Thinking to Believe

Skeptics point to so-called contradictions in the Gospel accounts as reasons to doubt their claims that Jesus rose from the dead. I'll spend several episodes harmonizing the resurrection accounts in the Gospels, but in this episode I begin to lay the foundation for how we should think about so-called contradictions and what's really at stake. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: Thinki

Covered more objections to the resurrection of Jesus, including-- Why didn't Jesus' disciples always recognize Him after His resurrection?-- Why did the apostles wait so long to proclaim Jesus' resurrection?-- If the evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so good, why do only Christians believe it?-- Didn't Jesus tell Thomas he wasn't blessed precisely because he required evidence for

I address more questions and objections:-- Was Jesus' "appearance" to Paul truly a resurrection appearance?-- Jews did not bury crucified victims. Jesus was left in an open tomb and most likely eaten by dogs/birds.-- Jesus’ Body Would have been Unrecognizable-- Why Didn’t Jesus Appear to Unbelievers?-- The Doctrine of Resurrection was a Later Doctrine-- How did Mark know what t

I address the following questions and objections:o When Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?o Where is Jesus’ body now?o It’s difficult to know what’s true about history. o The ancients were just gullible and easily accepted miracle claimso The Resurrection is Not a Historical Conclusiono Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence, and you haven't provided extraordinary evi

I continue my examination of non-miraculous explanations for the historical facts including the spiritual resurrection theory, deification theory, wish fulfillment theory, and more. Then, I argue that the resurrection hypothesis is the best explanation for the historical data. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitte

Now that we've established the historical facts, all that remains is to determine what best explains them. The explanation offered by Jesus' disciples was that Jesus was raised from the dead. Non-Christians, atheists, and anti-supernaturalists do not want to accept that explanation, so they have proposed a great number of alternative, non-miraculous explanations. I'll examine those

I cover the four remaining historical facts that I'll argue are best explained by Jesus' resurrection from the dead:5. The conversion of James6. The conversion of Paul7. The changed behavior of the disciples8. The origin of the disciples' belief in the resurrectionWeb: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitter & Gettr

Not only did the disciples discover Jesus' tomb to be empty, but Jesus also appeared in the flesh to various individuals and groups at different times and in different locations. I explore the reasons historians are convinced that the disciples had some sort of experience of Jesus after His death. I also harmonize all of the various resurrection appearances recorded in the gospels

I present six lines of evidence in favor of the historicity of the empty tomb, and explain why this historical fact is significant in the case for the resurrection of Jesus. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitter & Gettr: @thinking2believTruth: @ThinkingToBelieveParler: @thinkingtobelieve

I present the reasons that have convinced the vast majority of historians that Jesus was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea and why this historical fact is significant. I also address other matters related to Jesus' burial, including the location of Jesus' tomb, the rolling stone that covered the tomb, how long Jesus was in the tomb, and whether the guard at the tomb was Rom