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30 Resurrection Questions Answered

Gary Habermas

Gary Habermas

apologetics

September 29, 2020
2:16 - Can you tell us about your journey with the resurrection of Jesus? What got you interested in this subject? 4:38 - Is it important for Christians to have reasons for believing what they believe, why not just simply trust God? 8:21 - How can something that happened almost 2000 years ago matter so much today? 9:40 - What are the essentials of the gospel and how is the resurrection related to the gospel? 13:13 - Must someone believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus to be a Christian? 17:14 - What do you think is the toughest objection to Jesus's resurrection? How do you answer it? 23:51 - What would you say are some of the best reasons for having confidence the resurrection actually happened? What do most non-Christian scholars today think about the resurrection of Jesus? What is a critical scholar? And what do critical scholars today think about the crucifixion of Jesus? How much does it matter that there is limited extra-biblical sources for Christ’s resurrection? Should we expect there to be? Are the "Creeds" the earliest accounts of the gospel message? What is the earliest evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? Is the resurrection account a late legend? 54:00 - Even if the 1 Cor. 15 Creed has a very early date, how can you trust that the varied Gospel accounts are true, having been written decades after the purported events? 55:29 - What separates the resurrection of Jesus from other resurrection stories in the ancient world? Horus, Osiris, etc. 1:02:04 - Is it more plausible to believe something other than a resurrection to Jesus happened since resurrections generally don’t happen? 1:06:04 - The gospels mention several times that the disciples did not believe Jesus had risen from the grave. They had seen his many miracles...they knew the scriptures...why the disbelief from those closest to Him? 1:10:10 - Do variations in the resurrection accounts discredit the resurrection? 1:16:00 - Best evidence for Orthodox Jewish scholars 1:18:42 - How reliable are the New Testament accounts of the resurrection? 1:20:18 - Is the best evidence for the resurrection "pre-New Testament"? 1:22:24 - Could Jesus have survived crucifixion? Was he really dead? 1:26:30 - Did Jesus's disciples experience hallucinations of him? 1:30:55 - If the evidence is so good, why isn't everyone believing? 1:34:00 - Why is it considered three days when Jesus died on Friday and resurrected on Sunday? 1:38:21 - Where was Jesus’ soul between his death and resurrection? 1:40:19 - Can you speak about the most reliable sources outside of the New Testament that have accounts of the life of Jesus, his crucifixion, and resurrection? 1:42:33 - Would you like to share some thoughts about the Shroud of Turin? 1:48:10 - Why aren’t there more non-Christian accounts of the resurrection since this is such a big deal? 1:50:45 - Is the movie/book “A Case for Christ” about Lee Strobel a reliable resource to reference regarding the historical facts of the resurrection? #garyhabermas #resurrection #Jesus

Scripture

1 Corinthians1 Corinthians 15