Apologist Wes Huff, who has gained prominence as a result of his January appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” joined conservative commentator Michael Knowles for a discussion on “Bible lies” that aired Saturday, April 26.
In it, Huff responded to 10 claims of varying plausibility about the Bible and Christianity, including that Jesus traveled to India prior to his public ministry, that Christianity was copied from pagan religions, and even that psychedelics were responsible for Christianity’s origins.
“A lot of people believe things about the Bible and Christianity that are just not so, some more outlandish than others, but some of these legends recur and recur,” said Knowles, who is a practicing Catholic, at the beginning of the video, titled, “Wes Huff DEBUNKS Top 10 Bible Lies with Michael Knowles.”
Michael Knowles Talks to Wes Huff About ‘Bible Lies’
Wesley Huff is the Central Canada director for Apologetics Canada. Last year, a debate between him and Billy Carson, founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge Inc., went viral, with many being impressed with the measured and articulate way Huff defended historical Christianity.
Huff drew the attention of Joe Rogan and later appeared on Rogan’s podcast, which is one of the top podcasts in the world. Huff has since been making appearances on a number of popular platforms, recently speaking to Piers Morgan.
Michael Knowles is an influential author and social commentator. He is the host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire and “The Book Club” at PragerU. The first claim he asked Huff about was the idea that Jesus traveled to India in the “lost years” before his public ministry. While in India, Jesus supposedly learned from religious teachers and used those ideas to develop Christianity.
The idea that Jesus traveled to India between his youth and adulthood comes from a Russian man named Nicholas Notvich in the late 19th century, said Huff. One reason Huff does not find this theory credible is that certain Bible passages suggest that Jesus remained in Israel during the period of his life in question. One is Luke 2:52, which says, “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man,” which “implies that he’s at least there,” said Huff.
Another is a Bible passage that describes the Jews being upset that Jesus said he came down from heaven. They respond, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” Huff said that this comment is similar to saying, “Isn’t this the guy who we went to prom with?”
“They know who Jesus is, right?” said Huff. “They’re very familiar with him. So if he had left and become some sort of traveling Jewish sage who learned Buddhism and Hinduism, you wouldn’t get this kind of response.”
