Why Memory and the NT? Historical Criticism and Hermeneutics Memory Should Be Used in Conjunction With Other Factors A Definition of Memory Is Memory Reliable? The Elements of a Memory Approach Transience The Implications of Transience The Primacy of Jesus’ Resurrection •Jesus’ resurrection should be central to your apologetic. For instance, let’s just say, memory […]
Handout Is Memory Reliable? Different Elements of Memory Transience The Implications of Transience A Forgetting Curve The Period Between Events and Writing Book Lower (Bernier) Lower (Robinson) Middle (Harnack) Higher (Sturdy) Matthew 45–59 50 70–75 130 Mark 42–45 45 65–73 80 Luke 59 60 80–95 110 John 60–70 65 80–110 140 Acts 62 62 80–95
Handout What is the doctrine of creation? The creation of abstract objects? Image: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/are-there-uncreated-abstract-objects/ See: Craig, William Lane. God Over All: Divine Aseity and the Challenge of Platonism. Oxford University Press, 2016. The Doctrine of Creation – Why Does it Matter? Texts on Creation (OT) Some NT Creation Passages Unity/Diversity in Creation Accounts (Johnston, OT104
Handout Why this matters? What is Christianity? Conway, Does Christianity Still Make Sense? 2024. Scrivener, The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality, 2022. Holland, “Why I Was Wrong About Christianity,” New Statesman 2016. But Even if Christianity is Good, Why Think it is True? Evidence that God
Handout What is Apologetics? Apologetics is not… Biblical Foundations Jesus’ Apologetic Approach Paul Apologetics is not primary, but it is important An Overview of Apologetics What is Christianity? Why think God exists? The Value of Arguments The Burden of Proof What if there is no God? See https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-absurdity-of-life-without-god Define “God” Some Arguments for God’s existence
Handout What is a Memory Approach? Different Uses of a Memory Approach Why this Subject Matters? A Definition of Memory Is Memory Reliable? The Elements of a Memory Approach Transience The Implications of Transience Forgetting Curves Passivism and constructivism Examples of the active nature of memory The Implications of Passivism and Constructivism Theories of Remembering
Handout Jesus: A Range of Views Why this Matters? Jesus’ ranking among the most influential persons of all time varies from #3 (Rhys McKay, WHO, December 5, 2019, https://www.who.com.au/entertainment/most-influential-people-of-all-time/ behind 2 Einstein and 1 Martin Luther King Jr; Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978; behind 2
This paper provides an overview of the Christian response to the problem of evil. It argues that Christians think that objective evil exists. The free will defense provides one possible sound response to the logical problem of evil. Similarly, the probabilistic problem of evil fails for several reasons, including that evil is an example of objective morality, and God is the best explanation for objective moral values and duties. Further, even though evil can give one reason to doubt, given all the evidence for God’s existence, evil is not an insurmountable problem. Also, as finite beings, humans are not in a good position to judge the plans of an omniscient being. As for the emotional problem of evil, Christians can point to several things, including that God himself entered human history and unjustly suffered for us so that he might overcome evil.
Handout Why it Matters? How Can We Know? Scripture Is this circular reasoning? See also: Mark 15:15–16:8; Matt 27:26–28:20; Luke 23:32–24:53; John 19:1–20:31; 1 Cor 6:14; 15; 2 Cor 4:14; Gal 1:1; Rom 1:4; 4:24–25; 6:4–5, 9; 7:4; 8:11; 10:9; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:10; Phil 3:10–11; 2 Tim 2:8; Acts 1:22; 2:24,
Handout What is apologetics? Apologetics is not primary An overview of apologetics Reformed Epistemology Evidence that God Exists See: Dougherty, Trent, and Jerry Walls, eds. Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for God: The Plantinga Project. 2018. Define “God” The Value of Arguments The Burden of Proof WLC’s Cosmological Argument A Note on Argumentation WLC’s Teleological
