Michael Licona is a leading New Testament historian whose 700-page academic work on the resurrection of Jesus is one of the most thorough historical treatments of the subject available. He argues from secular historical methodology that the resurrection is the best explanation for the known facts about Jesus's death and what followed. He regularly debates leading skeptics.
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Top 5 Areas of Focus
- 1Resurrection Historiography: Secular historical methodology applied rigorously to the resurrection.
- 2Gospel Genre: Gospels match ancient biography, changing how you evaluate them.
- 3Historical Methodology: Teaching people to think like historians about ancient sources.
- 4Ehrman Debates: Some of the most substantive exchanges in historical apologetics.
- 5Textual Criticism: New Testament manuscripts examined for reliability and literary history.
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Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament | Ft. Dan Wallace
Licona sits down with leading New Testament textual critic Dan Wallace to explore the Greek manuscript tradition behind the New Testament, examining what thousands of ancient copies reveal about the text's preservation and reliability.
The Gospels are Historically Reliable: 6 Reasons
Licona walks through six evidence-based reasons historians can trust the Gospel accounts, applying the same criteria secular scholars use to evaluate ancient sources and showing why the Gospels hold up under rigorous scrutiny.
When I Doubt God
The video describes Mike Licona's lifelong struggle with doubt, distinguishing intellectual from emotional doubt. Using Abraham, John the Baptist, and the ABC method, he shows that doubt is normal, manageable, and met by God with patience rather than anger.
Is Paul's testimony about Jesus' resurrection late?
Licona addresses the skeptical claim that Paul's resurrection testimony came too late to be reliable, demonstrating from historical methodology that Paul's account actually dates within a few years of the crucifixion itself.
The Resurrection of Jesus: The Evidence TED Talk Style
Licona argues that choosing a worldview carries eternal stakes. He critiques subjective religious truth-tests and frames Jesus' resurrection as a unique, historical, publicly testable event that can confirm or overturn an entire worldview.