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Critical Evaluation of William Craig’s 21st-Century Case against the Swoon Theory – Part 2

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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

William Craig’s 21st-Century Case Against the Swoon Theory

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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

Dear Brian Cornell:

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Bradley BowenCritical Thinker & SkepticKirkland, WA 98034March 23, 2024 Brian CornellChair & Chief Executive OfficerTarget Corporation1000 Nicollet Mall, TPS-2670Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 Dear Brian Cornell, I have been a Target customer for at least three decades.  I have shopped at the Target store in Redmond, Washington many many times.  I also own stock in Target.  However, … Dear Brian Cornell:

The Evil God Challenge

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There is a helpful post by Daniel Mocsny on the Evil God Challenge over on the Debunking Christianity website: https://www.debunking-christianity.com/2025/03/the-evil-god-challenge-part-one.html The post includes a link to this interesting video of Stephen Law discussing the Evil God Challenge: The post by Mocsny also includes a number of other helpful links to more articles on the Evil … The Evil God Challenge

Jesus was NOT a Rabbi

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In the Gospels, Jesus is sometimes called “Rabbi”: 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight … Jesus was NOT a Rabbi

Careful Argument Analysis of William Craig’s Deceptive-Jesus Objection to the Swoon Theory

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THREE OBJECTIONS TO THE SWOON THEORY FROM WILLIAM CRAIG In his book The Son Rises (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1981; hereafter: TSR), the Christian apologist William Craig raises three objections against the Swoon Theory: Craig’s Objection #1: Jesus’ Physical InjuriesCraig’s Objection #2: The Deceptive Jesus ObjectionCraig’s Objection #3: The Sickly Jesus Objection Craig’s Objection #3 … Careful Argument Analysis of William Craig’s Deceptive-Jesus Objection to the Swoon Theory

NT and Jesus Scholars on the Alleged Trial before Pilate

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In his book The Son Rises, the Christian apologist William Craig raises three objections against the Swoon Theory: Craig’s Objection #1: Jesus’ Physical InjuriesCraig’s Objection #2: The Deceptive Jesus ObjectionCraig’s Objection #3: The Sickly Jesus Objection Craig makes dozens of historical claims in support of Objection #1, but fails to provide historical evidence in support … NT and Jesus Scholars on the Alleged Trial before Pilate

Jesus Scholars on the Alleged Jewish Trial of Jesus

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In his book The Son Rises, the Christian apologist William Craig raises three objections against the Swoon Theory: Craig’s Objection #1: Jesus’ Physical InjuriesCraig’s Objection #2: The Deceptive Jesus ObjectionCraig’s Objection #3: The Sickly Jesus Objection Craig makes dozens of historical claims in support of Objection #1, but fails to provide historical evidence in suppor … Jesus Scholars on the Alleged Jewish Trial of Jesus

Eyewitness Testimony is Unreliable

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WHERE WE ARE In a series of posts about the Hallucination Theory (the view that Jesus’ disciples had experiences of the risen Jesus because they had hallucinations of Jesus), one key point that I argued for is that eyewitness testimony is unreliable. This point is also of general relevance to the question: Did God raise … Eyewitness Testimony is Unreliable