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Mike Licona vs. Bart Ehrman (2018)
Debate Question: “Are the Gospels historically reliable?” On February 21, 2018, Ratio Christi and the KSU History Club cosponsored a debate between Bart Ehrman and Mike Licona at Kennesaw State [...]
Mike Licona vs. Larry Shapiro (2018)
Debate Question: “Did Jesus rise from the dead?” Mike Licona debates Larry Shapiro on February 22, 2018 at the University of Findlay in Ohio.
Mike Licona vs. Courtney Friesen
Debate Question: “Are Christian claims verifiable and does it matter?” Hosted by the Veritas Forum at the Arizona University, this debate between resident classicist Courtney Friesen [...]
Sermon on the Mount
On October 26, 2017, Mike Licona was asked to recite Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount at a location not far from the traditional sight where Jesus is believed to have delivered it 2,000 years ago.
Did Jesus’s prophecy to return fail?
Jesus promised His disciples that He would return before some of them died. But it’s 2,000 years later and He has yet to show up. Was Jesus wrong? In this video, Dr. Licona looks at three options.
Was Jesus’s Resurrection a Metaphor?
Some recent scholars have claimed that the early Christians used the term “resurrection” for Jesus only as a metaphor that meant God had exalted Jesus in heaven or that Jesus remains alive in his [...]
Did Jesus’s Disciples Experience Hallucinations of the Risen Jesus?
In this video, Dr. Licona debunks the hallucination hypothesis.
Was Jesus’s Tomb Empty?
In this short video, Dr. Licona provides some evidences that Jesus’s tomb was empty.
Did the Early Christians Borrow the Idea of Jesus’s Resurrection from Pagan Myths?
In this 5-part series, Dr. Licona provides reasons why modern scholars are virtually unanimous in their rejection of the view that the early Christians borrowed the idea of resurrection from [...]