LIVE DEBATE [Jesus NEVER existed!] 4-23-2026 (w/ @christbeforejesus ) (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)

Guest host Jaaron has recently co-authored Christ Before Jesus: Evidence for the Second-Century Origins of Jesus -- a book on the question of whether or not the Jesus of the Gospels ever actually existed, whether Paul actually existed, and new evidence for much later writing of all four gospels than we have been taught to believe. He takes questions from the audience. (Click the above link on the book title for a detailed description of the book and/or to purchase a copy.) 

TIMESTAMPS

2:15 Intro of Jaaron

10:35 Graphics - Caller insults hosts and then runs

18:20 Check Razor - Has a few questions and not here to debate

28:50 NewJoeJohnson - Asks a few questions in the earliest writings of Jesus but also not here to debate

38:23 Angelo - Didn’t even try to present evidence so got dropped

45:15 NapoleonSimp49 - Did Socrates exist? Was Paul real?

1:05:15 Chris Phenix - The shroud of Turin is good evidence of Jesus being real; Call goes to conspiracies about Catholicism and COVID; Was Jesus wrapped in multiple strips of linen?

1:36:00 (Chris Phenix) - Was Psalm 22 a prophecy? More nonsense from caller mixed with disinfo

2:02:55 FormerlyKnownAsDillon - Did Josephus talk about Jesus’s brother? What do we know about John the Baptist? Was Jesus a Nazarene?

2:34:40 Hammer [Norse Polytheist] - What does Tacitus say about Jesus? How did the translation of Psalm 22 happen? Did Marcionites write the Pauline epistles? When were the epistles written?

3:13:10 Schmel [Non-Christian] - Did Greek converts write the New Testament? Were the first writings meant to be taken literally? How did the Talmud affect the Gospel authors’ views? Call is mostly Q&A and not debate

3:46:15 Superchats and wrap up
Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/D5RtY2KydP4?si=xFu9r47a9O_CCYGO

LIVE DEBATE [I am the Messiah, Jesus was a Fraud!] 4-5-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)

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Details on the YouTube page.

TIMESTAMPS 

• 12:30 Jason [Friendly] - Disciple of Doug
• 16:42 Emilio - What drives people to follow religions? Not here to debate
• 27:55 dtx - Is Justin a mythicist?
• 38:50 Loop of Sound - Crash out about Justin being performative
• 44:05 Riley - Oddities in the story of the resurrection; Origins of the Gospels; What proof do we have that Jesus was the messiah?
• 1:34:50 Mashiach (aka Pete) - How is Justin the messiah?
• 1:42:20 bayes - Is the Holy Trinity logical?
• 1:59:30 Pendragon - When were the Gospels written? Did Jesus fulfill any prophecies?
• 2:49:13 David Koresh - Troll
• 2:50:25 JesusIsTheMessiah - Jesus was the descendant of David; What prophecies did Jesus fulfill?  
• 3:36:14 Superchats and wrap up

Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/-fuAbyg5Uh0?si=qw-8RuFlFu_fh4ea

WOTM: Embellishing Stories

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1p8nl_gMik

A Suspicious Fact About the Bible

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DEsMka1aYEQ

 

Can Professor Owl FAIL my Resurrection Hypothesis? (Paulogia on YouTube)

Tavo San Abi takes aim at my Minimal Witnesses resurrection hypothesis — but does his critique hold up under scrutiny? In this video, I break down his arguments, point out key misunderstandings, and reveal the historical and psychological evidence he completely overlooks.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/cGNQ3-B4RUc?si=kBEBsltevGn8HssR

Did Jesus make the Old Testament Obsolete? (Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher; Data Over Dogma podcast on YouTube)

Jesus fulfilled the law! It says so right there in Matthew. But what on earth does that actually mean? Different people have had vastly different interpretations of that idea, and the consequences of their ideas are significant! Are the old laws still in effect, or did Jesus abolish them? Should we throw away Leviticus? Should we stop eating shellfish? What does it mean???

