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Monday, July 11, 2022

Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism by C.S. Lewis


The following essay addresses the issue of whether the story of Jesus could have been pure fiction. This is important because a common objection to C.S. Lewis' famous "Liar, Lunatic, or Lord" Argument is that Lewis failed to address whether Jesus, or the story of Jesus, was/is a Legend. Thus making four instead of three "L" options. The argument is also called the "Trilemma" Argument. Adding the fourth "L," some have called it a "Quadrilemma."

Here's VIDEO and TEXT links to C.S. Lewis' essay: Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism. It also goes by the title, Fern-Seed and Elephants


C. S. Lewis - Fern Seed and Elephants
https://youtu.be/hJ1RnnBKKiQ


Link to the text here:
https://orthodox-web.tripod.com/papers/fern_seed.html

OR here: https://web.archive.org/web/20121107160310/https://orthodox-web.tripod.com/papers/fern_seed.html





What Paulogia Gets Wrong About the Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection

 
Dr. Lydia McGrew recently discussed whether the 'Maximal Data Case' is better than the 'Minimal Facts Argument' for the Resurrection of Jesus. Paulogia responded in his video titled: Christian Scholar Exposes Minimal Resurrection Facts. The first half of the video was fantastic. The second half of the video...well, Paulogia attempted to critique maximal data and it wasn't good. In this video Erik Manning is joined with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie, Tim McGrew and Lydia McGrew to review Paulogia's criticism. 

What Paulogia Gets Wrong About the Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection
https://youtu.be/8BQDcl7nOX8




Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Thinking about Middle Knowledge: An Interview with Dr. Travis Campbell

 

Below are links to Dr. Travis Campbell's interview by Reasons To Believe on the topic of Middle Knowledge. Campbell received his PhD in philosophical theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 2004. I was highly impressed by his paper "Middle Knowledge: A Reformed Critique" when I first read it years ago. Today I found out that he was interviewed by RTB.

I've linked to the two part interview and the original paper below:





More Links to Calvinistic Responses to Molinism and Middle Knowledge: HERE