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Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach
RE: Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach
(July 7, 2015 at 11:16 am)Neimenovic Wrote:
(July 7, 2015 at 9:33 am)Randy Carson Wrote: Jesus died by crucifixion.

How do you know that for certain?

I posted the extra-biblical support for this. I don't even need a single book from the NT for this point.

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Quote:The women who went to the tomb found it empty.

How many women? The gospels can't seem to agree on that

Witnesses did not agree on whether the Titanic broke in two. But it did sink, right?

A group (two or more) of women discovered that the tomb was empty.

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Quote:The disciples believed that they saw Jesus alive after the crucifixion and were willing to suffer rather than recant.

Proof?

You're just stalling now, aren't you?

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Quote:Paul, an sworn enemy of the Church, was suddenly converted.
James, the skeptical brother of Jesus, was suddently converted.

So what? What does that do for the validity of your claim?

It's called being a "hostile witness", and it is one point of additional credibility agreed upon by professional historians. Paul was hostile to the gospel right up until the moment that he met Jesus after the resurrection.

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Quote:What theory do you have that account for these facts BETTER than the resurrection of Jesus?

I don't need a better theory, those are not facts and a violation of fundamental laws of nature should never be your go to explanation.

Actually, you do. You need to have an explanation that is better than the resurrection; otherwise, the resurrection IS the best explanation of the facts, and knowing this will haunt you because you do not want it to be true.

So, got something?
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RE: Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach - by Randy Carson - July 7, 2015 at 1:52 pm

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