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In one of the very first posts on this blog, I presented a summary of the historical case for the resurrection of Jesus. In this post, I revisit this topic, addressing a few additional issues I did not address in my original post. Historical Skepticism One approach sometimes used by skeptics to reject the reality … Read more
Skeptics have often argued that the resurrection narratives of the four Gospels are hopelessly contradictory, and that this sheds doubt on the reality of Jesus’s resurrection. Now, it is certainly true that we have four very different resurrection narratives in the Gospels (this provides good evidence that these are independent eyewitness accounts, rather than a … Read more
One of the most basic and important Christian theological beliefs is the doctrine of the resurrection. Christians believe that when Jesus comes again to fully inaugurate God’s Kingdom and to make all things new, every human being who has ever lived and died will be raised from the dead. Then, we will all experience God’s … Read more
“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 John 5:12). Salvation comes through Christ alone. Human religions are not paths to God and salvation, nor can their adherents be saved and be in Christ without explicitly putting faith in Jesus. The only way for … Read more
I. Presuppositions When assessing the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, the matter of presuppositions is of fundamental importance. If someone believes that miracles are in principle impossible, no amount of evidence will convince them that Jesus rose from the dead, since they have ruled out this possibility a priori. If someone believes that miracles might … Read more