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
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,
Handout What is the doctrine of creation? The creation of abstract objects? Image: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/are-there-uncreated-abstract-objects/ See: Craig, William Lane. God Over All: Divine Aseity and the Challenge of Platonism. Oxford University Press, 2016. The Doctrine of Creation – Why Does it Matter? Texts on Creation (OT) Some NT Creation Passages Unity/Diversity in Creation Accounts (Johnston, OT104
Handout Why this matters? What is Christianity? Conway, Does Christianity Still Make Sense? 2024. Scrivener, The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality, 2022. Holland, “Why I Was Wrong About Christianity,” New Statesman 2016. But Even if Christianity is Good, Why Think it is True? Evidence that God
Note I maintain a longer bibliography on works on Jesus’ resurrection at: https://www.academia.edu/74263582/A_Bibliography_on_Jesus_Resurrection_works_since_2020_as_2024_12_02 so this is just a listing of some key works and a few others. Anderson, Norman. The Evidence for the Resurrection. InterVarsity Press, 1959. Allison, Dale C. Resurrecting Jesus: The Earliest Christian Tradition and Its Interpreters. T & T Clark, 2005. Allison,
Alexander, Denis, and Alister E. McGrath. Coming to Faith through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity. Kregel Publications, 2023. Allberry, Sam. Why Bother with Church? The Good Book Company, 2016. Almodovar, Nancy A. Creedal Apologetics: Learning to Use the Apostles’ Creed to Defend and Proclaim the Christian Faith. Wipf and Stock, 2021. Anderson, Tawa
Handout What is Apologetics? Apologetics is not… Biblical Foundations Jesus’ Apologetic Approach Paul Apologetics is not primary, but it is important An Overview of Apologetics What is Christianity? Why think God exists? The Value of Arguments The Burden of Proof What if there is no God? See https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-absurdity-of-life-without-god Define “God” Some Arguments for God’s existence
A summary of the forthcoming journal article “Resurrection Misremembered? The Interpretative Options Parts 1&2” with JETS 2025. Overview What is a Memory Approach? Issues to Consider Options for Jesus’ Resurrection See Andrew Loke, Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach, 2020. Historical Sources A Defeater: Fictional Genre? See Andrew Judd, Modern Genre
Handout What is a Memory Approach? Different Uses of a Memory Approach Why this Subject Matters? A Definition of Memory Is Memory Reliable? The Elements of a Memory Approach Transience The Implications of Transience Forgetting Curves Passivism and constructivism Examples of the active nature of memory The Implications of Passivism and Constructivism Theories of Remembering
Handout Jesus: A Range of Views Why this Matters? Jesus’ ranking among the most influential persons of all time varies from #3 (Rhys McKay, WHO, December 5, 2019, https://www.who.com.au/entertainment/most-influential-people-of-all-time/ behind 2 Einstein and 1 Martin Luther King Jr; Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978; behind 2
