BTM 183 - Can the New Testament Be Trusted - Part 2? 13 Arguments for Its Reliability | Dr. Benjamin Shaw

About this episode

Dr. Paul Weaver and Dr. Benjamin Shaw discuss the historical reliability of the New Testament and evidence supporting its truth.

📖 Is the New Testament Trustworthy? | Reliability, Archaeology & the Resurrection (Part 2) Is the New Testament historically reliable? Can we trust the Gospels as accurate records of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? In this powerful episode of the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver continues his in-depth conversation with Dr. Benjamin Shaw, author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament. In Part 2 of this two-part series, we explore some of the strongest historical, archaeological, and transformational evidence supporting the truth of the New Testament—including hostile sources, archaeological discoveries, and the famous Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✅ Why embarrassing details in the Gospels actually support their authenticity ✅ How hostile sources like Tacitus confirm key events of Jesus’ life ✅ What archaeology reveals about Caiaphas, crucifixion, and the early church ✅ Why early Christian transformation matters for historical reliability ✅ What the Minimal Facts Argument is—and why it’s so powerful ✅ How scholars across belief systems agree on core…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Paul D. Weaver

Guest: Dr. Benjamin Shaw

Topics covered

• New Testament reliability
• historical evidence
• archaeology
• Gospels authenticity
• resurrection
• Christian faith

Keywords

• New Testament
• historical reliability
• archaeology
• Gospels
• resurrection
• Minimal Facts Argument
• Christian transformation
• Tacitus
• Caiaphas

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament

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