My Argument 1) How Can We Know that Christ is Risen? The Historical Method Historical Sources: The Genre Burridge, What Are the Gospels? 3rd ed. (2018); Keener, Christobiography (2019); Judd, Modern Genre Theory (2024), 202–21; Bond, “Biography,” in The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus (2024), 62–76. Scripture 1 Cor 15:3–5/7 is Probably a Creed
Why Does it Matter if Jesus Rose? How Can We Know? Scripture The Witness of the Spirit See: Plantinga, Knowledge and Christian Belief, 2015. Historical Investigation Yields Probabilities The Historical Method See Bock, Darrell L. Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods. 2002. Burr, Authenticating Criteria in Jesus Research and Beyond, 2023
The case for Jesus’ resurrection and how it changes everything.
“How did the Apostles remember Jesus’ words? /w Dr. David Graieg.” Dan Paterson (QC) YouTube. Mar 17, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/live/fTupaO1jr7I?si=QJ9IlEXQPiBxhtRm.
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
For audio versions: 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 80–95 130 Romans winter of 56/57 57 56–57 50 1 Corinthians early 56 55
YouTube interview on “How ‘Memory Theory’ Proves Jesus’ Resurrection,” Capturing Christianity. Mar 26, 2024.
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,
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,
