The Tools & Rules of History

A discussion of how we know what really happened in the recent and ancient past, featuring Mark Lanier, Gary Habermas, David McIlroy & Shane Rosenthal

On Friday, November 8th, the Lanier Theological Library hosted a panel discussion at The Stone Chapel on The Tools and Rules of History: How Do We Know What Really Happened? This 90 minute session was moderated by Mark Lanier, who is a trial attorney and founder of the Lanier Library in Houston Texas, and included the following panelists:

Gary Habermas: Distinguished Research Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy at Liberty University, and author of numerous books including, Evidence for The Historical Jesus, On The Resurrection Vol. 1: Evidences, and On The Resurrection Vol. 2: Refutations.

David McIlroy: Visiting Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London; Adjunct Professor, University of Notre Dame and author of A Biblical View of Law and Justice, and A Trinitarian Theology of Law.

Shane Rosenthal: Founder and host of The Humble Skeptic podcast and author of Is Faith Blind? (to be released in 2025).

RELATED BOOKS
On The Resurrection, Vol. 1: Evidences, Gary Habermas
On The Resurrection, Vol. 2: Refutations, Gary Habermas
Did The Resurrection Happen?, Gary Habermas & Anthony Flew
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Gary Habermas & Michael Licona
Christianity on Trial, Mark Lanier
Atheism on Trial, Mark Lanier
A Biblical View of Law & Justice, David McIlroy
Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham

RELATED ARTICLES
The Authenticity & Genuiness of the Fourth Gospel, J.B. Lightfoot
Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian, Sir William Ramsay
Authenticating the Fourth Gospel, Shane Rosenthal
Water Into Wine, Shane Rosenthal
The Compelling Nature of Corroborated Testimony, Shane Rosenthal
Bart Ehrman on Jesus & The Claim of Resurrection, Shane Rosenthal
Finding Christ in All of Scripture, Shane Rosenthal
O Little Child of Bethlehem, Shane Rosenthal

RELATED AUDIO
The Jesus of History, Humble Skeptic #12
The Gospel Creed, Humble Skeptic #9
Faith Founded on Facts (1), Humble Skeptic #15
Faith Founded on Facts (2), Humble Skeptic #16
Is John’s Gospel Late & Unreliable? Humble Skeptic #51
Are the Gospels History or Fiction? Humble Skeptic #52
Evidential Reasoning, Humble Skeptic #56
Dealing with Discrepancies, Humble Skeptic #57

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