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How Wes Huff Got The Bible Wrong on Joe Rogan

Alex O'Connor | November 8, 2025



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– VIDEO NOTES

Wesley Huff was recently on the Joe Rogan Podcast bringing biblical scholarship – from the Dead Sea Scrolls to resurrection apologetics – into the mainstream. Happy as I am to see this, I think he made a few important errors.

– LINKS

Watch Wes Huff on Joe Rogan: https://youtu.be/HwyAX69xG1Q?si=NH8qUQdYwf6zRCWD

– TIMESTAMPS

0:00 The Isaiah Scroll
2:50 Jesus’ Divine Claims
5:04 The Amazing Growth of Christianity
6:08 When Were the Gospels Written? (p52 and John’s Gospel)
15:06 Paul and the “400” Witnesses
23:22 Luke-Acts and its Eyewitnesses
25:08 The Alexaminos Graffito
26:57 Who Wrote About Witnessing the Resurrection?
30:42 Who Wrote John’s Gospel?

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  2. @meggypie.101

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Alex is wrong to say that Jesus did not claim to be God in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and that such claims only appear in John. The Pharisees crucified Jesus precisely because of His claims of divinity.

    Let me cite the passages for you:

    Matthew 26:63–65
    Matthew 9:2–6
    Mark 2:5–7
    Mark 14:61–64
    Luke 5:20–21
    Luke 22:69–71

    In Greek, Jesus even used the phrase “I Am” (ἐγώ εἰμι / ego eimi), directly identifying Himself with Yahweh.

    Unless you are conveniently ignoring the full context and implications of these verses, Alex’s claim holds no ground.

  7. @eduardghiur8069

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    The entire video is just an exercise in pettiness.

    To give just one example the disscussion about the 500 people who witnessed resurected Jesus, all you got is could've, would've, should've, nothing concrete. Points made just to cast doubt – real petty.

  9. @Mrvmetv

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Acts 1:8: But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Ju·deʹa and Sa·marʹi·a, and to the most distant part of the earth.”
    The above cited text should be sufficient enough to establish credibility that the whole Bible is true and based on facts and not on hypothetical theories. It is a prophecy that has already been fulfilled giving complete credit to what Jesus said. Any discussions about its originality and today’s nuances does not change the outcome, those were words kept for humanity by God Himself so that we learn how to gain what He has promised and guaranteed us the elusive eternal life on planet Earth.

  10. @uneetudiant

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    I have been listening to so many people that say or believing what's in there mind. So far as I see it every one has read and or read many bibles to come up with a answer or a solution to or for every one else's beliefs or thoughts on the book. I myself will not continue to listen to podcasts on this subject called the bible no more (Why) Because I and every one else was not around to see anything related to the bible or the death of subjects in the bible period. If one thinks and observes what truly is going on here is this. The system itself has everyone going around in circles with no ending in sight,holy crap this has been going on for centuries and probable not ever will stop (Why) because they have removed most of the books from the bible and we are never ever going to see the REAL TRUTH until it your time to leave this great place. Time wasted on podcasts sucks your(my) energy. That's how I see it.Cheers and blessings to all

  11. @RunnerUpHill

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    All this could have been avoided if Jesus would have just written the thing. The fact he let it all be open to interpretation makes it all just seem made up by home man’s followers. It makes no sense he didn’t write it. If he could make the whole universe surely he could give and instructions manual, but nope, nothing, just men writing.

  13. @KaburuX

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Alex you are wrong. Jesus claimed divinity in many books of the bible (all the gospels and revelation)
    Excellent — this is one of the most debated and important questions in theology.

