been discussions and differences over the centuries)...you have to look at all of the parts together in order to get the complete picture...dts/usa
Is this professor from Biola University in Southern California?
Excellent!
This is terrible. There are so many fallacies.
@@devinreed5725 Thank you! My thoughts exactly!
Is it possible that Hadrian re-dedicated the pool to the Roman god of healing, not because of a recent memory of Jesus’ healing miracle, but because the pool itself had always been known for healing ?.? Possible?
Where does it say roman soldiers watched over the grave?
Why would Romans be admitted into temple environs or Jewish homes?
Ddnt Pilate tell them to make it secure themselves?
Proof of the resurrection... The Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo.
@Ana g prove it then... scientists tried to prove it as a fake and failed. All the science points to it be real, they can't even workout how it was made. Even the guys who carried out carbon dating have realised the test was seriously flawed. It is a real as real can be.
Is there any chance that our modern calendar is off by years
It is
This interview has the same energy as a 2am infomercial
Yea snooze fest with horrible. Bad biased info.
Just trying to sell a few books to gullible fools.
My thoughts exactly!
Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for me. Please pray for me. I will continue to have faith in God! I have been struggling since I lost my job as a social worker because I refused the vaccine. I refused due to my pre existing health conditions heart disease and lupus. I’m on a ton of medications already warfarin and blood thinners are just a few. Living with lupus I’m in constant pain. I stopped eating meat in hopes to alleviate my pain. I was denied my medical/religious exemption from Forsyth hospital. Since losing my job I’ve been struggling to provide for my two children. I’m so overwhelmed because both of my boys are autistic. So they require a lot out of me. My husband passed away three years ago so I’m all alone. I’m so down and depressed over my circumstances. I have been called horrible names and mocked because of my circumstances. Even though I’m facing homelessness this month, I have so much faith that God will provide for me and my children FAITH OVER FEAR. God’s Love will carry us all . ❤️
Just said a prayer for you 🙏🏼
Prayers for you and your family. Hang in there keep your faith you have a heavenly family here praying for you.
Joined in prayer.
Praying for you and your family!
How about get the vaccine?
Nothing to support the validity of the talbiot Tomb there wouldn't be would there seeing as the dominant political group at the time was the Romans and in later days if that was his tomb it would have completely undermined The Narrative put forth by Constantine and his mother so this information would have been uniformly suppressed I also noticed that you completely left out the Magdalene ocuary which on a statistical basis couldn't belong to pretty much anybody other than Mary Magdalene
“Judas, a Gaulanite born in the town of Gamalis, with the adherence of the Pharisee Saduco, incited the people to oppose. The census, they said, was a manifest servitude, and they exhorted the crowd to fight for freedom.
Jewish Antiquities XVIII, 1. 37 7
This event associated with the census is also mentioned by Luke in his book Acts of the Apostles:
“After him came Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and he succeeded in making the people follow him.
Acts 5:37
This same census is the one mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, "when Quirinus was governor of Syria", and also makes a reference to an edict of Augustus to carry out population censuses in the Empire.
"This first census was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria."
Luke 2:2
"It happened in those days, that an edict was promulgated by Augustus Caesar, that everyone be registered"
Luke 2:1
Liars.
There was an archeological dig who found a place where skeletal bones of young boys were discovered.
So, kind of wondering why it wasn't mentioned that all "world wide" censuses under Augustus, as you can easily look up in Res Gestae Divi Augusti were conducted of Roman citizens, not the general populous? Or that Josephus mentions that due to the census and resulting taxation in 6 AD, numerous uprisings happened due to the Jewish outrage against this particular form of Roman subjugation, which would seem odd if the same thing had happened to the population just a few years earlier with seemingly no incident? Or that we know Qurinius was actually posted in Galatia, in central Asia Minor, far from Israel during the time that the first census mentioned occurred (8 B.C.)? Any of these make fairly short work of the idea that the census Luke 2 is referring to is actually the same thing as the accounting of Roman citizens from 8 B.C.
