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This season started off with Abdu discussing burdens of proof and episodes on a lawyer's case for the resurrection. As we wrap up season one of The Defense Rests, we apply those themes to a common objection by skeptics: the Bible's crucifixion and resurrection accounts have discrepancies. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

This season started off with Abdu discussing burdens of proof and episodes on a lawyer's case for the resurrection. As we wrap up season one of The Defense Rests, we apply those themes to a common objection by skeptics: the Bible's crucifixion and resurrection accounts have discrepancies.Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

In this episode, Abdu sits down with his friend and nationally recognized cold case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine "what happened." Along the way, they apply the discussion to our individual searches for the truth about Jesus.d Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

In this episode, Abdu sits down with his friend and nationally recognized cold case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine "what happened." Along the way, they apply the discussion to our individual searches for the truth about Jesus.Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Sometimes a fact or line of reasoning we use turns out to be wrong or flawed. What do we do? We needn't panic, Abdu says. In this episode, Abdu suggests how to address the error and rebuild a robust case that doesn't depend on just one line of evidence or argument. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Abdu's friend and President of Stand to Reason Greg Koukl join's him to discuss the updated edition of Greg's book, Tactics: A Gameplan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. Tactics equips Christians with the same kind of methods lawyers use to find out the facts in a case. This is part one of a two-part interview. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Abdu's friend and President of Stand to Reason Greg Koukl join's him to discuss the updated edition of Greg's book, Tactics: A Gameplan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. Tactics equips Christians with the same kind of methods lawyers use to find out the facts in a case. This is part one of a two-part interview. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is central to the Christian faith. The gospel message is that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins on the cross. Yet some object that Jesus' substitution for us on the cross is unjust. How is it just for an innocent person to be punished in the place of the guilty? Abdu addresses this objection by pointing to legal principles showing how it can often be fair for an innocent person to take on the liability of another. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Abdu will apply the principles discussed in Part 1 to matters of faith, particularly the credibility of the New Testament and the creation account in Genesis. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

When assessing a claim, we often look at the testimonies of witnesses, including experts. But how can we tell if a witness is being biased toward one side or the other? Do we sometimes give too much weight to someone's opinion just because they happen to have expertise in a certain area? And what about jurors—those whose responsibilities it is to come to a verdict? Can they be biased as well? Abdu will walk us through how to think about these issues. As we look at the claims and objections regarding spiritual claims, we have to be on the lookout not only for the biased witnesses, but also our own biases.Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

Could the disciples have experienced a mass hallucination that Jesus rose from the dead instead of actually seeing the risen Jesus? We put this explanation, popular among some skeptics, to the test by employing the rules as to the admissibility of expert testimony. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

One explanation of what happened to Jesus is that he didn't rise from the dead, because he never actually died. Instead, some say he "swooned" so that it seemed like he was dead but he was actually entombed alive. In this episode, Abdu looks at how expert medial testimony establishes that Jesus did in fact die on the cross. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

This episode begins with the discussion of counter-explanations to the Resurrection. Specifically, the objection that since miracles are the least likely event, they are the least likely explanation of what happened to Jesus. In this episode, Abdu indicates how this objection employs unfounded assumptions and actually employs circular reasoning. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

This episode continues to discuss the CASE acronym, specifically the S and the E to establish the case that Jesus rose from the dead. We discuss the burden of proof once again, and how the Christian can meet the burden and then shift it onto the skeptic to try to explain what happened to Jesus. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

This episode explains the differences between "circumstantial evidence" and "direct evidence." It includes Abdu's "CASE" acronym setting out four key facts about the historical Jesus that the vast majority of scholars agree on. Abdu argues that Jesus' resurrection from the dead best explains the facts. Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray

This episode introduces "The Defense Rests," a podcast where lawyer and RZIM itinerant Abdu Murray looks at the claims for and objections against the Christian faith from a legal perspective, considering the rules of evidence and procedures to see which worldviews can withstand the scrutiny of a legal trial. In this episode, Abdu examines the concept of burdens of proof, to see who has it, how to meet it, and whether the burden ever shifts.Follow The Defense Rests on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @AbduMurray