Do not be unbelieving but believing. After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and he manifested himself in this way. But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. And when they saw him, they worshiped him; but some were doubtful Matthew , After that he was seen by over five hundred people at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep 1 Corinthians Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles 1 Corinthians And as he [Saul] traveled he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why are your persecuting me? These are the appearances of Jesus that the New Testament records. They caused His disciples to believe that He had risen from the dead. Luke says that Jesus showed Himself alive with many convincing proofs.
To these he also presented himself alive after his suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God Acts The Bible says that Jesus made a number of appearances after His death.
They were to a number of different people over a forty-day period. He also appeared to the remainder of the Twelve Disciples with Thomas absent. Later he appeared to them with Thomas present. There was also an appearance to seven disciples on the Sea of Galilee. On another occasion he appeared to over five hundred people at the same time. There is also an appearance to James. These appearances convinced His disciples, beyond any doubt, that He had risen from the dead.
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Use SBL Abbrev. En dash Hyphen. None — Jhn KJV. Square — [Jhn KJV]. Parens — Jhn KJV. Although the precise mechanisms for such group hallucinations remain uncertain, I very much doubt that Strobel would regard all such instances as factual. Some scholars would question how early the empty tomb story is.
There is significant evidence that the Romans did not typically remove victims from crosses after death. Miracles are, by definition, extremely improbable events, and I see no reason to assume that one has taken place when other explanations are far more plausible. Yet the two biblical scholars who feature in the movie, Gary Habermas and William Lane Craig , both teach at institutions Liberty University and Biola University, respectively that require their faculty to sign statements affirming that they believe the Bible is inspired by God and is free of any contradictions, historical inaccuracies or moral failings.
For example, the Liberty University faculty application requires assent to the following statement :. The overwhelming majority of professional biblical scholars teaching in the United States and elsewhere are not required to sign such statements of faith. Many of the other scholars he interviews in his book have similar affiliations. Strobel has thus drawn from a quite narrow range of scholars that are not representative of the field as a whole. I estimate there are somewhere around 10, professional biblical scholars globally.
As you know, there are plenty of credentialed scholars who would agree that the evidence for the resurrection is sufficient to establish its historicity. Moreover, Dr. In the end, though, each person must reach his or her own verdict in the case for Christ. Many things influence how someone views the evidence — including, for instance, whether he or she has an anti-supernatural bias. They are two of the leading scholars in this area. Both have been on our show multiple times.
Faith is trusting in the one to whom these facts point. It is the culmination of reason, not the absence of it. It is trusting in and committing oneself to what has been found to be true. Even though trust is needed for things unseen or unknown, our trust is not in the unknown. Rather, we trust in what is known regarding the unknown or unseen. As we examine the facts and evidence surrounding the resurrection, we find great reason to trust in Jesus as the one who did not only claim to be God but proved it by rising from the dead.
And since He overcame death itself, we have great reason to trust in His offer of eternal life. Merely Borrowed Mythology? Although many continue to propose this on the popular level, the argument has been largely rejected by historical scholars including non-Christians. There are many reasons for this. If any account borrowed from another, it appears these borrowed from Christianity. Furthermore, a number of other parallels have also been noted between Jesus and ancient mythological accounts.
Lastly, I think Timothy Paul Jones add a helpful comment to this discussion as well:. Parallels in other ancient religions neither prove nor disprove the authenticity of the New Testament documents. They simply demonstrate the common expectations of people in the first century AD. It would mean that, when God dropped in on the human race, he chose to reveal himself in ways the people in that particular culture could comprehend.
Appearing to the not in the Gospels? I am not sure I follow all of your reasoning on this, but let me respond with a few points to consider.
First, Paul is not the originator of this statement in 1 Corinthians Scholarship across the board even scholars who discredit the majority of the Gospel accounts acknowledge that 1 Corinthians 15 contains a creedal statement which proceeded Paul.
They all agree that it originated in Jerusalem very shortly after the resurrection some suggest only months after, but everyone affirms it was no more than 5 years after the resurrection. Thus, the mention of Jesus appearing to the group of is a report which originated in Jerusalem not Corinth by Jewish followers not Romans only a few years after the event.
Jerusalem is significant because this was the central location for these events and where most of the people who experienced them lived. This, along with how early it was, made the report verifiable. Furthermore, the creedal statement was created neither by a Roman audience nor for one. It was created by Jews who personally experienced these events. It was taught and celebrated as their central beliefs and shared with those around them in Jerusalem.
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