<description>&lt;p&gt;Throughout his various writing projects, J. Warner Wallace encourages his readers to study the Gospels &lt;em&gt;forensically&lt;/em&gt;—that is, to always be on the lookout for evidence, either of deception on the one hand, or of authentic eyewitness testimony on the other. On this episode, Shane talks with him about some of the evidence he discovered when he read the Gospels for the first time and which ultimately led to his conversion to the Christian faith. They also discuss issues related to the dating of the four Gospels and some of the interpretive possibilities related to identifying Luke’s Theophilus. For more information about J. Warner Wallace, visit his website &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com"&gt;coldcasechristianity.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;During this episode, Shane referenced his recent webinar on the prologue of Luke’s Gospel. A video recording of this presentation is available &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/rethinking-lukes-prologue-video"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; for paid subscribers. To upgrade to a paid subscription, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe"&gt;&lt;em&gt;click here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Articles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-i-know-the-gospels-were-written-early-free-bible-insert/"&gt;Why I Know The Gospels Were Written Early&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-date-of-johns-gospel-revisited"&gt;The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-implications-of-70-ad-on-the"&gt;The Implications of 70 AD&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/a-pre-70-date-for-the-gospels-and"&gt;A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels &amp; Acts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/notes-for-episode-79"&gt;Who is Theophilus? Notes to Ep. #79&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Peter Bolt and others&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/how-to-detect-deception"&gt;How to Detect Deception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/internal-evidence-for-the-authenticity"&gt;The Authenticity &amp; Genuineness of The Fourth Gospel&lt;/a&gt;, J.B. Lightfoot&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/authenticating-the-fourth-gospel"&gt;Authenticating The Fourth Gospel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/is-luke-a-trustworthy-historian"&gt;Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Sir William Ramsay&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/outside-the-gospels-what-can-we-really"&gt;Outside The Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/can-we-trust-lukes-history-of-the"&gt;Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/on-faith-and-history"&gt;On Faith &amp; History&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/dealing-with-discrepancies"&gt;Dealing with Discrepancies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Episode #57&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;with J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/podcasts/why-we-know-the-new-testament-gospels-were-written-early-podcast/"&gt;The Case for Early Gospels&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Cold Case Christianity podcast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/luke-theophilus-and-joanna"&gt;Luke, Theophilus &amp; Joanna&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Episode #80 with Jim Sibley&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/who-is-theophilus"&gt;Who is Theophilus&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Episode #79 with Peter Bolt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/did-josephus-ever-mention-jesus"&gt;Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Episode #77 with T.C. Schmidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient"&gt;Jesus in Josephus &amp; Other Ancient Texts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Episode #78 with T.C. Schmidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony"&gt;The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Episode #48 with Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/faith-founded-on-facts"&gt;Faith Founded on Facts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Episode #15 with Lennox, Bauckham, and others&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/stories-of-jesus-can-they-be-trusted"&gt;Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;Episode. #61 with Peter J. Williams&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/are-the-gospels-history-or-fiction"&gt;Are the Gospels History or Fiction?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; Episode #52 with John Dickson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/questioning-your-faith"&gt;Questioning Your Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, Episode #21 with Fikrit Bocek, pastor of Izmir, Turkey&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/death-ghosts-and-views-of-the-afterlife"&gt;Death, Ghosts &amp; Views of the Afterlife&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Episode #31 with Michael McClymond&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospel-creed"&gt;The Gospel Creed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, Episode #9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=704696"&gt;Cold Case Christianity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=0111370"&gt;The Truth in True Crime&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=709886"&gt;Forensic Faith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=0111276"&gt;Person of Interest&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=874310"&gt;Jesus &amp; The Eyewitnesses&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Richard Bauckham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=357152"&gt;Religion on Trial&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Craig Parton&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=929234"&gt;Testimonies to the Truth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Lydia McGrew&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=552953"&gt;Can We Trust The Gospels?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Peter J. Williams&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://capitaloneshopping.com/p/redating-the-new-testament/7ZWLDKW8VB"&gt;Redating the New Testament&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;John A.T. Robinson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9781725276642/Redating-Matthew-Mark-Luke-Fresh-172527664X/plp"&gt;Redating Matthew, Mark &amp; Luke&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; John Wenham&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;#38;amp;p=1233100&amp;#38;amp;item_no=961808"&gt;Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Jonathan Bernier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/joanna-an-obscure-disciple-or-lukes"&gt;Luke’s Key Witness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Shane Rosenthal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Videos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/can-you-trust-bible-manuscripts-video/"&gt;Can You Trust Bible Manuscripts&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/has-the-bible-been-changed-over-time-video/"&gt;Has the Bible Changed Over Time&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;em&gt;J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/does-christianity-have-evidence-yes-video/"&gt;Does Christianity Have Evidence&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/videos-about-jesus/is-jesus-in-the-old-testament-video/"&gt;Is Jesus in the Old Testament&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;em&gt; J. Warner Wallace&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at &lt;a href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Humble Skeptic

