The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 047 (August 18, 2025)

Recently, Joe Rogan interviewed Texas State Representative James Talarico, who tried to use the New Testament account of the Annunciation to argue for pro-abortion politics.

Robyn Walsh, of “Team Bart Ehrman” took exception, as she should. Unfortunately, she took a wrong turn in explaining the Annunciation.

In this episode, walks us through what Luke really says in his account of the Annunciation and reveals why it doesn’t mean what Robyn (or James) said it does.

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
01:15 – Intro
01:36 – 1 Introduction
03:41 – 2 Mary’s Statement in Translation
07:56 – 3 Mary’s Statement in Greek
09:31 – 4 Aliens and Atlantis!
12:09 – 5 Back to Mary’s Statement in Greek
18:06 – 6 Mary’s Statement in Context
21:43 –7 Robyn’s First Argument
23:53 – 8 Robyn’s Second Argument
38:14 – 9 Conclusion
42:16 – Closing/Outro
43:10 – End