0:00 Intro and podcast premise
1:55 Topic introduction: Jesus and fulfilling the Law
2:17 Modern Christian confusion about Old Testament law
3:35 “Jesus fulfilled the law” — what does that mean?
4:52 Setting the context: Matthew 5 and the Sermon on the Mount
5:16 Reading Matthew 5:17–20
6:05 The antitheses and escalation of the law
6:39 Does Jesus require continued law observance?
7:03 What does “fulfill” mean? Greek analysis
8:11 “Until heaven and earth pass away” — chronological markers
9:23 Apocalyptic implications of fulfillment
10:28 Problems with the “laws trapped in Jesus” interpretation
11:11 Breaking commandments and the Kingdom of Heaven
11:31 Being more righteous than the Pharisees
11:51 Pharisees in early Jewish context
12:56 Harmonizing Matthew with other Gospels
13:14 Comparison with Luke’s version
14:14 Can negative laws be “fulfilled”?
15:08 “The law and the prophets” as Scripture
15:40 Jewish concepts of canon and genre
17:08 Torah, Prophets, and Writings (Tanakh)
18:01 Scope of biblical law and authority
18:55 When and how the law ends
19:58 Eschatology and Matthew’s concerns
20:56 Authorial intent vs. historical Jesus
22:09 Gentiles, law, and early Christian tensions
23:04 Paul, circumcision, and kosher laws
24:10 Is Matthew pushing back against Paul?
25:08 Matthew’s emphasis on keeping the law
26:36 Biblical tension and theological disagreement
27:47 Scripture as conversation, not univocal system
28:13 Gospel authors debating each other
29:19 Problems with forced harmonization
30:21 Letting texts disagree and speak for themselves
31:40 Wrap-up, support, and Patreon
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/xS17Zs8etJg?si=Dkz31f7A_6-uKxse

Bring Me the Head of John the Baptist! (Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher; Data Over Dogma podcast on YouTube)

John the Baptizer was a fascinating character. More attested to historically than Jesus, John was a genuinely big deal! One of the historically attested facts about John was his execution by Herod. Which Herod? You're going to be sorry you asked.

But John's death is fascinating- what do the gospels say about it? Do they agree with each other about how/why it happened (what a world that would be!)? And do the gospel accounts line up with other extra-biblical tellings of the story?

0:00 – Introduction to Data Over Dogma 

0:20 – Topic Overview: John the Baptist and His Death 

0:54 – Sources: Synoptic Gospels vs. John 

1:31 – Extra-Biblical Evidence: Josephus 

2:34 – Why the Story Shrinks Across the Gospels 

3:35 – John the Baptist as a Rival Figure 

4:37 – “He Must Increase, I Must Decrease” (Gospel of John) 

5:37 – Mark as the Earliest and Longest Account 

6:14 – Untangling the Herodian Dynasty 

8:29 – Herod Antipas and the Arrest of John 

9:12 – John Condemns Herod’s Marriage 

10:59 – The Daughter, the Dance, and Textual Confusion 

12:54 – The Fatal Oath and Head on a Platter 

13:41 – Literary Motifs: Esther, Elijah, and Jezebel 

15:31 – Birthdays and Biblical Villains 

16:45 – Mark’s Theology: Jesus as the Risen John 

17:17 – Matthew’s Version and Crowd Politics 

19:00 – Luke’s Minimalist Treatment 

21:09 – John’s Gospel and Narrative Erasure 

22:12 – Cultural Afterlife: Art, Opera, and Salome 

24:36 – Josephus’ Account in Antiquities 

26:39 – Political Motivation vs. Gospel Narratives 

28:14 – Comparing Gospel and Historical Portraits of Herod 

29:36 – Conclusions: History, Theology, and Tradition 

30:00 – Patreon, Outro, and Final Thanks

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/IXYzhxc6jx0?si=p1TTIBMBqPht0CUw

WOTM: If Low Bar Bill Were Honest, Part II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-4vl91B0F4