In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce with be examining the authorship, date, and composition of the book of Romans, along with examining the various endings. He will walk the listener through the external and internal data that will point to a Pauline authorship.
Jun 21, 2022•58 min
Many in modern scholarship will dismiss the pastoral epistles from the Pauline writings. The basis for this argument is due to the differences in vocabulary and syntax. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce will be defending the Pauline authorship, while answering the main arguments against it.
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Did Luke actually write an account of the Apostles? Can we see evidence in history, and in the text itself, that the writer had a working knowledge of the key characters? In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce will walk the listener through these questions, and seek to answer each claim.
May 31, 2022•58 min
On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce will be investigating the internal evidence of John’s Gospel. He will show the cleverness of the author in telling the other half of Peter’s story as recorded in Mark’s Gospel.
May 23, 2022•49 min
How did the Gospel of John come into existence? Why did the church need a fourth account of Jesus' ministry, when the Synoptic accounts were already circulating in the churches? In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce will explore the beauty and creation of John's Gospel. He will trace the origin and intent of its publication.
May 14, 2022•54 min
If Luke the Physician wrote a Gospel account, what would it look like? Can the internal evidence point to a physician as the author? In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce will make the case that Luke's Gospel can be validated, both internally and externally, to Luke the famous Physician.
Apr 30, 2022•58 min
Did Paul have need of a Gospel account of Jesus that he would carry with him in his travels? Was Luke a valid candidate to write such a Gospel? In this episode, Dr. Boyce will demonstrate that Luke was commissioned by Paul to write a historical account of the life and ministry of Jesus.
Apr 22, 2022•59 min
Dr. Boyce will be focusing on the internal evidence of Matthew, to demonstrate that the main material was based on the eyewitness testimony of a tax collector. He will also demonstrate key elements of Papias' testimony in regards to individuals "translating" the original sayings of Matthew from Hebrew/Aramaic.
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this episode of "Exploring the Gospels as Eyewitness Accounts, Dr. Boyce will be exploring the potentiality that there are two accounts of Matthew. He will be examining the testimony of Papias, Irenaeus, and others as to how we've received this Gospel account, and if it is possible to be traced to the Apostles.
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Was Mark written by an unknown author that has been lost in history? Is it possible to trace the original writing, both historically, and intrinsically? On today's episode, Dr. Boyce will walk the listener through these questions; demonstrating that is possible to identify a person of interest and follow patterns within the Gospel account, and link them to a specific person of interest.
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Modern day academia has placed major doubt on the authenticity of the Gospels. Even Biblical institutions have abandoned the traditional view of the authorship of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In this episode, Dr. Boyce will be exploring the earliest attestations of these ancient Gospel accounts, by examining the testimony of Papias
Mar 08, 2022•39 min
On tonights episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will be exploring the Book of 1 Enoch. Did the Ethiopian Church rightly consider the book canonical? Did the New Testament writers use the Book of 1 Enoch? Who are the Watchers? Does 1 Enoch help us understand Genesis 6 better? Should we read and utilize the writing today? These are the questions that Dr. Boyce will be answering on this episode.
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 24 min
In this episode, Dr. Boyce will be discussing a controversial topic that is discussed in churches today. Dr. Boyce will be playing a clip from an older sermon by Jack Schaap, where he made a claim that "It would be a cold day in hell before he got his theology from a woman." Dr. Boyce will attempt to balance and answer this statement.
Jan 11, 2022•45 min
In tonight's episode, Dr. Boyce will be examining the internal data from Hebrews to see if the writer utilized some of the Apocryphal books for his theology and arguments.
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Eric Skwarczynski, the producer of the Preacher Boys Podcast, recently announced that he is no longer a Christian. On an episode of his podcast, he detailed his journey of deconstruction. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce and Jonathan Beazley will be discussing his reasoning and the deconstruction process.
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will be investigating the origin of the Gospel of Thomas. Is it the missing "Q" document that some have suggested? Did the canonical Gospels copy Thomas? These questions will be answered in todays episode.
Sep 14, 2021•52 min
When comparing the historical data for Socrates and Jesus, one will find astonishing similarities between the two. There is a movement in academia today, seeking to dismiss the existence of the historical Jesus. In this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will examine the evidence of both Jesus and Socrates. He will demonstrate that to dismiss one's existence is to dismiss the other from a historical standpoint.
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr
This episode of FACTS will be covering a Pseudepigraphal work known as the Gospel of Peter. Did Peter write this Gospel account? Was the material based on eyewitness testimony? These kinds of questions will be answered by Dr. Boyce. Also, he will be discussing some of the unique readings within the account like: a Giant Jesus and a talking cross.
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr
