About this episode

Shawn Boonstra explores claims that biblical stories are derived from older pagan documents, comparing Jesus to pagan heroes and gods.

Have you ever heard someone say that the stories in the Bible are just a rip-off of older pagan documents? On this week’s Authentic episode, host Shawn Boonstra explores some of those claims comparing the Jesus we find in the Bible to the heroes and gods of the pagans.

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