032 - Too Good To Be False with Tom Gilson

Apologetics 315 Podcast

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Tom Gilson, the Senior Editor and Ministry Coordinator at The Stream. They discuss his book Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.
0:30 - The Dukes of Hazzard intro
1:30 - Intro to Tom Gilson
5:01 - About Tom and his work and background
7:25 - Where did the idea for this book come from?
10:47 - A brief summary of the book
12:43 - Jesus didn’t have faith?
16:53 - You can’t make this stuff up
17:42 - What the argument is NOT and what it is
21:37 - Arguing for the best explanation
23:56 - The most common misconceptions and misunderstandings
26:27 - How would Bertrand Russell respond?
30:35 - The Facebook objection
34:13 - The book’s focus on Jesus and his character
34:36 - Positive feedback from readers
37:07 - Where to download a free chapter: thinkingchristian.net
Tom’s resources:
www.thinkingchristian.net
www.stream.org
The book:
https://www.amazon.com/Too-Good-False-Incomparable-Character-ebook/dp/B0979QLJXJ
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