This audio is from the The Defend the Faith Conference, held January 4-9, 2015 on the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The event was organized by ICA, and streamed and recorded by Tactical Faith, and had scores of lectures in apologetics and evangelism by some great apologists. (Tactical Faith past events lectures can be found here.) Watch this blog post for information on accessing all the talks from the event.

In this lecture, Tim McGrew and Tom Gilson discuss: The Spiritual Life of an Apologist.

Full Lecture MP3 Audio here (70min)

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This audio is from the The Defend the Faith Conference, held January 4-9, 2015 on the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The event was organized by ICA, and streamed and recorded by Tactical Faith, and had scores of lectures in apologetics and evangelism by some great apologists. (Tactical Faith past events lectures can be found here.) Watch this blog post for information on accessing all the talks from the event.

In this lecture, Dr. Timothy McGrew speaks on: Tools for Answering Tough Questions.

Full Lecture MP3 Audio here (77min)

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This audio is from the The Defend the Faith Conference, held January 4-9, 2015 on the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The event was organized by ICA, and streamed and recorded by Tactical Faith, and had scores of lectures in apologetics and evangelism by some great apologists. (Tactical Faith past events lectures can be found here.) Watch this blog post for information on accessing all the talks from the event.

In this lecture, Dr. Timothy McGrew and Tom Gilson discuss the tactics and content of Peter Boghossian's book A Manual for Creating Atheists, offering an analysis and critique.

Full Lecture MP3 Audio here (1hr)

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In this series of posts at the Christian Apologetics Alliance website, Dr. Tim McGrew explores the topic of Undesigned Coincidences in the New Testament. Citing numerous examples, McGrew notes the cumulative case that can be made for the reliability of the scriptures by looking at textual evidence by various authors. Also check out the classic work of the same name by J.J. Blunt. And be sure to visit the Library of Historical Apologetics for more classical apologetic works. Here are links to the series articles:

• Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6

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In this audio from the CrossExamined Radio show, Dr. Timothy McGrew presents five evidences that make a case for Jesus' resurrection. The brief outline of these can be found here. This is a great interview by Frank Turek, and more great content from McGrew. Be sure to visit the Library of Historical Apologetics as well. The CrossExamined podcast archive is here; subscribe to it in iTunes or RSS.

Full MP3 Audio here. (51min)
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Dr. Timothy McGrew is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He is a philosopher and apologist who has written extensively in areas pertinent to epistemology. He is also actively developing the Library of Historical Apologetics. All of his work can be highly recommended. (And if you play him in chess, you will lose.) Be sure to bookmark this page, as future resources will be added as they become available.
Listen below:

• Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels (MP3)
• Apologetics 315 Interview (page | MP3)
• Interview with Frank Turek (page | MP3)
• Interview with Frank Turek - second interview (page | MP3) NEW
• Interview on Evidence4Faith (page | MP3)
• Gems in Old Apologetics Literature (page | MP3)
• Practical Apologetics (Tactical Faith Lecture) page | MP3 | PDF

RELIABILITY OF THE GOSPELS SERIES
• The Gospels and Acts as History (page | MP3 | Vid | PPT)
• Who Wrote the Gospels? (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• External Evidence for the Gospels (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• Internal Evidence for the Gospels (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• Alleged Historical Errors in the Gospels (Matt. & Mark) (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• Alleged Historical Errors in the Gospels (Luke & John) (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels (part 1) (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels (part 2) (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
• The Resurrection of Jesus (page | MP3 | Vid | PDF | PPT)
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If you are looking for book recommendations in the area of apologetics, you may have checked out Apologetics315's Recommended Apologetics Book Directory. But what if you want to build a good foundational knowledge in the key areas of defending the faith? Where can you start? First, listen to Dr. Tim McGrew's Practical Apologetics audio, where you will find his advice for those studying in this area. You'll also find his recommended reading. Listed here are Tim McGrew's recommendations in various apologetic categories. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are available online in google books or other sources. Items marked with a dagger (†) are works by adversaries of Christianity.

Conversational Apologetics

Mandatory
Greg Koukl, Tactics
Norman and David Geisler, Conversational Evangelism
Supplementary
Randy Newman, Questioning Evangelism
Randy Newman, Corner Conversations

In this audio provided by Tactical Faith, Dr. Timothy McGrew shares insights on the topic: "Practical Apologetics." He talks about the art of conversation, building one's knowledge base, understanding the various areas of apologetics, how to study, and how to build your apologetics resource library. He also includes a recommended reading list (found here and as PDF) for various topics. Followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Lecture notes PDF here, and apologetics map here.

