philosophy

Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking about NT Scholarship

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HINMAN’S PATHETIC DEFENSE OF PREMISE (1B) OF HIS SAD LITTLE ARGUMENT In response to one of my posts defending the Swoon Theory against objections by Peter Kreeft, Joe Hinman presented the following Sad Little Argument (this version of the argument is after I clarified and improved the argument, so it would make sense and not … Hinman’s Defense of his Sad Little Argument: Wishful Thinking about NT Scholarship

Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 16: The Roman Guards are Probably Fictional

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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

Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 15: Overpowering the Roman Guards

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WHERE WE ARE Peter Kreeft believes that he can prove that Jesus rose from the dead by refuting four skeptical theories that provide alternative explanations to the standard Christian view that Jesus rose from the dead.  One of those skeptical theories is The Swoon Theory. However, refuting The Swoon Theory (and three other skeptical theories) will … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 15: Overpowering the Roman Guards

Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 14: The Guards at the Tomb

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WHERE WE ARE Peter Kreeft believes that he can prove that Jesus rose from the dead by refuting four skeptical theories that provide alternative explanations to the standard Christian view that Jesus rose from the dead.  One of those skeptical theories is The Swoon Theory. However, refuting The Swoon Theory (and three other skeptical theories) will … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 14: The Guards at the Tomb

Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 13: The Sickly Jesus Objection

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WHERE WE ARE Peter Kreeft believes that he can prove that Jesus rose from the dead by refuting four skeptical theories that provide alternative explanations to the standard Christian view that Jesus rose from the dead.  One of those skeptical theories is The Swoon Theory. However, refuting The Swoon Theory (and three other skeptical theories) will … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 13: The Sickly Jesus Objection

Some Reflections on Epistemology

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To be honest, I tend to shy away from discussions of epistemology (the theory of knowledge, the sub-discipline of philosophy that attempts to understand and clarify the concept of knowledge and the conditions or criteria for what counts as knowledge).  First of all, I don’t enjoy discussing “Calvinist epistemology” which has been a big topic … Some Reflections on Epistemology

Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 11: The “Winding Sheets” Objection

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WHERE WE ARE AT In his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft attempts to refute The Swoon Theory.  But in order for his case for the resurrection to have any chance of success, he actually needs to refute the more general view that I call The Survival Theory (hereafter: TST), the theory that Jesus … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 11: The “Winding Sheets” Objection