Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode Trent gives his take on critical Bible scholar Dan McClellan.

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Timestamps:
00:00 My Take On Bible Scholar Dan McClellan
00:50 Don’t Be Anti-Scholarship, Anti-Intellectuals
02:05 Be Cautious When Using Scholarship for Apologetics
05:40 Be Critical of Critics
12:45 Scholarly Consensus Isn’t Infallible
17:10 Watch out for your biases
20:40 Data over dogma