Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
The case for Jesus’ resurrection and how it changes everything.
Jesus' Resurrection
Christianity
What is Christianity?
Christianity is understood to be many different things, depending on who you ask.[1] For example, atheist Sam Harris writes that Christians are those who believe that the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami were God’s wrath for abortion and homosexuality.[2] Christopher Hitchens argued that religion, especially Christianity, has many problems: it misrepresents the origins of
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Memory and the NT
Why Memory and the NT? Historical Criticism and Hermeneutics Memory Should Be Used in Conjunction With Other Factors A Definition of Memory Is Memory Reliable? The Elements of a Memory Approach Transience The Implications of Transience The Primacy of Jesus’ Resurrection •Jesus’ resurrection should be central to your apologetic. For instance, let’s just say, memory
Bibliography The historical Jesus
Bibliography on Historical Jesus Studies
Andrews, Edward D. The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Are Doubts About Jesus Justified? Christian Publishing House, 2022. Allison, Dale C. Jr. “How to Marginalise the Traditional Criteria of Authenticity.” In Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus, edited by Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter, vol. 1, 3–30. Brill, 2009. Allison, Dale C.
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How ‘Memory Theory’ Proves Jesus’ Resurrection: An Interview with Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity and David Graieg
YouTube interview on “How ‘Memory Theory’ Proves Jesus’ Resurrection,” Capturing Christianity. Mar 26, 2024.
Bibliography Science
Bibliography on Science
Aguirre, Joe; Kenneth Keathley; and J. B. Stump eds. Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and Biologos. Intervarsity Press, 2017. Alexander, Dennis. Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? 2nd ed. Oxford, England: Monarch Books, 2014. 512 pages. Allert, Craig. Early Christian Readings of Genesis One: Patristic Exegesis and Literal
Bibliography
Bibliography of Audiobooks on Apologetics
A list of apologetics works available on Audible: Alcorn, Randy. If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil, 2009. Alexander, Denis, and Alister McGrath. Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity, 2024. Allberry, Sam. What God Has to Say About Our Bodies: How
Bibliography God's existence
Bibliography on Theism
[A good bibliography on the subject] Mcintosh, Chad, A. Theistic Arguments https://www.camcintosh.com/theistic/ Almeida, Michael. Cosmological Argument. Cambridge University Press, 2018. Barnes, Luke A. “A Reasonable Little Question: A Formulation of the Fine-Tuning Argument.” Ergo 6, no. 42 (2019–2020): 1220–1257. https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.12405314.0006.042 Beck, W. David. Does God Exist?: A History of Answers to the Question. IVP Academic,
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Was Jesus’ Resurrection Accurately Remembered?
Handout Is Memory Reliable? Different Elements of Memory Transience The Implications of Transience A Forgetting Curve The Period Between Events and Writing Book Lower (Bernier) Lower (Robinson) Middle (Harnack) Higher (Sturdy) Matthew 45–59 50 70–75 130 Mark 42–45 45 65–73 80 Luke 59 60 80–95 110 John 60–70 65 80–110 140 Acts 62 62 80–95
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Evidence for the Resurrection: An Interview with Tyler McNabb and David Graieg
1. Many New Testament scholars have abandoned the traditional criteria in support of memory studies. Can you explain why this is the case and how one would use memory studies in biblical studies? There are still scholars who advocate for the criteria of authenticity, such as Burr, Authenticating Criteria in Jesus Research and Beyond, 2023,