In 1976, the Christian philosopher Norman Geisler published a book titled: Christian Apologetics (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan). In Chapter 17, Geisler argues for “The deity and authority of Jesus Christ”. A portion of that chapter is devoted to Geisler’s case for the resurrection of Jesus. In my view it is ridiculous to the … Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus – Part 5

If you want something done right, then (sometimes) you have to do it yourself. I now know what my next project will be. Since, to the best of my knowledge, no Christian philosopher or apologist has made a good case for the resurrection of Jesus, I am going to build the first good case for … Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus – Part 4

David Marshall has posted a critique of my first post in this series about the resurrection of Jesus. Here is the first in the series of my posts on the resurrection:https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2011/11/argument-against-the-resurrection-of-jesus/ Here is Marshall’s critique of that post:http://christthetao.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-resurrection-impossible-response-to.html There are several points of criticism raised by Marshall (about 11 that I see). I have replied … Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus – Part 3

In this post I respond to a question raised by Michael Gantt about my previous post on the resurrection of Jesus.Factual/historical points made by Michael Gantt (blogforthelordjesus):1. The writers of the New Testament…do not make concurrent claims about His having been God incarnate.2. If you go back to the witnesses of the resurrection, you will … Argument Against The Resurrection of Jesus – Part 2

I will continue to be focused on Richard Swinburne’s case for God for another year, at least, but my favorite topic is the resurrection of Jesus, so I cannot resist writing a post on the resurrection, at least every now and again. My position on the resurrection claim is that it should be analyzed into … Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus

In comments on earlier posts Bradley Bowen offers some speculations about what really happened at the crucifixion. In his view, Jesus might have survived the crucifixion, and so was discovered alive on Easter morning, prompting stories of a resurrection. As I have argued elsewhere (see my essay in The Empty Tomb), I do not think … Easter Week: What Really Happened?