@@tiermacgirl For your questions. 1) no such history exists, the only records show that either censuses were local in nature or involved counting the Roman citizenry across the empire, 2) sure, there were plenty of revolts -- Josephus talks about a Messianic revolt in 4 B.C. under Publius Quinctilius Varus who was governor of Syria at the time (he and Saturninus before him bridge the 8 B.C. date mentioned by the way), resulting in 2000 crucified Jews. This however, is the only revolt stemming from taxation Josephus mentions. 3) The Roman province of Galatia is two provinces (either Cilicia or Cappadocia is between it and Syria) and a couple hundred miles from Syria.
I’m sure there’s two guys are good what they do and I think it’s great! But I don’t think you need an archaeologist to find out if Jesus is real or whatever. There’s a really good book out there it’s called the Bible.
Could someone please help me understand the dates (year). Historical events like the destruction of the Temple or Claudius becoming emperor would have dates according to the Roman calendar in operation at that time. The birth of Jesus is said to have happened 6 yrs before what the present calendar is based on. So accordingly an historical event like the destruction of the temple (which has a recorded date according to the old calendar) is said to be 70 AD which would be 37 yrs after the death of Jesus. However if the dates of Jesus's lifespan are off by 6 yrs then the temple would have been destroyed 43 yrs after his death. And similarly Claudius would have become emperor (41 AD) 8 + 6 yrs after the death of Jesus.
Believers being called right before War and Rubble, Jesus death, burial, and Resurrection before the fall of Rome in the height of its political power. However, you see how they struggled for power by doing illegal crucifixions because of political persuasion
Haven't watched the video yet but will definitely check it out. The issue is I don't see how proving Jesus does anything when most Atheists already agree or grant Jesus existed. Jesus existing does nothing for a Christian to prove anything. We are so far removed from the event, I don't see anything that could prove Jesus rose on the 3rd day. That is simply a matter of theological faith, nothing in science or no amount of digging can prove it.
With a name like Atheist Skeptic it would be a real challenge for me to try to convince you of Christianity, lol. But I would say recognizing that Jesus existed can be a great first step. I pray that as you ponder the claims he made and a type of man he was claimed to be, you find some truth in it all. I appreciate the fact that even as a skeptic, you're watching and trying to learn. It's when I question and doubt that I feel the Holy Spirit answers so much more clearly. Best of luck to you on your journey to find out truth! I respect your thoughts and think it's a great thing to question.
@@patrickirvan7716 I appreciate the message. I do have to ask, why would it be so difficult to prove? If I said I was skeptical about about virtually anything you could provide actual evidence but when it comes to things like a god, bigfoot, aliens etc where there is only people's claims which are basically useless in proving anything we find such difficulty in proving it with evidence. Why is it so many people can claim a god exists yet struggle so much to prove it? Is it embarrassing for you or for your god that he has left you so unable to prove him? Go spread the good news yet I will give you zero knowledge or ability to prove it. Seems a bit foolish to me.
@@atheistskeptic8748 I mispoke. I did not mean a challenge to prove so much as a challenge in this format. I'm a true fan of physical community and personal conversations. I'm also not knowledgeable enough yet to explain all questions quickly and easily, though I have complete trust in my beliefs.
@@patrickirvan7716 ok so then I will ask you 1 peter 3:15
@@patrickirvan7716 or I could simply say if you are so sure of god existing and have 100% confidence then why do Christians die of anything other then old age? Drinking bleach would have killed covid and the Bible tells you the you can drink poison and not be harmed and that in fact would be your evidence for god. So if you hold such a strong belief why not drink battery acid and prove your god? I think it's because your "faith" will only go as far as your common sense will allow and despite your Bible saying something you aren't truly willing to prove god to the degree, which of god does exist would seem to make believers not truly trusting in god like they claim.
ITS FUNNY. WE HAVE ONLY EXCAVATED 1% OF THE HOLY LAND. IMAGINE IF WE HAD THE PERMISSION TO EXCAVATE MORE.
I'm so glad that the GD of Israel returned the Jewish people back to the land keeping his promise, letting us know in real time that laws and promises of the Torah are fulfilled Sh'ma Israel 🇮🇱
what of the centerian that slid a point of his spear into the side of Christ? is he still alive?
