Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
My new book, Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels, is now available!
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This video provides a short summary answering questions like
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--Who has endorsed Testimonies?
--How is Testimonies different from other books out there about Gospel reliability?
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The Table of Contents is here:
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My new book, Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels, is now available!
Purchase here on Amazon:
amazon.com/Testimonies-Truth-Why-Trust-Gospels/dp/1947929232/?fbclid=IwAR3OkHnlE00mi-y7oGAonghJRnWF-0uP_R2ikaUg7zU2jOUo2Oo58ZIr-vA
Purchase here on Barnes & Noble:
barnesandnoble.com/w/testimonies-to-the-truth-lydia-mcgrew/1142990976?ean=9781947929234
This video provides a short summary answering questions like
--How is Testimonies different from my earlier books on the Gospels?
--Who has endorsed Testimonies?
--How is Testimonies different from other books out there about Gospel reliability?
To see all endorsements, read here:
lydiamcgrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TestimoniesEndorsements.pdf
The Table of Contents is here:
hlydiamcgrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TestimoniesContents.pdf









![Unstated Gospel symbolism: Its too easy!
What do I mean by saying that its too easy to come up with theories of unstated symbolism in the details of the Gospels? And why does the fact that its too easy create a problem for those theories?
A song from an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan says, If everybodys somebody, then no ones anybody.
If youre willing to go far enough to come up with an unstated symbolism theory for the details of the Gospels (such as the view that John is symbolizing some particular theological idea by dyschronologically moving the Temple cleansing), then there is virtually no limit to the additional theories you can come up with. The choice among them is arbitrary. And thats a Gilbert and Sullivan problem.
Thumbnail by Studio Ellis & Walery:[1] Alfred Ellis (1854-1930)[2] & Walery (Stanislas Julian, Count Ostrorog, either senior (1830 - 1890) or junior (1863 - 1935).)[3] - Scanned from the 1914 edition of François Cellier & Cunningham Bridgemans Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3987877 Unstated Gospel symbolism: Its too easy!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QuOwEA8I1Bs/mqdefault.jpg)
