Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gavin Ortlund discusses Bart Ehrman’s agreement with Wes Huff on the remarkable stability of the textual transmission of the book of Isaiah, and argues for a more fair and charitable approach to evaluating Christian apologetics, scholarship, and counter-apologetics.

Videos Mentioned:
Bart Fact Checks Apologist Wes Huff: youtube.com/watch?v=-o0pScm2dK4
Has the Bible Been Copied Accurately? Rebutting Alex’s Rebuttal of my Rebuttal of his Rebutting Wes: youtu.be/XfrMBXIrv84?si=w3lxnJQ5EnGCMUBk
How Did Monotheism Really Begin?: youtu.be/4-mErifzlqI?si=NNx61sQIwhS1k-3v

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00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Bart Ehrman Clip
02:37 - Transmission of Isaiah
04:38 - Defending Apologetics
08:50 - Conclusion