Hey there. I’m a Christian, but had a question regarding the Nazareth Inscription. I was under the impression that they did some research on it, and it ended up being from the island of Kos, and most likely regarding a guy named Nikias. Has there been further revelation or new discoveries about the Nazareth Inscription?
Notice how they don't respond? You went and did your homework and discovered a counter-narrative that refutes Titus' claim, yet they still get to put this stuff out there and deceive people.
@@vinnyrac In fairness, I don’t necessarily expect a response. I hope they do. But I am not sure they will. Sean McDowell does a lot more than just his TH-cam channel. He is a professor, he writes books, etc. He is a busy guy.
In terms of them trying to deceive me/others, I don’t have any evidence refuting anything else they said. It’s also entirely possible that the evidence found against the Nazareth Inscription is disputed or considered inconclusive amongst archaeologists. Im all about the benefit of the doubt. I try not to assume malice is at play unless I have overwhelming evidence to support it.
The scam started when the invented the god Yahweh. He never existed any more than Baal, Asherah, Chemosh, Marduk, Dagon or any of the other gods mentioned in the Bible.
@@paulallen7962
Will be praying that the scales fall from your eyes. May Adonai bless you.
@@paulallen7962 What if you are wrong?
In the Year of 2018 on the 8th month August on the 12th day I was lead to fasting and praying by OUR HEAVENLY FATHER HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH CHRIST and consecrating myself unto THE GOD OF ABRAHAM ISAAC AND JACOB/ISREAL WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH THE SEA AND EVERYTHING ON AND IN IT THE FATHER OF OUR LORD, THROUGH CHRIST YESHUA OUR SAVIOR AND REDEEMER asking OUR LORD to show me what is to soon come upon the earth because of all the evil and wickness in the world and on the 2nd night of my fast in a dream I saw OUR LORD AND SAVIOR CHRIST STANDING IN THE CLOUDS And this is how OUR LORD CHRIST appeared to me in my dream
1 Timothy chpt. 6
16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
THEN CHRIST OUR LORD SPOKE TO ME IN A GENTLE VOICE THAT SOUNDED LIKE MANY AND SAID THE NUMBER 7 TO ME AND IN THE SAME DREAM I WAS ALSO GIVEN ISAIAH CHPT.13
Isaiah 13 ►
King James Bible Par ▾
A Judgment against Babylon
1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
2Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
3I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
6Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Where is the Shroud of Turin in this video? That relic is, by far, the best archaeological evidence for the existence of the great Rabbi, Yeshu ben Pantera.
The Shroud of Turin was a hoax, which is why it wasn't included
Will there be 10 babies under 2 in a tiny village? May be 4 or 5.
This is so dismaying. If these ad hoc and tenuous "claims" were being made for any other religion the xian would scoff and walk away, but since it's their inviolable faith, these claims must be true. The fact is that archaeology does not and cannot attest to the veracity of any of the stories or events in the gospels. Put another way, just because we have archaeological and manuscript evidence for some of the places and people referenced in the gospels-proof we would have even without the gospel references-it does not in any way prove historicity for Jesus, his family, his disciples, any of the supporting cast, his crucifixion or supposed resurrection. Believing so is tantamount to believing a guy named Jay Gatsby and a gal named Daisy Buchanan had a real love affair in 1920's Long Island and then was really murdered by a mechanic named George simply because the novel happens to reference real people and places Titus makes dubious statements that are demonstrably false as well as misleading. As is typical with apologists, once you put in the information they leave out, their arguments crumble. This is EXACTLY why Xianity is falling apart, why people are de-constructing and leaving the faith: The mendacity and the audacity is exceeding the veracity, and people are on to it.
Maybe you just don’t want Christianity to be true, but deep down in your soul you know that it is. I suspect that is the reason why so many atheists flock to these discussions, waiting for us make some perceived trivial mistake and thus, in your mind, to justify your worldview. I rarely go to any atheist sites because I simply don’t believe that way anymore and because they use insulting and foul language….but here you guys are. You’re welcome here by the way. You won’t hurt my faith. I’ve seen the other side and it isn’t pleasant.
