May 13, 20261h 20m
We trust ancient biographies that were written 450 years after the fact. So why do so many Christians get told the gospels can't be trusted as history? New Testament scholar Craig Keener (author of Christobiography and...
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Faith Lab
Hosted by Nate Hanson · religion · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Christianity is deeper than you've been shown. Nate Hanson digs into the parts of Christianity most of us were never shown: the evidence for Jesus, the strange spiritual world of the Bible, miracles, the first Christians, and true stories of people Jesus changed. Short episodes, grounded in serious scholarship. Earlier episodes feature conversations with scholars like N.T. Wright, Tim Mackie, and Craig Keener. Nate was a pastor, spent most of a decade deconstructing, and came back through scholarship. Faith Lab is free and listener-supported. Help keep it going at faithlabshow.com/support .
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What is Faith Lab about?
Christianity is deeper than you've been shown. Nate Hanson digs into the parts of Christianity most of us were never shown: the evidence for Jesus, the strange spiritual world of the Bible, miracles, the first Christians, and true stories of people Jesus changed. Short episodes, grounded in serious scholarship. Earlier episodes feature conversations with scholars like N.T.
Who hosts Faith Lab?
Faith Lab is hosted by Nate Hanson. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has Faith Lab covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why the gospels hold up as history (Craig Keener)" (13 May 2026, 80 minutes), "Why the gospels hold up as history (Craig Keener)" (13 May 2026, 80 minutes), and "Is the gospel just a ticket to heaven? (Dr. Nijay Gupta)" (29 April 2026, 64 minutes).
How often does Faith Lab publish?
Faith Lab publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Faith Lab?
Booking probability for Faith Lab is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Faith Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Faith Lab's contact route on record: verified email.
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About the host
Nate Hanson hosts Faith Lab, a religion podcast with 14 episodes published.
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- May 13, 20261h 20m
We trust ancient biographies that were written 450 years after the fact. So why do so many Christians get told the gospels can't be trusted as history? New Testament scholar Craig Keener (author of Christobiography and...
- Apr 29, 20261h 4m
Most of us were taught the gospel is a ticket to heaven. New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta says that is not what Paul was actually preaching. Nijay Gupta is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and author of...
- Apr 1, 202618 min
The hardest critiques of the cross target one version of the gospel. The earliest Christians were teaching something bigger. For a thousand years before penal substitution became the dominant framework, the church...
- Mar 25, 202620 min
Most Christians were taught to trust the Gospels without ever being shown why they should. The historical evidence is stronger than you think. New Testament scholar Lydia McGrew explains what she calls the "reportage...
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- Mar 18, 202613 min
Most Christians quietly carry a question they rarely say out loud: after the apostles died, what happened? There's a gap in the story, and in that gap, a worry lives. One man fills it. He was born 35 years after Jesus...
- Mar 11, 202621 min
Most Christians assume the end of the story is leaving earth for heaven. N.T. Wright says that is not the story the New Testament is telling. (Listen to Part 1 here , and the full interview here .) If Christian hope is...
- Mar 5, 202624 min
The resurrection isn't a theological idea. It's a historical claim. And most people have never heard the actual evidence historians evaluate. (Listen to Part 2 here , and the full interview here .) NT Wright, one of the...
- Feb 25, 202619 min
Matthew and Luke don't give us the same family tree, and the census in Luke has been called a historical invention. So why would anyone still trust the birth narratives? New Testament scholar Caleb Friedeman compared...
- Feb 18, 202626 min
For decades, scholars have claimed that ancient birth narratives were never meant to be taken as history. Then one scholar went and actually read them. New Testament scholar Caleb Friedeman tested that claim against the...
- Feb 11, 202622 min
There's a story in Genesis where Noah gets drunk and something terrible happens with his son Ham, and the Bible never actually tells you what it was. That's not a mistake. It's a design choice. In part two of our...
- Feb 4, 202632 min
Most people were taught to believe the Bible, but almost no one was taught how it actually works. Why does Genesis repeat the same words over and over? Why do later stories echo earlier ones in ways that seem too...
- Jan 21, 202654 min
Rebecca McLaughlin joins Faith Lab to confront Christianity’s hardest objections and ask whether Christian faith can actually stand up to serious scrutiny. In this conversation, Nate and Shelby talk with Rebecca about...
- Jan 7, 20261h 12m
For most people, faith means believing without evidence. A leap. A feeling. Something you are told to accept rather than question. But what if that is not what faith meant at all? In this conversation, Nate and Shelby...
Episode #1
Deconstruction led me to Jesus
Dec 30, 202517 minNate Hanson reflects on his journey with the podcast Almost Heretical, discussing the process of deconstruction and how it led him to a deeper understanding of Christianity. He shares his experiences of doubt, the...
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