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Every book Wesley Huff recommended on podcasts
Wesley Huff appears on podcast discussions as a Christianity expert and commentator on religious texts, history, and apologetics. During his appearance on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, he discussed several notable books while exploring matters of faith, the reliability of scriptures, and comparative religion. Huff referenced James L. Kugel's book How to Read the Bible to articulate his conviction regarding the historical reliability of the Bible and the existence of God. He also discussed Richard Dawkins's River Out of Eden to examine materialistic perspectives on morality and to compare ancient creation stories to naturalistic views. In exploring themes of the afterlife and animals, Huff referenced C.S. Lewis's classic Chronicles of Narnia series, specifically highlighting The Last Battle and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Additionally, reflecting on his youth and his broad investigations into various world religions, Huff mentioned reading Ahmad Shah's The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran cover to cover, as well as looking into other foundational texts such as the Book of Mormon and the Bhagavad Gita to understand different theological perspectives.
Books recommended by Wesley Huff
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How to Read the Bible
How to Read the Bible by James L.
Discussed“from my investigation, I'm convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that there's actual evidence for the existence of God, the historical reliability of the Bible, and the philosophical explanations for meaning and purpose.”
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River Out of Eden
River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins is a popular science book that explores evolutionary biology, natural selection, and the materialistic view of life.
Discussed“Like like uh Darwin himself when he's articulating the survival of the fittest, there is an aspect of you shouldn't take care of those people because they're actually bringing the genetic gene pool down.”
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The Bhagavad Gita
Jack Hawley's interpretation of The Bhagavad Gita presents the timeless spiritual and philosophical teachings of the classical Hindu scripture in a format accessible to modern seekers.
Discussed“I was looking into things like the Book of Mormon and the Bhagavad Gita.”
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The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran
The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran by Ahmad Shah explores foundational religious narratives and figures shared across Abrahamic traditions.
Discussed“So, that is the first time that I uh read the Quran cover to cover.”
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The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that details spiritual histories and prophetic records concerning ancient inhabitants of the American continent.
Discussed“I was looking into things like the Book of Mormon and the Bhagavad Gita.”
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The Gospel of Barnabas
Discussed“in contrast the Gospel of Judas only has two names that would fit Jesus and Judas but contains a host of other characters whose names match not with first century Judea or Galilee like the biblical gospels but with names that were popular in Egypt during the 2 and 3rd centuries”
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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”
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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 Last Battle
Discussed“Um in fact, when he wrote The Last Battle, you know, the last series in his Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe books, uh there are animals in heaven.”
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.
Discussed“Um in fact, when he wrote The Last Battle, you know, the last series in his Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe books, uh there are animals in heaven.”
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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”
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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”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| No.1 Christianity Expert: The Truth About Christianity! The Case For Jesus (Historian's Proof) | The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett | 2026-03-09 | 9 |
| #2252 - Wesley Huff | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-01-07 | 7 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“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”
“I often say we had the babad Gita and the Book of Mormon and the Quran on the Shelf”