Dr. Gavin Ortlund (like many Protestants) believes that prayers to Mary and the Saints are of pagan origin, and not an authentic expression of Christianity. What does the actual biblical and other historical evidence show?

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Overview and recap
2:40 - Gavin’ Argument
6:53 - The Biblical Evidence
10:42 - Tobit, Revelation, Intercession
15:35 - Jesus’s Parables
20:16 - Calling upon Elijah
32:01 - Gavin’s Historical argument
32:13 - Response to Gavin
34:34 - Unbroken Practice Hypothesis
41:32 - St. Irenaeus
49:50 - The Anti-Pagan hypothesis
59:12 - The Pagan Hypothesis
1:03:56 - Origen
1:15:08 - Augustine
1:21:10 - Biblical Marian Devotion