Wes Huff

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This talk was given at the @ApologeticsCanada Ontario Conference that took place in November of 2024. Find more of my content at: https://www.wesleyhuff.com/https://apologeticscanada.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesLivingstoneHuff/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesley_huff/X/Twitter: https://x.com/WesleyLHuff
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It's commonly asserted that many of our modern Easter traditions — including the name of the celebration itself — have pagan origins. This idea, although popular on the internet and in popular shows, when actually dug into (much like the accusation around the pagan origins of Christmas) really start to fall apart."Why Christmas isn't pagan" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zcaQlBbk6sTime stamps:0:00 - Intro0:29 - Origins of the name (Ishtar and Ostara)4:44 - The Easter bunny 7:09 - Easter eggs- Website - wesleyhuff.com- Facebook - facebook.com/WesLivingstoneHuff- Instagram - instagram.com/wesley_huff- Twitter - twitter.com/WesleyLHuff
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Corrections:At 26:45 I mispronounce Ibn Ishaq. I should have said “Ibn Is-haq” but when reading the cover Anglicized the Arabic pronunciation with the “s” and “h” together. - Website - wesleyhuff.com- Facebook - facebook.com/WesLivingstoneHuff- Instagram - instagram.com/wesley_huff- Twitter - twitter.com/WesleyLHuff
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I sat down with Timothy Mitchell (aka the "Textual Mechanic"), a PhD student at the University of Birmingham in textual criticism, to discus a question I get a lot: given scribal errors in the history of the biblical text how does that then affect doctrines like inspiriation, inerrancy, and scriptural preservation?Timecodes:0:00 - Intro5:10 - What is "textual criticism"?6:57 - "Errors" in the biblical text9:37 - Theological "errors" vs. text critical "errors"11:30 - Has God's Word been preserved or inspired then?17:53 - Why didn't God do it better?22:52 - What about non-accidental scribal insertions like the longer ending of Mark?28:24 - Does the inclusion of non-original verse affect inspiration, inerrancy, or preservation?46:12 - Constantine and textual control49:33 - Why is any of this important for Christians? Tim's website: http://thetextualmechanic.blogspot.com________________________________________________________- Website - wesleyhuff.com- Facebook - facebook.com/WesLivingstoneHuff- Instagram - instagram.com/wesley_huff- Twitter - twitter.com/WesleyLHuff
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