Two New Objections Against the Swoon Theory by the McDowells – Part 5: The Non-Christian Historians Argument
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 5: The Non-Christian Historians Argument
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 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
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
The Evil God Challenge
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
Careful Argument Analysis of William Craig’s Deceptive-Jesus Objection to the Swoon Theory
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