Faith Lab

Faith Lab takes serious biblical scholarship out of academic conferences and dense books and makes it accessible to everyday listeners.

Hosted by Nate and Shelby Hanson, the show features conversations with historians, biblical scholars, and experts who study the origins of Christianity, the New Testament, and the world of the Bible. Nate and Shelby serve as curious guides, asking honest questions and pressing guests to explain their research clearly.

After 10 years of deconstruction, Nate’s journey through pastoral ministry and work alongside Francis Chan led him back to Christian faith through serious engagement with biblical scholarship.

History
Philosophy
Christianity
1
The genealogies don't match. That might be the ...
Scholar Caleb Friedeman stress-tests the hardest objections
19 min
2
Were the Christmas stories meant to be history?
New Testament scholar Caleb Friedeman on what ancient biography tells us
26 min
3
Tim Mackie: The Bible Isn't What You Think (Par...
Design patterns, narrative riddles, and why the Bible is far more sophisticated than we've been told
21 min
4
Tim Mackie: How to Read the Bible (Part 1)
Learning to read Scripture as its authors intended
32 min
5
Rebecca McLaughlin: Confronting Christianity in...
Hard Questions About Faith, Skepticism, and the Case for Jesus
54 min
6
Is Faith Supposed to Be Blind? with Shane Rosen...
71 min
7
Deconstruction led me to Jesus
16 min