    Here’s a clear, direct list of where Jesus explicitly or implicitly claims to be God, arranged by Gospel:

    ⸻

    🩸 1. Gospel of John (most direct and theological)

    John is the clearest in showing Jesus’ divine identity.
    • John 1:1,14 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… and the Word became flesh.”
    → John calls Jesus God incarnate.
    • John 8:58 – Jesus says: “Before Abraham was, I AM.”
    → “I AM” (ἐγώ εἰμι) echoes God’s name in Exodus 3:14 — a direct claim to divinity.
    • John 10:30–33 – “I and the Father are one.” The Jews respond: “You, being a man, make yourself God.”
    → Clear that they understood him as claiming equality with God.
    • John 14:9 – “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
    • John 20:28 – Thomas calls him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus accepts it.

    ⸻

    ✝️ 2. Gospel of Mark

    Mark shows Jesus’ divine authority and identity through actions and indirect claims.
    • Mark 2:5–7 – Jesus forgives sins; the scribes say, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
    → Implies divine authority.
    • Mark 14:61–64 – When asked, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?” Jesus answers, “I am… and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power.”
    → Echoes Daniel 7:13–14 (divine Son of Man). The high priest calls it blasphemy — showing they understood it as a divine claim.

    ⸻

    ✝️ 3. Gospel of Matthew
    • Matthew 11:27 – “No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son.”
    → Claims unique, divine relationship.
    • Matthew 28:18–20 – “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me… baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
    → Jesus is placed within the divine name formula.

    ⸻

    ✝️ 4. Gospel of Luke
    • Luke 5:20–21 – Forgiving sins (same as Mark).
    • Luke 22:69–70 – “From now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
    → Again, identifies himself with the divine Son of Man.

    ⸻

    📘 5. Revelation
    • Revelation 1:8, 17–18 – Jesus says, “I am the First and the Last… the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore.”
    → Titles used of Yahweh in Isaiah (44:6).

  15. @keithbecker2965

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Paul didn't believe in Jesus because he heard that 500 people had witnessed his Resurrection in person, though he most assuredly would have heard this. He believed in Jesus because of his personal interaction with the Living Jesus that met him, and spoke to him on the road to Damascus.

    On your comments of the Isaiah scroll with the variants. This actually supports the Isaiah scroll even more. The general consensus of the text is right on, so what is your point?

  18. @abubenadem

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    This guy is a bold face liar the Bible tells us more than a dozen times people returned from the dead including Jesus who was one of the last few ! So resurrection wasn't a strange or new idea

  20. @mattduplissey

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    JESUS’S DIVINITY
    Self-claims:

    Jesus Forgives Sins as God Alone Can (Mark 2:1-12)
    When Jesus tells the paralytic, “Your sins are forgiven,” the scribes instantly recognize what’s implied:
    “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (v. 7)
    He doesn’t correct them; instead He proves His authority by healing the man:
    Mark 2:10-12
    [10] But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—[11] “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” [12] And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
    He’s not a prophet announcing forgiveness—He’s the source of it.

    He Claims Lordship Over the Sabbath (Mark 2:27-28)
    “The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
    The Sabbath was instituted by Yahweh Himself (Exodus 20:8-11).
    To declare lordship over it is to assert divine authority over God’s own covenant sign.

    Luke 7:26, Jesus asks the crowd what John’s purpose was:
    “‘What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.’”
    Not just predicting history, but for something greater than any prophet had the privilege of doing: paving the way for the Messiah, the Lord.

    He Exercises Authority Over Nature, Demons, and Death
    The Synoptics are careful: Elijah prays and God answers; Jesus commands and creation obeys.
    • Winds and waves (Mark 4:39)
    • Legions of demons (Mark 5:1-13)
    • Death itself (Luke 7:14-16; Mark 5:41)
    These are Yahweh’s prerogatives in the Psalms—yet they answer to Jesus’ voice.

    Isaiah 9:6–7 — “Mighty God”
    “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…
    and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
    This prophecy is unambiguous.
    A child — fully human — is given, yet He bears divine titles used nowhere else but for Yahweh Himself (El Gibbor = “Mighty God”).
    Verse 7 seals it:
    “Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end… from this time forth and forevermore.”
    An eternal throne.
    An earthly child.
    That’s incarnation foretold 700 years early.