@@redeemedchannel5580 Can't speak for other atheists but the reason why I comment on these apologists' videos is to provide the counter-narrative-the hard facts- in case there is someone out there in the process of de-converting who might be confused by these lying, unscholarly, manipulative pieces of Xian propaganda. I wish that the mistakes were trivial! And brother, you want insulting language? I have to do everything in my diminished self-control not to go all New York on a lot of this nonsense.
@@vinnyrac buddy, you wouldn’t know a fact if it hit you upside the head. You’ve got a chip on your shoulder and you want to spread your misery. If you knew the full extent of the social conditioning and multiple layers of deception that we’re all subjected to from birth, you’d be running to Christ like your eternity depended on it, because it does. Deprogramming oneself is difficult enough even IF you realize your predicament. Doing it in the blind while embracing the lies makes it next to impossible. I’ll pray to God for you that He will remove the veil from your eyes and that you have a chance to repent. You REALLY don’t want to go to the outer darkness. The spiritual realm is real. Just ask anybody who has made their way out of the occult, they will tell you. Giving my life to Christ is the best thing I’ve ever done and I wouldn’t exchange it for ANYTHING. I’ve seen the other side, like I said, and you don’t want to go there. That’s why I told you that you cannot touch my faith, I KNOW what’s real. So many people in the dark… I‘ll pray for you Vinny.
PS research hellish NDEs if you’ve got the stomach for it. Time to wake up!
@@redeemedchannel5580 or may christianity is indeed not true and this is more likely
@@hwd71 You like ignorance don't you? You enjoy reveling in it, makes you feel self-assured and proud that you won't allow yourself to get fooled by all those know it all scientists? So you berate their work, hang a disparaging label on it, and then cite the non-scientist Frank Turek in support of your position. So you have yourself a nice enjoyable life but just remember when the doctor gives you antibiotics or a vaccine to keep you from getting sick or dying from a bacterial or viral infection, it wasn't Frank Turek you should thank, it's the "religion of Darwinism"
I'm just being honest. The evidence presented here is tenuous and full of conjecture. This is just finding facts to fit a pre-conceived line of argument. This video in my view in fact strengthens the mythicist position because of the weakness of the evidence cited.
The father, the son, and the Holy ghost is our God. Seek and you to will not deny this plain truth. Don't seek and you will not be found.
Jesus is up there in heaven thinking "oh ye of little FAITH"!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣💲💲💲💲💲💲
'The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I have been established from everlasting, from the beginning, before there was ever an earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, or the primal dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, when He drew a circle on the face of the deep, when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep, when He assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters would not transgress His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth, Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him, eejoicing in His inhabited world, and my delight was WITH the sons of men'. Prov 8:22-31
Questioning the census has always seemed ridiculous to me. Just logically: Luke we know was authored by an educated man particularly concerned with anchoring the story of Jesus in history. Therefore, even if he was wrong about Jesus, even if he was making him up, there would be no reason to fabricate a census story. It adds little and could only hurt the story if inaccurate in any detail.
Finally, the odds that he, someone educated, local, and totally committed to being believed, would get a detail wrong because it APPEARS to conflict with Josephus, who was not local, not contemporary, and certainly not as concerned with the goings on in this far Roman province, are laughably remote.
Folks questioning this one simply don't want it to be true.
And this doesn't even hinge on the truth of this Gospel as a whole, just some reason.
@athiestaware are you nervous about your eternity…I.e why are you watching this if you have no interest in such things??? Merry “Christ!mas!” Fine sir, may the Hound of heaven continue to chase you around and claim you for His very own! You matter to Him!
I think we forget that Jesus lived in tents ⛰️ lol
There is only so much left behind.. AND YOU'VE FOUND SO MUCH ALREADY !!
The Lord is revealing the TRUTH, and it's so
ON TIME!!
What a great time for Christianity -- when we have two professors enlightening us and linking archaeological evidence of the validity of the gospels. Thank you for your diligence!
