Critics of Christianity continue to attack the Christmas story as historically inaccurate. Dr. J clarifies this complex issue and calls for fairer dialogue.
0:04:45 Intro Music
0:05:17 Welcome and Introduction
0:08:35 Announcements
0:11:24 Luke 2:1-3
0:13:21 Luke 2:1 – A Global Census
0:17:26 Luke 2:2 –“First” or “Before”
0:22:06 Luke 2:2 – “Governor” or “Governing”
0:24:30 Luke 2:3 – Return to Ancestral Home
0:34:15 Dr. J’s Position on Luke’s Birth Narrative
0:34:52 Audience Comment: Is Pretzel-ing Necessary to Defend the Bible?
0:37:03 Dan McClelland Video: Where Were Mary and Joseph Living?
0:40:15 Dan McClelland Video: Traveling For the Census
0:42:22 Dan McClelland Video: Ancestral Hometown
0:47:33 Dan McClelland Video: Client Kingdom
0:52:15 Dan McClelland Video: The Dating of Quirinius
0:57:22 Dan McClelland Video: Overstatements and An Ad Hoc Theory
1:04:52 Restating Dr. J’s Position
1:05:24 Wrap Up
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