The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

Articles.

A step by step article guide to the resurrection. Over the years I’ve put together an argument from start to end giving the christian a defence for the resurrection. Here there’s methodology (how you determine evidence), the evidence itself as well as opposing theories. I conclude this with ways you can score theories based on historical and philosophical methods (A scorecard for rating and determining the resurrection theories). 

    Introductory questions.

    4 Minutes

    What do we mean by resurrection?

    7 Minutes

    Jesus predicting his resurrection is authentic

    4 Minutes

    Why is the resurrection so important?

    3 Minutes

    Evidence is part of sharing the gospel

    Methodology.

    3 Minutes

    The Historical Method: Philosophical standards

    4 Minutes

    The Historical Method: Historical standards

    3 Minutes

    Summary of standards

    7 Minutes

    Minimal Facts method

    Evidence.

    7 Minutes

    Fact 1. Jesus died by crucifixion

    12 Minutes

    Fact 2 part 1. Jesus’ disciples believed that he rose and appeared to them

    11 Minutes

    Fact 2 part 2. Disciples saw and believed

    5 Minutes

    Fact 3. The church persecutor Paul was suddenly changed

    6 Minutes

    Fact 4. The sceptic James, brother of Jesus, was suddenly changed

    7 Minutes

    Fact 5. Jesus was buried (Part 1)

    15 Minutes

    Fact 5. The tomb was empty (part 2)

    2 Minutes

    Conclusion: the J.e.s.u.s. acronym. a way of remembering

    Opposing views: Basic responses.

    2 Minutes

    Opposing theories: What are they?

    3 Minutes

    Is the resurrection the best explanation?

    8 Minutes

    Legend/mythic theory assumes the story grew

    6 Minutes

    Nonhistorical genre theories assume it was just a story

    7 Minutes

    Resurrections in other religions

    3 Minutes

    Fraud 1 theory Disciples lied or stole the body

    2 Minutes

    Fraud 2: Someone other than the disciples stole the body

    3 Minutes

    Witnesses went to the wrong tomb

    7 Minutes

    Apparent death (Swoon) theory

    Opposing views: Psychological theories.

    2 Minutes

    Psychological Phenomena

    3 Minutes

    Do hallucinations explain the accounts?

    3 Minutes

    Do delusions explain the accounts?

    5 Minutes

    Do visions explain the accounts?

    4 Minutes

    Does a Conversion disorder explain the account?

    <1 Minute

    Maybe Paul felt guilty?

    2 Minutes

    Did they do it for power?

    4 Minutes

    A series of epiphanies?

    6 Minutes

    Did Paul have temporal lobe epilepsy?

    Opposing views: Some more theories.

    5 Minutes

    What if we combine multiple theories?

    4 Minutes

    Aren’t there discrepancies in the Bible’s resurrection accounts?

    4 Minutes

    Aren’t these testimonies biased?

    4 Minutes

    Why didn’t Jesus have a greater impact?

    2 Minutes

    We can never know what really happened? Response

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    Maybe Jesus is an alien?

    <1 Minute

    Maybe the resurrection proves nothing?

    2 Minutes

    What about Joseph Smith’s revelation?

    2 Minutes

    Aren’t Jesus sightings comparable to Elvis and alien sightings?

    2 Minutes

    Do extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?

    Opposing views: Some more Naturalistic theories.

    2 Minutes

    Naturally speaking: The challenge of naturalism

    7 Minutes

    Only science can prove what is true

    2 Minutes

    Science: No resurrections

    2 Minutes

    Science can explain everything, so we don’t need a God

    2 Minutes

    If God exists, he cannot intervene in natural Laws

    4 Minutes

    Science must assume a naturalistic explanation for everything

    2 Minutes

    Even if a miracle occurred, we could never know that it was a miracle

    Best explanation: Scoring the theories.

    2 Minutes

    Best explanation: Scoring the theories

    3 Minutes

    Evaluating the Fraud/conspiracy theory

    2 Minutes

    Apparent death theory (swoon)

    4 Minutes

    Hallucination theory

    7 Minutes

    The Resurrection & conclusion

    Other.

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    Accusation: Miracle claims in other religions count against Christian Miracle claims

    4 Minutes

    Probability of an event being from God

    4 Minutes

    Near-death experiences (NDE’s) challenge naturalistic understandings

    5 Minutes

    Why was Pilate surprised Jesus died so quickly?