Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-01-07
Books mentioned on #2252 - Wesley Huff
Wesley Huff is a Christian apologist, public speaker, and current Central Canada Director for Apologetics Canada.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial historical study that proposes Christianity and ancient religious rituals originated from fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“the first time I was introduced to Marco legro was not his sacred mushroom and the cross stuff but he published a book on What's called the Copper Scroll”
Where to get it
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.
Discussed“didn't JRR tolken didn't he create an entire language for Lord of the Rings”
Where to get it
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic that weaves complex themes of politics, religion, ecology, and human potential across a sprawling desert planet.
Discussed“apparently the guy wrote Dune sent a copy to tolken before he published it really and tolken didn't like it”
Where to get it
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The Gospel of Truth
Discussed“he specifically highlights the fact that the Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Truth Gospel of the Hebrews Gospel of you know these ones that we kind of hear about Mary Judas that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead”
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The Messianic Gospel of the Hebrews
Discussed“he specifically highlights the fact that the Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Truth Gospel of the Hebrews Gospel of you know these ones that we kind of hear about Mary Judas that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead”
Where to get it
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The Gospel of Thomas
Discussed“he specifically highlights the fact that the Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Truth Gospel of the Hebrews Gospel of you know these ones that we kind of hear about Mary Judas that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead”
Where to get it
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The Gospel of Barnabas
Critiqued“so the Gospel of Barnabas which I mentioned before which Billy Carson has brought up as an evidence that he sees as denying the crucifixion it talks about getting in a boat and traveling to Nazareth but Nazareth is landlocked”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Book of Mormon
“I often say we had the babad Gita and the Book of Mormon and the Quran on the Shelf”
“I often say we had the babad Gita and the Book of Mormon and the Quran on the Shelf”
Passing The Bhagavad Gita
“I often say we had the babad Gita and the Book of Mormon and the Quran on the Shelf”