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Category Archives: Resurrection
“The Rationalization Hypothesis: Is a Vision of Jesus Necessary for the Rise of the Resurrection Belief?” — by Kris Komarnitsky
Although the bereavement vision hypothesis is widely regarded as a plausible naturalistic explanation for the rise of the belief that Jesus was raised from the dead, I have never quite found this hypothesis completely convincing. My article below draws on … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blogs, Resurrection
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David Bryan on N.T. Wright and the Argument from “Anachronistic Anastasis” by Eric Bess
[Below is a guest blog by my friend Eric Bess, which deals appropriately with a topic pertaining to Easter and how to interpret the nature of the resurrection event.] General Problems of Reasoning and Rhetoric One of the most common … Continue reading
Nicholas Covington Reviews “The Case for Christ: The Movie”
Nicholas Covington, who blogs at Hume’s Apprentice, has recently written a review on Amazon of the new The Case for Christ movie edition. Covington’s review discusses issues such as the preponderance of post-mortem hallucinations in religious movements, the growing legendary … Continue reading
Dialogue with Vincent Torley over the Probability of Jesus’ Resurrection
Yesterday I wrote an extended response to apologist Vincent Torley’s OP–“Evidence for the Resurrection”–which was discussed recently in a post on John Loftus’ blog. In his OP, Torley argues that there is about a 60-65% subjective probability that Jesus rose … Continue reading
Posted in Apologists, Historical Jesus, Historical Paul, History, Philosophy, Replies to Critics, Resurrection
Tagged Apostle Paul, Bayes' Theorem, Cognitive Dissonance Theory and Christian Origins, Gospels, Hallucinations of Jesus, Historical Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Paul's Epistles, Post-Mortem Visions
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Review of Craig Keener, “Miracles,” Part 1: What Evidence of Miracles Are Skeptics Searching for?
Over the last couple years I have been asked by multiple apologists and skeptics alike to take a look at Craig Keener’s Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts. Keener published his 1200+ pages, 2 volume set in 2011, … Continue reading
Review of “Doubting Jesus’ Resurrection: What Happened in the Black Box?”
A couple of months ago I was sent a pre-release copy of Kris Komarnitsky’s second edition of Doubting Jesus’ Resurrection: What Happened in the Black Box?. I posted a review on Amazon when the second edition was published, but, seeing as today … Continue reading
Posted in Resurrection, Reviews
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Griffin Beak, Mermaid Fin, and Dragon Blood Soup
[This article has been revised and published on the Secular Web, and can be accessed here. Since this is an earlier version, please consult the published version first if you wish to provide any feedback about this article.] Occasionally apologists … Continue reading
Posted in History, Philosophy, Resurrection
Tagged Can history prove miracles?, Did Jesus rise from the dead?, Minimal Facts Apologetic, Proving Miracles, Resurrection of Jesus, Richard Carrier, Robert Craig Cavin, Skepticism towards the Resurrection of Jesus, What evidence would convince you that Jesus rose from the dead?
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Knocking Out the Pillars of the “Minimal Facts” Apologetic
When investigating virtually every other past event outside of the origins of Christianity, professional historians recognize that ancient texts — both Pagan and Christian — are generally incapable of proving paranormal claims about the past. This is due to no special bias against the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Jesus, History, Resurrection
Tagged Can history prove miracles?, Christian Origins, Cognitive Dissonance Theory and Christian Origins, Did Jesus rise from the dead?, Evidence for Jesus' resurrection, Gary Habermas, Hallucinations of Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Mike Licona, Minimal Facts Apologetic, Myth Growth Rates, Natural explanations for Jesus' resurrection, Proving Miracles, Rise of Christianity without a miracle, William Craig
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