In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant professor of apologetics @SeanMcDowell to discuss his family's apologetic legacy and Sean's work on the martyrdom of the apostles.

Sean's website: https://seanmcdowell.org/
The Fate of the Apostles Book: https://a.co/d/002py3Jc

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00:00 Introduction: Sean McDowell on Apostolic Apologetics
01:16 The McDowell Apologetics Legacy
03:05 Josh McDowell’s Testimony and Apologetics Journey
05:17 The Rise of Modern Christian Apologetics
07:22 Josh McDowell vs. Ahmed Deedat
11:51 Doubt, Internet Atheism, and Learning from Critics
17:05 Apologetics as a Calling, Not a Platform
21:29 Catholic-Protestant Cooperation in Apologetics
23:55 Sean’s Specialty: The Martyrdom of the Apostles
25:15 The Problem with “Who Would Die for a Lie?”
26:00 The Origin of The Fate of the Apostles
29:12 A Better Argument for Apostolic Martyrdom
31:49 Why the Evidence Varies by Apostle
38:10 Biblical and Extra-Biblical Evidence for Martyrdom
40:22 Skeptical Critiques of Martyrdom
44:04 Josephus and James the Brother of Jesus
45:57 The Stronger Claim: Willingness to Suffer
47:42 Keeping the Evidence Minimal and Strong
49:18 Catholic Tradition and Historical Certainty
52:33 Peter in Rome and the Catholic-Protestant Debate
56:26 Peter’s Tomb and Archaeological Evidence
58:39 Updating Scholarship and Revising Apologetics Books
01:00:25 Conservative Christian Scholarship and Academic Credibility
01:03:40 Charitable Catholic-Protestant Dialogue
01:04:47 Which Arguments for God Work Best?
01:06:43 Tailoring Apologetics to the Person
01:07:44 Family, Faith, and Passing on Apologetics
01:11:15 Where to Find Sean McDowell
01:12:15 Closing: The Fate of the Apostles