{"product_id":"the-grand-jury-level-1_the-skeptic","title":"The Grand Jury - Level 1_The Skeptic","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003eLevel 1: Skeptic begins at the only intellectually honest starting point. \u003cstrong\u003eBefore asking whether the Bible is inspired, divine, or personally binding, we first ask whether the document itself is admissible. \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs the text we possess today substantially what the original authors wrote?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs it historically anchored? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHas it survived transmission reliably, or has it been repeatedly altered beyond recognition?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis level does not ask you to abandon doubt. It asks you to discipline it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkepticism is valuable only when it accepts the same burden it places on belief. A conclusion inherited from culture is still inherited, even when that conclusion is unbelief. Here, every position must answer honestly to the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will examine four major exhibits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bibliographic test compares the New Testament manuscript record with the surviving copies of Caesar, Tacitus, Homer, and other ancient works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Dead Sea Scrolls provide a sealed control sample, allowing us to test whether the Hebrew Scriptures were meaningfully changed across centuries of transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThird\u003c\/strong\u003e, archaeology places specific biblical claims on trial, including the Hittites, Belshazzar, Pontius Pilate, and the House of David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourth\u003c\/strong\u003e, the hostile witness rule examines details the biblical writers preserved even when those details embarrassed their leaders, weakened their public case, or created theological difficulty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261051347158,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/1_Level1-Skeptic.png?v=1784170570","url":"https:\/\/controversial-christian.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grand-jury-level-1_the-skeptic","provider":"Controversial.Christian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}