Bible and Theology Matters: Insightful Conversations with Bible Scholars BTM 183 - Can the New Testament Be Trusted - Part 2? 13 Arguments for Its Reliability | Dr. Benjamin Shaw
Feb 12, 2026
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📖 Is the New Testament Trustworthy? | Reliability, Archaeology & the Resurrection (Part 2)
Is the New Testament historically reliable? Can we trust the Gospels as accurate records of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? In this powerful episode of the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver continues his in-depth conversation with Dr. Benjamin Shaw, author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament. In Part 2 of this two-part series, we explore some of the strongest historical, archaeological, and transformational evidence supporting the truth of the New Testament—including hostile sources, archaeological discoveries, and the famous Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✅ Why embarrassing details in the Gospels actually support their authenticity
✅ How hostile sources like Tacitus confirm key events of Jesus’ life
✅ What archaeology reveals about Caiaphas, crucifixion, and the early church
✅ Why early Christian transformation matters for historical reliability
✅ What the Minimal Facts Argument is—and why it’s so powerful
✅ How scholars across belief systems agree on core resurrection facts
Why the resurrection stands at the center of Christian faith and history Dr. Shaw also explains how archaeology, early enemy attestation, and transformed lives all point to the same conclusion: the New Testament is historically trustworthy—and Jesus is who He claimed to be.
📚 Featured Guest: Dr. Benjamin Shaw President, Core Apologetics Author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament Student of Dr. Gary Habermas (Minimal Facts Argument)
🎓 Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) 🔗 Learn more: https://www.dts.edu
🌍 Missions Moment: Learn how National Theological College & Graduate School (NTCGS) is training national pastors and leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and East Africa. Partner with NTCGS today:
👉 https://www.ntcgs.org
📺 Faith-Affirming Findings: Check out Dr. Weaver’s Faith-Affirming Findings videos—short, evidence-based teachings on biblical archaeology that affirm the historical reliability of Scripture.
📌 Subscribe here: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleandTheologyMatters
📘 Coming Soon!
📖 Faith-Affirming Findings by Dr. Paul Weaver Release Date: May 26, 2026 Pre-order now on Amazon!
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🎓 Sponsored by Dallas Theological Seminary - www.dts.edu
👉 Explore Faith Affirming Findings short videos on biblical archaeology on this channel.
🔗 Stay Connected With Dr. Weaver.
📘 Facebook (Paul Weaver): https://www.facebook.com/PaulDeanWeaver
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🌐 Website: https://pauldweaver.com/
📩 To invite Dr. Weaver to speak at your church or conference, email at: paulandjillweaver@gmail.com =============================
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00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
01:25 Exploring the Reliability of the New Testament
07:25 The Role of Hostile Sources in Historical Evidence
11:16 Archaeological Evidence Supporting the New Testament
15:32 Spiritual Transformation as Evidence of Reliability
22:31 The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection
Is the New Testament historically reliable? Can we trust the Gospels as accurate records of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? In this powerful episode of the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver continues his in-depth conversation with Dr. Benjamin Shaw, author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament. In Part 2 of this two-part series, we explore some of the strongest historical, archaeological, and transformational evidence supporting the truth of the New Testament—including hostile sources, archaeological discoveries, and the famous Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✅ Why embarrassing details in the Gospels actually support their authenticity
✅ How hostile sources like Tacitus confirm key events of Jesus’ life
✅ What archaeology reveals about Caiaphas, crucifixion, and the early church
✅ Why early Christian transformation matters for historical reliability
✅ What the Minimal Facts Argument is—and why it’s so powerful
✅ How scholars across belief systems agree on core resurrection facts
Why the resurrection stands at the center of Christian faith and history Dr. Shaw also explains how archaeology, early enemy attestation, and transformed lives all point to the same conclusion: the New Testament is historically trustworthy—and Jesus is who He claimed to be.
📚 Featured Guest: Dr. Benjamin Shaw President, Core Apologetics Author of Trustworthy: 13 Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament Student of Dr. Gary Habermas (Minimal Facts Argument)
🎓 Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) 🔗 Learn more: https://www.dts.edu
🌍 Missions Moment: Learn how National Theological College & Graduate School (NTCGS) is training national pastors and leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and East Africa. Partner with NTCGS today:
👉 https://www.ntcgs.org
📺 Faith-Affirming Findings: Check out Dr. Weaver’s Faith-Affirming Findings videos—short, evidence-based teachings on biblical archaeology that affirm the historical reliability of Scripture.
📌 Subscribe here: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleandTheologyMatters
📘 Coming Soon!
📖 Faith-Affirming Findings by Dr. Paul Weaver Release Date: May 26, 2026 Pre-order now on Amazon!
🔔 Don’t Forget to:
👍 Like this video
💬 Comment with your questions or thoughts
🔔 Subscribe for more Bible, theology, and apologetics content
🎙️ Podcast: Bible and Theology Matters - www.BibleAndTheologyMatters.com
🎓 Sponsored by Dallas Theological Seminary - www.dts.edu
👉 Explore Faith Affirming Findings short videos on biblical archaeology on this channel.
🔗 Stay Connected With Dr. Weaver.
📘 Facebook (Paul Weaver): https://www.facebook.com/PaulDeanWeaver
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faith_affirming_findings/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-weaver-55070317/
🌐 Website: https://www.bibleandtheologymatters.com/
🌐 Website: https://pauldweaver.com/
📩 To invite Dr. Weaver to speak at your church or conference, email at: paulandjillweaver@gmail.com =============================
🎬Suggested videos for you:
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jf0c4cjxe0
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQDvGEdW-0
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBQODoZ2jGs
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiM-yxQOm4g
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcbFmrcsyvE
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48NFw4RfrJ8
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kl7XTzluDE
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRQvs89mXTc
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEBTDfoaWA
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBy3-egeiu4
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
01:25 Exploring the Reliability of the New Testament
07:25 The Role of Hostile Sources in Historical Evidence
11:16 Archaeological Evidence Supporting the New Testament
15:32 Spiritual Transformation as Evidence of Reliability
22:31 The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection