Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 9: More Problems with Objection #2
WHERE WE ARE AT Kreeft’s Objection #2 (the “Break their Legs” objection) against The Survival Theory (hereafter: TST) has at least three problems: PROBLEM 1: Roman Soldiers were NOT Medical Doctors PROBLEM 2: The Same Passage Implies the Soldiers were NOT Sure Jesus was Dead PROBLEM 3: The Key Historical Claims Made by Kreeft are … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 9: More Problems with Objection #2
The Swoon Theory is a THEORY (duh!) not an ARGUMENT
WHAT IS THE SWOON THEORY? Here are some things that The Swoon Theory is NOT: Obviously, there a millions of different kinds of things that are NOT The Swoon Theory. Obviously, The Swoon Theory is some sort of intellectual thing, an IDEA of some kind. Even the very muddled and confused Joe Hinman understands that … The Swoon Theory is a THEORY (duh!) not an ARGUMENT
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 8: Problems with the “Break their Legs” Objection
WHERE WE ARE AT In Part 7 of this series, I presented Peter Kreeft’s “Break their Legs” Objection (i.e., Objection #2) against the swoon theory, and, more properly, against The Survival Theory (hereafter: TST). I pointed out three significant problems with Objection #2: PROBLEM 1: Roman Soldiers were NOT Medical Doctors PROBLEM 2: The Same … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 8: Problems with the “Break their Legs” Objection
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 7: The “Break their Legs” Objection
Peter Kreeft’s Objection #2 against the Survival Theory (TST) is based on a dubious passage from the 4th Gospel: The fact that the Roman soldier did not break Jesus’ legs, as he did to the other two crucified criminals (Jn 19:31-33), means that the soldier was sure Jesus was dead. Breaking the legs hastened the death … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 7: The “Break their Legs” Objection
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 6: Objections Based on the 4th Gospel
WHERE WE ARE AT In this series of posts I will defend the Survival Theory (TST) against the nine objections that Peter Kreeft puts forward in Chapter 8 of Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA). Kreeft’s nine objections to TST can also be found in an online article at the Strange Notions website. Kreeft mistakenly takes … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 6: Objections Based on the 4th Gospel
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 5: Evaluation of Objection #8
OBJECTION #8: THE WHERE DID JESUS GO? OBJECTION As I pointed out in Part 4 of this series, Peter Kreeft’s argument constituting Objection #8 against the Survival Theory (TST) is UNSOUND, because a key premise of that argument is clearly and obviously FALSE: 1. It is NOT the case that there is some historical data … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 5: Evaluation of Objection #8
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 4: The ‘Where Did Jesus Go?’ Objection
WHERE WE ARE AT In this series of posts I will defend the Survival Theory (TST) against the nine objections that Peter Kreeft puts forward in Chapter 8 of Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA). Kreeft’s nine objections to TST can also be found in an online article at the Strange Notions website. Kreeft mistakenly takes … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 4: The ‘Where Did Jesus Go?’ Objection
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 3: The Deadliness of Roman Crucifixion
In this series of posts I will defend the Survival Theory (TST) against the nine objections that Peter Kreeft puts forward in Chapter 8 of Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA). Kreeft’s nine objections to TST can also be found in an online article at the Strange Notions website. (NOTE: Kreeft mistakenly takes aim at the … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 3: The Deadliness of Roman Crucifixion
The Resurrection of Dr. Sean George – Part 5: Evaluation of Premise (A4)
WHERE WE ARE AT In Part 4 of this series I argued that premise (1c) of Dr. Sean George’s argument is FALSE: 1c. Dr. Sean George was clinically dead for 1 hour and 25 minutes and then he came back to life without any neurological problems. (factual claim) The data that George provided only shows that … The Resurrection of Dr. Sean George – Part 5: Evaluation of Premise (A4)
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Use of Biblical Texts
WHERE WE ARE AT In Part 1 of this series of posts, I argued that Peter Kreeft’s definition of “the Swoon Theory” should be rejected, because if we accept his definition, then his case for the resurrection of Jesus immediately FAILS. Kreeft’s definition of “the Swoon Theory”asserts a specific explanation for the behavior of the … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Use of Biblical Texts