![]() ![]() Within the context of 1 Peter, it’s actually when Christians undergo suffering. And so it is in meaning to provide a reasonable defense with connotations of a legal case for why the Christian believes what the Christian believes. Now, Peter picks up that language in his epistle, in 1 Peter 3:15, which is sort of the classical apologetics verse where he says, “Always be ready to give an answer.” And that word to give an answer is an apologia. ![]() And so I think the first place we see the word used is in Plato’s Apology, where he’s telling the story of Socrates to give essentially a legal defense, which he calls an apology. In part one of this conversation, we talked about the “why” behind apologetics.Ĭhris Queen: What’s a good quick definition of apologetics?Įvan Posey: I guess to be a little bit historical, the word “apologetics” has a biblical basis, but it also has sort of a Greek philosophical basis. I’ve known Evan and his family for years, and he has given apologetics seminars at my home church. ![]() Evan Posey, executive vice president, provost, and assistant professor of theology and apologetics at Luther Rice College and Seminary in Stonecrest, Ga. I recently had a conversation with my friend Dr. ![]()
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