Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Summarizing Dale Allison’s issues with bad apologetics talking points.

1. Dale Allison (2021), "The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History", T&T Clark, p. 552-587 (Kindle)

This quote and all other Allison quotes come from chapter 15, and this video should be seen as a long extended citation as I am generally trying to summarize his ideas

2. "How Cognitive Dissonance Explains Christianity"
youtu.be/_x8SB_gy8jg?si=1ZHjLaoLCEmZyzcS

3. "Were the apostles martyred for their faith? Sean McDowell vs Paulogia"
youtu.be/vJGRgxkzrjA?si=CG1FS8628qa2fUe6

4. "Are the Resurrection Narratives Hopelessly Contradictory?"
youtu.be/db5h7OOlp-U?si=5Vr7rQnoNkRyVlol

5. "Have scientists confirmed the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin?"
youtu.be/XHgqkP-Nws4?si=HEamo3PKq2CL7FGP