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The Resurrection

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  • Matthew 28:1-10

  • Can we believe what Matthew wrote about the resurrection?

  • Are the New Testament writings reliable?

    • Luke 1:1-4

    • The New Testament is repeatedly confirmed by outside sources.

      • Luke 1:5; 2:1-4

      • If it was a work of fiction, it would be written with as few details as possible. Not so with the New Testament.

      • Luke 3:1-2

      • 59 marks of authenticity

        • John 5:2; 11:49

        • 84 marks of authenticity in the book of Acts

        • They included embarrassing and unlikely details.

          • Mark 8:33; 9:32; Matthew 14:31; 26:56; Mark 16:11

          • John 9:28-29; Acts 10:34-35

          • Alleged contradictions are actually marks of authenticity

            • John 20:12

            • ApologeticsPress – Alleged Discrepancies

            • J. Warner Wallace – Cold Case Christianity

            • Could the disciples have stolen the body?

              • Matthew 28:11-15

              • What’s their motivation – persecution and death?

                • Acts 4:1, 20; 8:1-3

                • How likely is it that not a single one would recant?

                  • I Corinthians 15:5

                  • Acts 12:1-3

                  • Most of the apostles suffered cruel, torturous deaths because of their preaching.

                  • How did they get past the guards?

                    • Matthew 27:62-66

                    • How do we explain the appearances of Jesus?

                    • Could the disciples have been deceived?

                      • Substitute on the cross theory.

                        • Surah 4:157-158 – Jesus was not the one on the cross.

                        • Swoon theory

                          • Jesus was close to death, but did not really die.

                          • Wrong tomb theory

                            • Nobody checked? Also, how do you explain the appearances of the risen Jesus?

                            • Hallucination theory

                              • People don’t hallucinate in groups, and they certainly don’t hallucinate the same thing!

                              • How do you explain the empty tomb?

                              • John 5:25-29

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