In this lecture, entitled Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels (part 2), Dr. Timothy McGrew explores a litany of 9 alleged contradictions in the Gospels. This is about 60 minutes of content followed by a short Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is part 5b of the series—part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here, part 4a here, part 4b here, part 5a here, part 6 here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 12min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels, Dr. Timothy McGrew explores and answers 7 alleged contradictions between the Gospels. This is about 60 minutes of content followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is part 5a of the series—part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here, part 4a here, part 4b here, part 6 here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 12min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled Alleged Historical Errors in the Gospels, Dr. Timothy McGrew critiques the strongest objections to the historical reliability of the Gospels of Luke and John. This is about 55 minutes of content followed by thirty minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is part 4b of the series—part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here, part 4a here, part 6 here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 12min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled Alleged Historical Errors in the Gospels, Dr. Timothy McGrew critiques seven of the strongest objections to the historical reliability of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew. This is about 55 minutes of content followed by roughly fifteen minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is the fourth part of a series—part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here, part 6 here.
(Audio gets better after 6 minutes.)

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 12min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled The Resurrection of Jesus, Dr. Timothy McGrew present a case for the resurrection of Jesus based upon five facts found in the Gospels. He evaluated other competing hypotheses, showing that the resurrection alone accounts for all the historical data. This is about 45 minutes of content followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is the sixth part of a series—part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 30min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled Internal Evidences for the Truth of the Gospels, Dr. Timothy McGrew presents internal evidence bearing on the authenticity of the Gospels, with a special emphasis on undesigned coincidences in the Gospel accounts. This is about 45 minutes of content followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Handout PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics. This is the third of a series—part 1 here; part 2 here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 30min)
Video on YouTube here.
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In this lecture, entitled External Evidences for the Truth of the Gospels, Dr. Timothy McGrew maps out the external and internal evidence bearing on the authenticity of the Gospels and explores some of the positive external evidence for their truthfulness. These include non-Christian sources and incidental historical confirmations. This is one hour of content followed by thirty minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Talk notes PDF here. Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 30min)
Video on YouTube here.
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Who wrote the Gospels? Are there good reasons to attribute their authorship to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? In this talk, Dr. Timothy McGrew lays out the case for the traditional authorship of the Gospels, while countering Bart Ehrman's claims that the Gospels are forgeries. This is one hour of content followed by twenty minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here. Notes here! Visit the Library of Historical Apologetics.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 45min)
Video on YouTube here.
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Do the Gospels and Acts present accurate history? In this talk, originally presented for Reasonable Faith Belfast, Dr. Timothy McGrew explores five tests for historical credibility for the Gospels and book of Acts. This is one hour and ten minutes of content-packed analysis followed by thirty minutes of Q&A. PowerPoint file is here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 45min)
Video on YouTube here.
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"One of the most disastrous illusions of the internet age is that an amateur plus Google is equivalent to a scholar. A search engine offers information, more or less relevant according to the skill of the searcher. But it does not sift that information; it does not sort fact from fancy, wheat from chaff. It does not explain which facts are relevant and which are beside the point. It does not weigh the merits of competing arguments and tell the user where the balance of evidence lies. A bright amateur armed with the internet may at best be better informed than he would otherwise have been, and he may occasionally catch a real scholar in a factual error. But it will not turn him into a scholar himself. There is no such thing as effortless erudition."

- Dr. Timothy McGrew

Today's interview is with Dr. Tim McGrew, Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He is a philosopher and apologist who has written extensively in areas pertinent to epistemology. He talks about his background and work, examples of undesigned coincidences in the New Testament and Old, the arguments made by Bart Ehrman in his new book Forged and its fatal flaw, textual and literary criticism, spotting actual forgeries, good historical approaches to determining reliability, assessing the New Testament miracles compared to pagan miracles, apologetics works of the past, advice to apologists, and more.

See also Tim's talk on Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels. Also check out the Library of Historical Apologetics. See works by Paley, Watson, and Bennett mentioned in interview.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here (52 min)

Tim's books include:
• The Foundations of Knowledge
• Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology
• Internalism and Epistemology: The Architecture of Reason

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Michael Licona of 4Truth.net interviews Dr. Tim McGrew on Hidden Gems in Old Apologetics Literature. This great interview (found here) discusses the history of apologetics and the amazing resources to be found in some of the almost-forgotten literature of the past. Be sure to visit the Library of Historical Apologetics for more classical apologetic works.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here. (40 min)

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