Journey Critique: The Resurrection Of Christ By Daniel B. Wallace

The resurrection of Jesus himself is a concept that is hard to believe. How can a man come back to life, and why is this the first time this has happened? Jesus was not written about till after his death. The gospels were told by Jesus’ apostles and their recollection of Jesus and his teachings. The Council of Nicaea were Christian theologians who decided which stories about Jesus to include in the Bible. The Council of Nicaea left out the Gnostic gospels “hidden knowledge” which talked about Jesus’s early childhood. Why should we believe the council when they left out the parts of Jesus’ life they did not agree with.“Even those whose hearts were inclined to accept the new faith required some intellectual satisfaction before they were willing to commit: How can God be three separate beings- God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit- and one indivisible being at the same time? If Jesus is “coeternal” with God, why is there no mention of him in the two thousand-year tradition of Hebrew writings? If Jesus is the divine Son of God, how could he experience such human emotions as temptation, fear, and loneliness?” 1 (pg. 229)

By describing the resurrection of Jesus, Luke presents his audience with the belief that Jesus is immortal and therefore always there to respond to an individual's prayers and

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Award-winning journalist, Lee Strobel wrote The Case for Christ to retrace and expand his journey toward becoming a Christian. Strobel once declared atheist, and now Christian, shares how he began to look upon the Bible and God. As an atheist, Strobel lived the life of selfishness and only worried to please himself. When his wife began to go to church he wasn’t very pleased until after he saw the positive and attractive change in her. This is the start of his curiosity and investigation about Christianity. To relate with his wife he decided to study about this and attend church services with her. Strobel interviewed thirteen leading scholars who defended their views concerning the historical reliability of the New Testament.

In the bible it states that one day Jesus Christ will resurrect from the dead and he will return one again. Rattner is portraying the beginning thoughts of this idea of resurrection through Ezekiel and the valley of dried bones.

including the virgin birth and the bodily resurrection of Christ” ( Moran 191 ). This made

The resurrection of Christ is an event that if true provides good evidence that Jesus is truly the son of God. Christ 's resurrection is an event which only God himself could perform. This resurrection is far different from the everyday resurrection by medical equipment. This resurrection is an eternal

As I read Fundamentals: Enduring Convictions of the Restoration, through the lens of this assignment, I gained new insight and a different appreciation for his visionary calling to provide a theological perspective that aligns us with a larger Christian understanding.

From the very beginning of the religion, doubts have existed questioning the core of Christianity, the Resurrection of Christ. Matt Perman, a noted author, describes the situation in his article, “Historical Evidence for the Resurrection”₁. It is the aim of this writing to go over and highlight the most poignant arguments presented by Perman, and use them and other information to determine an independent conclusion. The first truth brought forward states the tomb in which Christ’s body was laid into and sealed thereto, was discovered to be empty by a group of women. Their discovery is described in Matthew Chapter 28, verses 1-10, English Standard Version.

This is the messages in the last paper the revelators want to emphasize. How do you feel about it? What does it mean to us? Why is human Jesus so important?

The quest for the knowledge on the historical Jesus started as a protest against the traditional dogma of Christianity, but when the neutral historians joined the movement, all they saw was Jesus without features. Even when these scholars decided that other biblical figures such as John the evangelist, John the Baptist, Paul, and others were at home in a symbolic and richly storied world. Jesus himself

In the final phase of Professor Johnson’s writings, he comes to a methodical conclusion that scholars have attempted to discredit how the gospel portrays Jesus Christ. In his argument, he points out that many scholars have all come up with different ideologies with no consistency among their views. According to Professor Johnson, “The Jesus they present is a dead person of the past... the Jesus depicted in the literary compositions of the New Testament is recognized as true..." (Pg. 74). He seeks to discredit the scholars and in my opinion, he establishes a sense of faith by focusing on ones belief in Jesus Christ rather than the miss construed history of how he died. In the end, what Professor Johnson portrays through his writing is a broad

The New Testament highlights resurrection and living a life of faith and purity. Those who commit themselves to God and are in union with the Lord work towards God’s grace and a divine fate. However, for those who live a life of sin and mock God, he turns his back to leave them to lead their lives in sin and ultimately

Still, the resurrection of Jesus Christ has been under persistent attacks since the Apostolic age. Why? Because it is the central confirmation of Jesus' identity as the incarnate Son of God, and the ultimate sign of Christ's completed work of atonement, redemption, reconciliation, and salvation. Those who oppose

The word "gospel" is a translation of the Greek word "euangelion" which means "good news. The first three books in the New Testament (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) are often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels (from Greek synoptikos, "seen together") They bear greater similarity to each other than any of the other gospels in the New Testament. Along with these similarities come some differences among the gospels, suggesting that each gospel was written for a specific audience and for a specific purpose. This paper will examine the resurrection of Jesus, while identifying the significant differences between Mark, Matthew and Luke. This paper will also analyze the differences to suggest the prominent theological perspective each gospel author