The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 076 (March 23, 2026)

Canon Clash! Evangelical star Frank Turek spars with sharp Catholic student Chase over the Bible’s origins and the Church. Jimmy Akin breaks it down with brotherly insight—praising Chase’s solid defense while giving Frank “iron sharpens iron” recommendations on John 14, Trent, the deuterocanonicals, and more. Witty, fair, and packed with surprises—you’ll never see these topics the same way again! Listen now!

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:22 – Intro
00:46 – 1 Introduction
03:00 – 2 “Good Evidence”
06:09 – 3 “He Will Bring to Your Remembrance”
15:23 – 4 What the New Testament Contains
18:22 – 5 Agreement on the New Testament
19:25 – 6 A Detour on the Old Testament
20:15 – 7 An Ecumenical Council Argument
22:42 – 8 Augustine and Jerome
23:41 – 9 Jerome’s Actual Position
28:06 – 10 A.D. 500?
33:08 – 11 “They Quote from Every Section”
38:19 – 12 The Jewish Canon
42:12 – 13 Prayers for the Dead
43:25 – 14 “Added” to the Old Testament
46:55 – 15 A Contradiction Question
50:45 – 16 Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium
54:52 – 17 A Book Recommendation
56:19 – 18 The Council of Trent
1:01:18 – 19 “Nobody Believes That”?
1:02:24 – 20 Was It All About Luther?
1:05:04 – 21 Anathema?
1:09:00 – 22 “Can Catholics Be Saved?”
1:09:43 – 23 Conclusion
1:11:04 – Closing/Outro
1:12:05 – End