The Complete FAILURE of Peter Kreeft’s Case for the Resurrection – Part 1: Three Serious Problems
FIVE THEORIES ABOUT JESUS’ ALLEGED RESURRECTION In Chapter 8 of Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft identifies Five Theories concerned about “what really happened in Jerusalem on that first Easter Sunday…” : 1. Christianity: “the resurrection really happened” 2. Hallucination: “the apostles were deceived by a hallucination” 3. Myth: “the apostles created a … The Complete FAILURE of Peter Kreeft’s Case for the Resurrection – Part 1: Three Serious Problems
Defending the Swoon Theory – INDEX
OVERVIEW In Chapter 8 of his book Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft (and his co-author Ronald Tacelli), makes a case for the resurrection of Jesus. He does so by attempting to “refute” or “disprove” four skeptical theories that are alternatives to the Christian view that God raised Jesus from the dead: Hallucination: … Defending the Swoon Theory – INDEX
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 22: Swoon Theory Implies Other False Theories
WHERE WE ARE Kreeft provides six sub-arguments in Objection #7. Three sub-arguments are given to support the key premises (B), (C), and (D), and in Part 20 I showed that those three sub-arguments FAIL to establish either (B) or (C) or (D), giving us three good and sufficient reasons to conclude that Objection #7 FAILS. … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 22: Swoon Theory Implies Other False Theories
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 20: Evaluation of Objection #7
WHERE WE ARE In Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft has raised nine objections against The Swoon Theory, as part of his case attempting to prove that Jesus rose from the dead. In previous posts I have argued that his Objection #1, Objection #2, Objection #3, Objection #4, Objection #5, Objection #6, and Objection #8 all FAIL as objections against The Swoon … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 20: Evaluation of Objection #7
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 18: Premise (1) of Objection #6
WHERE WE ARE Here, once more, is Peter Kreeft’s Objection #6 against the Swoon Theory, from Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA): How were the Roman guards at the tomb overpowered by a swooning corpse? Or by unarmed disciples? And if the disciples did it, they knowingly lied when they wrote … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 18: Premise (1) of Objection #6
Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Seven Key NT Scholars
WHERE WE ARE Joe Hinman asserts that in recent decades there has been “a trend involving many scholars” in which “John has a new credibility”. Because Hinman makes these assertions in response to my claim that the 4th Gospel is HISTORICALLY UNRELIABLE, and because Hinman then quotes Kermit Zarley’s assertion about three NT scholars arriving … Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Seven Key NT Scholars
Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Scholars Do NOT Believe 4th Gospel is Reliable
Joe Hinman asserts that in recent decades there has been “a trend involving many scholars” in which “John has a new credibility”. Because Hinman makes these assertions in response to my claim that the 4th Gospel is HISTORICALLY UNRELIABLE, and because Hinman quotes Kermit Zarley’s assertion about three NT scholars arriving at the conclusion that … Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Scholars Do NOT Believe 4th Gospel is Reliable
Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking by Joe Hinman
WHERE WE ARE Here is one of the main issues between Joe Hinman and me: In recent decades has a significant portion of NT scholars shifted from the previously dominant view that the Fourth Gospel is historically UNRELIABLE to the previously minority view that the Fourth Gospel is historically RELIABLE? My answer to this question … Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking by Joe Hinman
Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking by Kermit Zarley
WHERE WE ARE The main question at issue between me and Joe Hinman is this: In recent decades has a significant portion of NT scholars shifted from the previously dominant view that the Fourth Gospel is historically UNRELIABLE to the previously minority view that the Fourth Gospel is historically RELIABLE? My answer to this question … Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking by Kermit Zarley
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 16: The Roman Guards are Probably Fictional
OBJECTION #6: THE GUARDS AT THE TOMB In Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft has raised nine objections against The Swoon Theory, as part of his case attempting to prove that Jesus rose from the dead. In previous posts I have argued that his Objection #1, Objection #2, Objection … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 16: The Roman Guards are Probably Fictional