The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part One)

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

N.T. Wright is an historian of the first century who is convinced the resurrection of Jesus Christ actually happened in history. I have not had opportunity to read his massive The Resurrection of the Son of God. In his shorter — yet provocative — The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is, however, …

September 6, 2009 – 5:43 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged , | Comments (51)

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part Two)

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

Early Christianity was a kingdom of God movement, says historian N.T. Wright, and it was also a resurrection movement. That may seem an exercise in the overly obvious: everyone knows Christianity claims Jesus rose from the dead. Don’t let the simplicity fool you. Where did that belief come from? Christians say it came from a …

September 7, 2009 – 7:58 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Comments (7)

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part Three)

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

After considering early Christianity as a kingdom of God movement and as a resurrection movement, N.T. Wright concludes his condensed argument for the resurrection by looking at early Christianity as a messianic movement. There were plenty of messianic movements in those days. In Acts 5:33-42 we read of Theudas and Judas the Galilean attracting a …

September 8, 2009 – 10:53 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Comments Off

Independent Attestation

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

It seems that some skeptics who complain about the lack of independent attestation for the resurrection have set up the rules this way. (I originally wrote this as a comment and have promoted it now to a blog post for wider discussion.) These seem to be the criteria: The source must be an early document, …

September 8, 2009 – 12:10 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged | Comments (189)

The First Easter: Historical Consensus

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

The events surrounding the first Easter are not all as hotly disputed nor are they as much in doubt as some think. In a comment on the Independent Attestation thread earlier in this series, Dave noted that the historical tide on NT scholarship is turning. John A. T. Robinson is one example of a scholar …

September 16, 2009 – 11:19 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged | Comments (16)

Evidences for the Empty Tomb

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

I continue my survey of historical evidences for Jesus’ resurrection with an outline of evidences for the empty tomb. This is part of a continuing set of cumulative evidences, not intended to be complete in itself but to be read as part of the series on Evidences for the Resurrection. I am using William Lane …

October 3, 2009 – 8:49 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged , | Comments (155)