#245 - Bible Scholar Responds to Ammon Hillman: Was Jesus Christ a Trafficker? | Dan McClellan

Dan McClellan is a biblical scholar & an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. McClellan was the winner of the Society of Biblical Literature's 2023Richards Award for Public Scholarship. SPONSORS https://manscaped.com - Use code DANNYJONES for 20% off + free shipping! https://buy.ver.so/danny - Use code DANNY to save 15% on your first order. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS Dan's YouTube Channel - @maklelan https://twitter.com/maklelan https://www.maklelan.org https://www.instagram.com/maklelan FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00- Dan's academic background 06:02- Septuagint predates the Torah? 22:30- Fake Dead Sea Scrolls 26:03- Greek found in Synagogues 32:35- Inaccuracies with translation 39:57- Bible scholar paradox 42:36- Dan's personal bias 46:43- Torah origins 50:01- Moses never existed? 56:33- Was the Christ a drug? 01:09:09- Did the Bible misinterpret words? 01:15:58- Jesus in the public park 01:20:22- Was Jesus Christ a trafficker? 01:26:22- The False Prophet 01:28:39- Eyewitness vs authored accounts 01:33:24- Why Jesus died so fast? 01:34:36- Dan's take on Anunnaki 01:43:21- Pagan influences in the Bible 01:56:48- Misconceptions about Christianity

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