Did Jesus actually rise from the dead? Is there any evidence outside the Bible for His resurrection? Could it be that the central event of Christianity is nothing more than a hoax?
Well, in today’s episode, I’m going to show you why I believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We’re going to look at the greatest evidence for the resurrection, as well as the biggest arguments against it. And I’ll show you how to defend your faith against skeptics who believe Jesus didn’t really rise from the dead.
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0:00 Intro
1:35 Jesus died by crucifixion.
2:18 Can we use the Bible to prove Jesus’ resurrection?
4:57 Non-biblical historical sources of Jesus
9:06 Multiple people testified to witnessing Jesus alive after His crucifixion.
14:57 The apostles suffered persecution for their testimonies.
19:40 The enemies of Christ were converted.
24:11 The gospel writers included details in the resurrection story that would discredit them.
24:55 Ladies were the first witnesses of the empty tomb and resurrected Christ.
27:05 Other embarrassing details in the gospels
29:27 The tomb of Jesus was found empty.
30:14 Historical analysis leads to the conclusion that Jesus rose from the dead.
32:57 The Hallucination Theory: The resurrected Jesus was just a hallucination.
36:49 The Swoon Theory: Jesus wasn’t really dead.
40:11 The Imposter Theory: The resurrected Jesus was just a look-alike.
42:07 The Spiritual Resurrection Theory: Jesus rose spiritually, but not physically.
44:34 The Wrong Tomb Theory: Jesus’ body just went missing.
48:37 The Stolen Body Theory: The disciples stole the body of Jesus.
53:17 The Naturalistic Presupposition: Miracles are impossible.
56:36 The resurrection of Jesus is the only rational explanation.
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Bible passages used in this episode:
Matthew 28:9-10, John 20:26-27, John 21:1, John 21:4, John 21:14, Acts 1:3, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, Acts 12:1-2, John 7:3-5, Mark 6:4, Acts 8:1, Acts 8:3, Acts 9:11, 1 Corinthians 9:1, 1 Corinthians 15:8, Luke 24:1-3, Luke 24:6, Luke 24:10-12, Mark 14:50, Matthew 28:17, John 20:25, Luke 24:25-26, Matthew 28:8-9, Luke 24:39, Luke 24:42-43, Matthew 28:11-15, Matthew 27:62-66
All verses are in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.
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