Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach

[Exian]

My favorite part about this argument other than the title of the OP, is all the extra qualifying details to the Jesus story. They all seem to be addressing omitted questions and doubts that must have been around when the story was first being forged. While Christianity was first being pushed, imagine the push back that must have been going on, if the early Jewish and Roman believers were half as stubborn as today's Christians are when faced with anything new.

Had the bible originally said "Jesus is the son of God, said nice things, died for our sins, and rose from the dead three days later" and nothing else, you wouldn't see a Christian today. When the NT was finally cobbled together, it included things like "and his tomb was empty" as if to say "and before you even ask..." and "These people witnessed all of this" as if to say "don't believe me? Ask this guy."

There must have been some difficulty getting converts in the early first century.