The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

Jesus is alive, for he continued to work in the lives of his disciples. The change of the lives of his followers demonstrate the work of Christ in them. Our historical knowledge relies on testimonies. The testimonies of the disciples are valid because eleven of them dies for their belief in the claims that Jesus made (McDowell 89-90). The power of Jesus is shown through them. Initially, they were cowards in their faith. Peter denied Jesus three time, and Thomas doubted Jesus’ resurrection. The disciples’ weak faith in Jesus and doubt in his resurrection suddenly transformed into an undeniable belief that led them to give up their lives for this Jesus. What could have changed the disciples’ minds so suddenly besides the witnessing of the resurrection of Jesus. They all personally had an encounter with the resurrected body of Jesus. Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus, proclaimed that

resurrection was after his crucifixion where he was said to be risen again and in the same body

“Then the noble protector of all seamen swam to land, rejoicing in the heavy burdens he was bringing with him. He and all his glorious band of Geats thanked God that their leader had come back unharmed; they left the lake together.” (Raffel 37). After a long battle, Grendel rises from the water. Clean from the blood and leaving the lake peaceful, he returns home. Very similar, Jesus overcame and rose from the tomb. “"Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. 6"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. 7"Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” (Mathew 28:6). After all of the suffering that Jesus went through. He has finally overcome and risen from the

There is a lot of evidence which point to the truth of Christianity. If the resurrection of Jesus truly occurred, then Jesus is God the son. If the resurrection did not occur, then he is not God the son.

There are many things about Jesus that Dr. Ehrman and Dr. Bird do not debate in these books. They both recognize that Jesus was a real historical figure that was born in Galilee. They both believe that: the Gospels are the earliest writings we have of Jesus, Jesus was crucified, died on the cross, and some of Jesus’ disciples truly believed he rose from the dead (Robert Bowman). In class, Dr. Ehrman talked about veridical vs non-veridical vision. He believes that they may have had visions, or hallucinations, of Jesus after his crucifixion. It is nearly impossible to prove if Jesus truly appeared to them or not. It would be amazing if new evidence could be found for these types of discussions.

The next claim is the eyewitnesses that claim to have seen Jesus after his death. According to the bible, it says a group of eyewitnesses claimed to have seen Jesus after his resurrection. This group is then described in detail by Paul in 1 Corinthians. According to Paul, the group consisted of Cephas, the 12, James, 500 brethren at the same time, all the apostles, and Paul himself. Furthermore, throughout the gospels, it states that women were the first to actually see Jesus after his resurrection. What makes this credible?

The disciples did not go to some other city to begin preaching about the resurrection where no one has even heard of Jesus, but they preached in Jerusalem. The disciples would not have been able to preach if Jesus was still in the tomb, no one would believe them. I do not think that anyone would believe that Jesus had rose from the dead if his body was still in the tomb where everyone could see. In conclusion to this theory, the belief of Jesus’ resurrection would not have been maintained for even one second if the empty tomb was not established as a true fact. Thus meaning, no one would have preached the resurrection of Jesus unless they knew without a doubt that his body was no longer visible in the

Jesus’ resurrection is one of the most important historic event in history. Even though many people have different theories that deny the resurrection, I believe that Jesus did rise from the dead, the reason for this is that it is shown through biblical scriptures, Jesus’ life on earth, eyewitnesses, and the growth of the Christian faith today. There are many biblical scriptures that give evidence that the resurrection did occur. Some information that is agreed upon by everyone, no matter the belief, is that Jesus died, he was put in the tomb, and the tomb was found empty. This is shown in the Bible when it says “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had

In the modern age many people no longer believe in Jesus Christ. They claim that modern science and historical data disproves Jesus. In fact, this just is the opposite. Most scholars do not doubt that Jesus of Nazareth existed, but it is His divinity that they doubt. By looking at historical documents and using basic reason one can see that Jesus Christ did exist, and through His actions we can see that he was divine.

I think a main one would be that God does exist. If the Resurrection did not happen how could God even exist. God was the one who raised Jesus from the dead. So, this gives evidence of God existing in Heaven. Habermas and Lincona said, “The writers of the New Testament asserted that it was God who raised Jesus from the dead” (136).

In 1 Corinthians 15:14, Paul encourages his readers to grab hold of this central truth, that “if Christ did not rise, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." The Bible teaches that the resurrection is the key to establishing that Jesus is indeed who He claims to

The second valuable evidence that correlates with biblical evidence is Circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence justifies why the resurrection is logical. Many may think that the resurrection is a myth, but there are many counter arguments that can be made in contrast with this idea. If the resurrection was a myth then the story line would not have of a women playing a key role. The women who discovered the empty tomb were mentioned by name. If it was a myth then it would have been men who discovered the grave because of their dominant role in society durning they had during that time. Another valid point is that the disciples made a profusion of changes after the time Jesus had been crucified. They were willing to die for claiming

However, through the revelations of the angels (the messengers) as well as the revelations of Jesus himself did the disciples come to believe. It was a gradual process. Things to Think About #1. When I recite the words about resurrection in the Creed, I think that Jesus has died, buried, bodily resurrected and ascended as I was taught.

Once the Romans realized that Jesus was dead they took him off the cross. They had buried him in a tomb. Three days later Mary and some women went down to the tomb to take some spices. They saw that the tomb stone was rolled away. They went inside and did not see

Another picture that was accurately depicted accurately according to history, was the picture of Jesus’ resurrection that was portrayed in the film. However, several historians have found ways around, the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection. They state that he was not actually dead when he was placed in the tomb, because there is no reasonable explanation that would show that he was raised from the dead. Other historians have said, that the man that was crucified could not have been the same person that was on earth. If this were the case, then the movie would not depict the resurrection correctly, because the movie is based on the Christian story of Jesus’ resurrection. In the film, after Jesus took his last breath on the cross, the Romans took him off of the cross, and placed him in the tomb. They closed the tomb with large stones, and then two guards were required to stay in front of