I'm no Mythicist however, I'm very skeptical there's archeological evidence of Jesus of Nazareth.
@@howareyou139 You expect them to have such artifacts on hand?
@@howareyou139 He cites Josephus writing about Corenius (so?) being involved in a "tax accounting". Granted that's historical evidence and not archeological evidence however, you claimed there was no evidence without qualification
I suspect as I watch the rest of the video , there will be archeological evidence cited as well
I suspect you're resorting to a trope, commonly appealed to by people born after 1977, of conflating evidence in general with absolute proof.
Saying there is evidence isn't the same as claiming there is slam dunk proof.
@@howareyou139 My hunch was correct. He did cite archeological evidence at the 3:59. Well, one of those pieces of evidence where archeology and history overlap, a Latin encription.
@@howareyou139 He also cited archeological population surveys. I've heard that evidence before.
Esther your listening comprehension sucks or you're a liar.
I really think if your listening comprehension sucked that much, you would know sucks. If you know your listening comprehension sucks that much, you were pretending to know something you couldn't possibly know . That makes you a list as well
At about marker 24.00 Dr Kennedy adds some information re the Sanhedrin having moved to the southern side of the Temple Mt. about 30AD.
I read a fascinating article years ago that stated that the Sanhedrin had originally met in a room abutting the actual Temple, but at the time of the Crucifixion when the earthquake struck and the Temple veil was torn, a large part of the overhead structure above the Sanhedrin rooms, collapsed - thereby forcing them to convene elsewhere i.e to a south-western corner room of the southern portico
That is interesting, I love the little quarks in history.
Very informative and interested. Thank you for sharing.
Jesus is Lord.
Dr. Titus seems too not be driven by an emotional prejudice but a genuine goal to delve into truth🙌🏻
Hahahahahaha
@@andreafitzgerald4609 , you won't be Laughing when you stand before the LORD YESHUA / JESUS CHRIST at the Judgement !! ---- thus repent from your UNBELIEF ---- * a change of mind , to thus TRULY BELIEVE TRUST only on in HIM for Salvation and Eternal LIFE only through in HIM ---- as the Jailer / Prison Guard asked CHRIST'S Apostles Paul , Silas What MUST I do to be SAVED ,they answered him saying BELIEVE on the LORD YESHUA JESUS CHRIST and you shall be SAVED, you & your house ( household / family ) ---- they all TRULY BELIEVED on in HIM CHRIST the LORD YESHUA / JESUS ---- HIS Sacrifice on the Cross / Tree at Calvary / Golgotha, the Shedding of HIS BLOOD for the remission / forgiveness of SINS --- your ,my ,our SINS , HIS death , burial , Resurrection on the third day according to the Scriptures --- 1 Corinthians 15 VS. 1 ---- 4 ----- thus repent , receive HIM into your LIFE as your LORD & SAVIOUR ,as HE stated / states that a Person MUST be BORN AGAIN by the HOLY SPIRIT -- John 3 --- this is the Spiritual rebirth given from GOD YAHWEH / JEHOVAH to all those that do respond to HIS calling thus to TRULY BELIEVE TRUST only on in HIS SON --- as HE CHRIST stated / states of HIMSELF ---- I AM the WAY the TRUTH & the LIFE , no man can come to the FATHER ,except through ME --- John 14 V.6 ---- *Further ref's , Acts 4 V.12 --- ISAIAH 53 ---- thus for those that do respond , John 1 V.12 ,3 V.16 ,----
Yes, his sincerity and humility shine through, in wonderful contrast to so many of all points of view.
Thank you for making it possible for us to watch this. What a great conversation in illuminating us about the gospels. Thank you.🙏🙏🙏
Dr. McDowell, it would be great if you also brought Dr. David Falk on sometime to discuss this topic with you. I'm not sure if you're familiar with his channel Ancient Egypt and the Bible.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Yeaahh
Dr. Faulk did a video on the Exodus with Inspiring Philosophy, that was a good watch.
