Undeceptions with John Dickson

Can we really trust that the New Testament we read today matches what was originally written 2,000 years ago?
In this episode, textual critic Dirk Jongkind dives into the fascinating world of ancient manuscripts, scribal errors, and how we trace the history of the Bible.
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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne, directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 
Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership. 
Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 
Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant. 
Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 
Undeceptions. Look Deeper.

The question of whether the universe has a beginning – or, more properly, a ‘foundation’ – and what that origin might be, has been the bread and butter of philosophers since the beginning of philosophy. The search for a ‘first cause’ is not necessarily a purely religious one.

We’re tracing this big idea from Plato and Aristotle through early Christian scholars like John Philoponus, Islamic thinkers, and Thomas Aquinas, up to modern physics. And we’re asking one of the biggest questions there is: “Why is there something rather than nothing?”

The modern world was supposed to leave magic behind. But a new generation is searching for enchantment in paganism, folklore, and the supernatural. What’s driving this spiritual interest? Is it a doorway to darker practices, or could it lead somewhere unexpected — even back to Christianity?

What in the world do we do about slavery in the Bible?

We shouldn’t rush to William Wilberforce and the Christian abolitionists so quickly that we gloss over an uncomfortable fact: Christians really did use the Bible to keep slaves in their place.

Secular thinkers defended slavery using science, philosophy, politics, economics, and pragmatism. But there’s no doubt many Christians provided moral cover by quoting passages from the Old Testament that seem to endorse slavery, and passages from the New Testament that, at the very least, seem to put up with it.

Professor Esau McCaulley and our friends at International Justice Mission join us for this last Undeceptions episode of the season to try and untangle this tricky topic.

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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 

Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership.

Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 

Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant. 

Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 

Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.

Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.

What do we do when we discover our so-called ‘Christian heroes’ did abhorrent things? What’s the difference between the soul and the spirit? Where does the idea of being a ‘missionary’ come from? Is the God of the Old Testament just a conglomeration of the gods from other cultures that came before?
It’s our seasonal Q&A, and John Dickson is in the hot seat answering your questions.
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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 

Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership.

Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 

Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant. 

Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 

Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.

Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.