Truth Isn't Afraid of Questions

A Forensic Approach to the Gospels

OCT 15, 202544 MIN
The Humble Skeptic

A Forensic Approach to the Gospels

OCT 15, 202544 MIN

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<p>Throughout his various writing projects, J. Warner Wallace encourages his readers to study the Gospels <em>forensically</em>—that is, to always be on the lookout for evidence, either of deception on the one hand, or of authentic eyewitness testimony on the other. On this episode, Shane talks with him about some of the evidence he discovered when he read the Gospels for the first time and which ultimately led to his conversion to the Christian faith. They also discuss issues related to the dating of the four Gospels and some of the interpretive possibilities related to identifying Luke’s Theophilus. For more information about J. Warner Wallace, visit his website <a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com">coldcasechristianity.com</a></p><p><em>During this episode, Shane referenced his recent webinar on the prologue of Luke’s Gospel. A video recording of this presentation is available </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/rethinking-lukes-prologue-video"><em>here</em></a><em> for paid subscribers. To upgrade to a paid subscription, </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe"><em>click here</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p><strong>Articles</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-i-know-the-gospels-were-written-early-free-bible-insert/">Why I Know The Gospels Were Written Early</a>, <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-date-of-johns-gospel-revisited">The Date of John’s Gospel, Revisited</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-implications-of-70-ad-on-the">The Implications of 70 AD</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/a-pre-70-date-for-the-gospels-and">A Pre-70 Date for the Gospels & Acts</a><em>, Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/notes-for-episode-79">Who is Theophilus? Notes to Ep. #79</a>,<em> Peter Bolt and others</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/how-to-detect-deception">How to Detect Deception</a><em>, Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/internal-evidence-for-the-authenticity">The Authenticity & Genuineness of The Fourth Gospel</a>, J.B. Lightfoot<a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/authenticating-the-fourth-gospel">Authenticating The Fourth Gospel</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/is-luke-a-trustworthy-historian">Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian?</a> <em>Sir William Ramsay</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/outside-the-gospels-what-can-we-really">Outside The Gospels, What Can We Know About Jesus?</a> <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/can-we-trust-lukes-history-of-the">Can We Trust Luke’s History of the Early Jesus Movement?</a> <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/on-faith-and-history">On Faith & History</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em></p><p><strong>Episodes</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/dealing-with-discrepancies">Dealing with Discrepancies</a>, <em>Episode #57</em> <em>with J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/podcasts/why-we-know-the-new-testament-gospels-were-written-early-podcast/">The Case for Early Gospels</a>,<em> Cold Case Christianity podcast</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/luke-theophilus-and-joanna">Luke, Theophilus & Joanna</a>, <em>Episode #80 with Jim Sibley</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/who-is-theophilus">Who is Theophilus</a>? <em>Episode #79 with Peter Bolt</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/did-josephus-ever-mention-jesus">Did Josephus Ever Mention Jesus</a>? <em>Episode #77 with T.C. Schmidt</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jesus-in-josephus-and-other-ancient">Jesus in Josephus & Other Ancient Texts</a>, <em>Episode #78 with T.C. Schmidt</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony">The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony</a>,<em> Episode #48 with Richard Bauckham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/faith-founded-on-facts">Faith Founded on Facts</a>, <em>Episode #15 with Lennox, Bauckham, and others</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/stories-of-jesus-can-they-be-trusted">Stories of Jesus: Can They Be Trusted</a>? <em>Episode. #61 with Peter J. Williams</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/are-the-gospels-history-or-fiction">Are the Gospels History or Fiction?</a><em> Episode #52 with John Dickson</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/questioning-your-faith">Questioning Your Faith</a><em>, Episode #21 with Fikrit Bocek, pastor of Izmir, Turkey</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/death-ghosts-and-views-of-the-afterlife">Death, Ghosts & Views of the Afterlife</a>, <em>Episode #31 with Michael McClymond</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-gospel-creed">The Gospel Creed</a><em>, Episode #9</em></p><p><strong>Books</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=704696">Cold Case Christianity</a>, <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=0111370">The Truth in True Crime</a>, <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=709886">Forensic Faith</a>, <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=0111276">Person of Interest</a>, <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=874310">Jesus & The Eyewitnesses</a>, <em>Richard Bauckham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=357152">Religion on Trial</a>, <em>Craig Parton</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=929234">Testimonies to the Truth</a>, <em>Lydia McGrew</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=552953">Can We Trust The Gospels?</a> <em>Peter J. Williams</em><a target="_blank" href="https://capitaloneshopping.com/p/redating-the-new-testament/7ZWLDKW8VB">Redating the New Testament</a>, <em>John A.T. Robinson</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9781725276642/Redating-Matthew-Mark-Luke-Fresh-172527664X/plp">Redating Matthew, Mark & Luke</a>,<em> John Wenham</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&#38;amp;p=1233100&#38;amp;item_no=961808">Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament</a>,<em> Jonathan Bernier</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/joanna-an-obscure-disciple-or-lukes">Luke’s Key Witness</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em></p><p><strong>Videos</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/can-you-trust-bible-manuscripts-video/">Can You Trust Bible Manuscripts</a>? <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/has-the-bible-been-changed-over-time-video/">Has the Bible Changed Over Time</a>? <em>J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/does-christianity-have-evidence-yes-video/">Does Christianity Have Evidence</a>?<em> J. Warner Wallace</em><a target="_blank" href="https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/videos-about-jesus/is-jesus-in-the-old-testament-video/">Is Jesus in the Old Testament</a>?<em> J. Warner Wallace</em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Humble Skeptic at <a href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.humbleskeptic.com/subscribe</a>