Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 4: An Alternative Interpretation of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I carefully analyzed and clarified the McDowells’ Jesus’ Last Words Objection from their book Evidence for the Resurrection (hereafter: EFR). In Part 3 of this series, I showed that the Jesus’ Last Words Objection fails, based on my clarified version of the argument constituting that objection. … Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 4: An Alternative Interpretation of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 3: Evaluation of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
WHERE WE ARE There are twelve objections against the Swoon Theory in the 21st-century case against the Swoon Theory by Josh McDowell and his son Sean McDowell in their book Evidence For the Resurrection (hereafter: EFR). However, in my upcoming book, Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus, Volume 1: The Resuscitation of the Swoon … Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 3: Evaluation of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 2: Careful Analysis of the Early Writers Objection
WHERE WE ARE In my upcoming book Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus, Volume 1: The Resuscitation of the Swoon Theory (hereafter: TCAR1), I show that various cases by different Christian apologists against the Swoon Theory fail. The Swoon Theory is a skeptical theory that claims Jesus did not die on the cross, and … Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 2: Careful Analysis of the Early Writers Objection
Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 1: Careful Analysis of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
WHERE WE ARE In my upcoming book Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus, Volume 1: The Resuscitation of the Swoon Theory (hereafter: TCAR1), I show that various cases by different Christian apologists against the Swoon Theory fail. The Swoon Theory is the skeptical view that Jesus did not die on the cross but survived … Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 1: Careful Analysis of the Jesus’ Last Words Objection
William Craig’s Two Cases Against the Swoon Theory – INDEX
The Christian apologist William Craig has made two different cases against the Swoon Theory (the skeptical theory that Jesus survived his crucifixion and later appeared to some of his disciples). Craig made a 20th-century case against the Swoon Theory in his book The Son Rises (and also in Reasonable Faith, revised edition). In my upcoming book Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus, … William Craig’s Two Cases Against the Swoon Theory – INDEX
Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 3
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE KEY PREMISE (3a) Here, again, is the sub-argument given to support the key premise (3a): 4a. It is contrary to 1st-century Jewish thought to believe that Jesus had died on the cross (around 30 CE) and then to believe that Jesus had gloriously risen from the dead (less than 48 hours … Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 3
Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 2
WHERE WE ARE In a previous post, I pointed out that William Craig had a 20th-century case against the Swoon Theory and that he modified that case sometime in the last decade of the 20th century so that he now has a 21st-century case against the Swoon Theory: Craig’s 20th-century case against the Swoon Theory … Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 2
Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 1
CRAIG’S 20TH-CENTURY CASE AGAINST THE SWOON THEORY In the 20th Century, the Christian apologist William Craig made a case against the Swoon Theory (which he refers to as the “Apparent Death Theory”) in these books: This case consisted of three objections: Craig’s Objection #2, the Sickly Jesus Objection, is the same as Objection #5 against … Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 1
William Craig’s 21st-Century Case Against the Swoon Theory
CRAIG’S CASE AGAINST THE SWOON THEORY IN THE SON RISES In my upcoming book Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus, Volume 1: The Resuscitation of the Swoon Theory (hereafter: TCAR1), I critically examine cases against the Swoon Theory presented by different Christian Apologists. In Chapter 6 of my book, I show that William Craig’s … William Craig’s 21st-Century Case Against the Swoon Theory
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