1. Jesus died by crucifixion
This is a claim only. Many people were crucified, no doubt some of them with the same name. There is no evidence that the person referred to in the bible was actually a living, breathing person.
2. Jesus' disciples believed that He rose and appeared to them
Yes they did. And their accounts of this "event" are contradictory at best. But then some people claim that Jesus appears to them on toast. Are we to believe them, just because they make the claim?
3. Saul, the persecutor of the Church, was suddenly changed
People change. I've known truly devout people in one religion to become truly devout in another.
4. James, the skeptical brother of Jesus, was suddenly changed
As above.
5. Jesus' tomb was found to be empty
Again, a claim. See my answer to 1., above
This is a claim only. Many people were crucified, no doubt some of them with the same name. There is no evidence that the person referred to in the bible was actually a living, breathing person.
2. Jesus' disciples believed that He rose and appeared to them
Yes they did. And their accounts of this "event" are contradictory at best. But then some people claim that Jesus appears to them on toast. Are we to believe them, just because they make the claim?
3. Saul, the persecutor of the Church, was suddenly changed
People change. I've known truly devout people in one religion to become truly devout in another.
4. James, the skeptical brother of Jesus, was suddenly changed
As above.
5. Jesus' tomb was found to be empty
Again, a claim. See my answer to 1., above
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