Bringing David Falk on is a phenomenal idea-- he's an egyptologist and archeologist who makes a robust case for the historicity of the Exodus.
@@SeanMcDowell Great job to reinforce the gospel truth. GBUA. Countless thanks to all.
Really enjoyed every second! Well done for the clear explanations given.
Excellent interview; thanks for not interrupting!!
I'm such a archaeological geek who loves this. Great interview.
So do I, but, I'm just beginning. If it's possible, could you recommend me some sources about it? Thank you in advance. God bless you.
Please compare the evidence to any of the available studies and there thousands if not millions publications about Jesus from an archaeological prospective and you will change your mind about this person.
this is breathtakingly disingenuous.
these claims are historical fiction.
they sound so authoritative propping up a specious argument supporting their delusional beliefs.
the real history does not support this nonsense.
@@melemeiryify No matter how many publications about Jesus there are, there is still no demonstrable evidence that he was a god.
@@andreafitzgerald4609 there is not enough archeological evidence to prove he wasn't god either. But then again, I am not sure archeology finds those sort of answers. Can archeology prove Jeffrey Dahmer was a cannibal? We can look and date the paperwork that convicted him of the crime, but ultimately it will rely on faith.
Thank you for a well-organized presentation and giving the areas/topics where we can do more reading to get the details. I look forward to your book!
Decievers can't change the Bible Jesus is real he has no time everlasting Jews Islam and others try to change the holy bible.
Even if someone could prove that a certain Jesus did exist, “ which would be impossible to ascertain 100% “ it would still not prove that he is a God or the Son of a God, there is a heck of a chasm between proving the existence of Jesus and a God.
But when you objectively look at all of the evidence that clearly states that Jesus indeed did rise from the dead, that fact coupled with the prophecies that He fulfilled you definitely have a person that is the Messiah. Go listen to Gary Habermas’s bulletproof evidence of Christ’s resurrection and, if you can humble yourself, your eyes will be opened to the truth of all.
@@jimmock1155 With all due respect, the only so called “ evidence “ you have for a “ resurrection “ is the Bible, which is no evidence at all, it’s all based on hearsay, and would be thrown out of court in 5 seconds, one cannot use the Bible to prove the Bible. Extraordinaire Claims Require Extraordinaire Evidence, and unfortunately theists failed to provide extraordinaire evidence for their claims. If I write in a book where I say that I had a flying horse in my stable, does it mean that it’s true just because I wrote about it ? No ! But if I can bring you to see the horse physically then you would believe me, that’s extraordinaire evidence for my extraordinaire claim. Other claims for example are the stories of creation, Adam and Eve, the flood etc, etc……
Thank you and have a nice day.
@@jimmock1155
Habermas admits that all of his facts could be false.
Bulletproof…😂
Thank you very much for this amazing work❤ . Blessed Easter for everyone! 😊
there never was EASTER. That started with the Catholic Church ❤
Thanks Sean may God bless for staying true to the word and your dad
I appreciate that
The ignorance of some religious people is amazing. No one disputes that someone named Jesus was a real person and, a religion was created around him. What is in disputed by realty is that he was supposedly raised from the dead.
Keep in mind that many have claimed to se Elvis well after he died and was buried. So is Elvis now a son of God" ?
Just for the record, this video is not meant to prove Jesus is the son of God or that he resurrected.
I already believe in the historical Jesus as Son of God. The archeological evidence is just confirming. And will be helpful to share with my grandkids who are so new in their faith. Some people dont want to believe and nothing will convince them. But God has provided enough evidence in Nature , the Bible, history, archeology and thru the Holy Spirit that they will have no excuse on the day of judgement.
That was so interesting. Thanks Dr Sean & Dr Titus. I thoroughly enjoyed this. God bless you both
Lord you are the king of kings and lord of lord's Jesus christ yeshua messiah my lord and my God amen. King Jesus christ the son of God is coming back soon to judge the world.