    Direct definitions from Gospel writers appear all the time. For example:

    Luke 7:19 uses “the Lord” as a synonym for Jesus:
    [19] calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

  22. @joshrweb

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Wes Huff actually did a video and admitted his mistake and clarified.

    The constant argument from many people is that the Bible can't be accurate because it was written so long ago. In this example we have proof that about 1,000 years went by and Isaiah had changed in no meaningfull way. 95% was indeed a word for word match, and the 2,600 variants amount to no doctrinal differences. And yet, Alex conveniently leaves that part out. How is that any better than what he is condemning Wes for?

  23. @artblank

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    The growth of Christianity being compared to Mormonism is of course valid to do, but the growth was under different conditions so I find that to not be an apt comparison. They were both religions that grew from smaller followings to becoming massive, yet the persecution of Christians in its earlier years of growth comes off as if it is not being considered. Seems like it would make sense that the growth of Mormonism was comparatively as great being that it happened in an environment of religious freedom and where the literacy rates were vastly better. I can't deny the intelligence and how articulate Alex is, though it feels at times he does not acknowledge all points. Like he is searching for what makes his answer correct, not searching for the correct answer.

  26. @Matt.Walker

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    not saying I'm right but the way I learned it was Mark and Luke were additions added to suit the church in the 4th century they were copied from Matthew but altered slightly to give the church authority

  31. @itspandatime

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    It's incredibly profitable and common to make fraudulent artifacts. The scrolls were supposedly one of the first things radio carbon dated, and that was originally their solid proof. Certainly the skins and ink materials are old, but those scrolls are all fakes. Discovered right when Israel got started in 1940s just in time to breath new life into a then fading Christianity

  32. @DarrylSSmith

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    If your argument based off the translation "above" meaning "appeared in the shy"? Could it also simply mean Jesus was on a raised are of earth "above" the 500 people? Perhaps he was on a hill "above" the masses. This would also refute your earlier argument, "How could this many people be certain if was Jesus." Because he was "above" them and in clear view of them all perhaps…

  33. @urbanmitchell1399

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    the secret is preserve in time thomas is the twin of jesus the one look a like so much that is haft brother James did reconise is brother Thomas mean the one look a like and aramaic that why jesus use is brother to replace him after is dead apere in front of the deciples and proclaim is the mashiah thomas was the last one to die to realize is plan jesus send juda to see pilates and make a deal whit him he propose to be choose to be kill and front of is peer but pilates have to agree that is body will be give back to is peers and be burn to remove all the trace of is come back like that the roman will agree that after is dead no one will proclame is return and the story will end perfect for the roman will gain back their authority and front of the jews so they agree for 40 peace of sylver every body think juda is the traitor but is the helper is best friend and the tresaury of the group that why untill today the plan work the roman empire covert to the christ but use is relligion to do athrocity that why i am the last one of my familly to carry this secret and reveil to all to stop using my name for your crime and that why i will not coming back because i have nothing like my grand grand grand oncle is plan is to destroy the roman empire and the jews leaders and that exactly what happen Titus destroy the temple the jews was deported or kill and the spread of christianity begin by the roman empire and 323 after christ

  38. @killercat1981

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    On the 500 who supposedly saw Jesus we don't even know how many of them knew Jesus before he appeared before them and if any did then how well did they know him. They could have just been told this was Jesus and never actually know for certain and we also don't know how well any of these 500 got a good look at who was before them therefore able to definitively identify who they actually saw. There is far to many details missing for there to be any definitive answer to whether it was true or not and in my opinion to many things pointing to it having never happened.

  39. @markpandelidis2079

    November 8, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    None of it happened lol.
    Sorry, a bit sharp, but it's true. The notion that an all powerful being would only make his presence known to a small part of the world and then cross his fingers that the message would get carried out to the rest of the world is just plain ridiculous. The hubris of religion is unfathomable.

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