What about all those other secret or lost gospels?

From Dan Brown to Bart Ehrman and inbetween we're told about all these other secret or lost gospels. What should we make of these so-called 'other gospels'?

To receive the Holy Spirit, must an Apostle lay hands on you?

From Acts 8 and 19 the case is made that an Apostle must lay hands on you, in order to receive the Holy Spirit. But... what about all the other passages where that isn't present, and where another norm is established? And how does this intersect with claims regarding modern-day Apostles? In Talk 2 from TBT's annual Vuka City Conference (2024) we'll look at these passages in the flow of the book of Acts, and then into the Epistles.

Does Matthew 16 support claims about Peter as Pope and Apostolic Succession?

Some significant claims are made by the Roman Catholic church concerning Peter from Matthew 16. But does that passage rightly support the Primacy of Peter and Apostolic Succession? Talk 1 from TBT's annual Vuka City Conference (2024). Passage: Matthew 16:13-27.