Really good questions were asked in this interview. I think it was a debris clearing consideration of some of the archaeological discoveries associated with Jesus! Thank you gentlemen. The stones still cry out as another archaeologist once pointed out. Some choose to remain "stone deaf" while others have their hearts of stone brought to vibrant life. Answers usually take digging and yes, faith can be excavated! The geography fits (having been to Israel I can attest to this), the cultural situ fits, the Gospel stories fit and the archaeology fits. There are yet other discoveries that come to mind in addition to the ones mentioned and I look forward to digging deeper into what appears will be an "X"ellent read! Hmmmm... An "X" does indeed mark the spot! :) ... Blessings!
But could they have gotten some things wrong? check out my comment above.
In Luke's account of the census, Lk 2:2 specifically says, "This was the FIRST census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria." A FIRST census implies there was at least a second...perhaps the one that took place in 6 or 7 AD.
Oh excellent! I always thought there was no evidence for a census at the time of Jesus birth.
The documentary, before the wrath, was basted on archaeological evidence from Galilee . Weddings there were different than any other places in Judea and Israel. The groom and bride , both drank from a cup of wine . She slept in her wedding gown and her ladies stay awake at night, ready for the father of the groom to go to his son , telling him to go get his bride.. the shofar was blown to wake the village and they then went to the outside gates of the town. Anyone left outside when the doors weee shut didn’t enter. The rapture of the church will be the same way . Only the father ( Abba) knows when he will send yeshua.. almost all prophecy are fulfilled. Ezekiel 38&39, Isaiah 17, psalms 83 are coming as well as revelation 13 … 2 Timothy 3:1-5 are so prevalent today as well as Isaiah 5:20 . It’s no coincidence that so much archaeological evidence is being uncovered about scripture and yeshua.. maranatha!! I’m ready to leave this fallen world and ride back with Jesus for armogedon, after the 7 yrs great tribulation period
... was based ... ?
What is basted? Something that we do for meat in the oven - like ham, turkey, chicken, grouse, duck, venison, a roast?
Yup... 🤣
Based upon?
Oh well, a good post anyway.
I saw that movie too, how the wedding of the Galilee was different from others. That's why Yeshua explained it like that to his disciples so they would understand his message to them. That he will drink of the cup when his father God tells him to go and get his bride the church. The disciples understood what he met by that explanation. 🥰
@@majoroldladyakamom6948 for one, auto word fill/ correct ( rather incorrect) does happen. It’s unbecoming to put other ppl down. I can assure you, I’m far from stupid lady and far from uneducated. Look to your own faults and stop being angry with life ! Perhaps read scripture and learn about who and what yeshua was and is about.
Wife and I watched. Very well done. Another relic is discussed by a 38 year Nuclear Engineer you tube video titled "Hypothesis to Explain the Main Mysteries of the Shroud of Turin" and the carbon dating is explained with a theory on nuclear radiation. Worth listening to. Evidence should hold in any Court in the Land beyond a reasonable doubt. Judge for yourself.
JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS NOT THERE IN THE TOMB ANYMORE. BUT THE EMPTY TOMB IS THERE.
This is not archaeology - it’s scriptural apologetics.
Which us archeology in some cases.
It's total nonsense. A snail trail of irrelevant facts that do not substantiate Jesus.
There is NO evidence that supports the existence of Jesus. The whole story is a myth from beginning to end.
@@hippopotamus6765 wrong. You will bow also.
@@lunawalker6648 tell me why....
Because Jesus is coming again exactly as he said. The prophecies are unfolding exactly as he said they would in the end times. All who survive the Tribulation will submit and agree that he is God.
Misleading title
Zero evidence for Jesus provided
What this shows is that the author(s) of the gospels had some knowledge of the general environment of the region. Just like Conan Doyle had knowledge of the London where Sherlock Holmes was supposed to live. The fact that Sherlock's address (221B baker street) is an actual address with a house does nothing to prove that Sherlock actually existed
And the PHD actually shoots himself in the foot with the statement that "christians lived in the area continuously and so knew where everything was" .... So they should have known where Jesus house was , how he looked like, when (what year) he was born, where his tomb is (which contrary to the claim in this video has not been established) and many other details ... And yet none of that is documented, strange is it not ?
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