What Really Happened On Easter Morning? In this last lesson of our apologetics course, we wrap up by considering that really happened on that first Easter Morning. What are some of the apparent differences in the various accounts of that morning? What are some things that must be kept in mind when considering the apparent differences in the peripheral details recorded by the gospel writers? Why do the apparent differences in the peripheral details not call into question the bodily resurrection of Jesus? What are the key points on which the Gospel accounts are in clear agreement about what happened that morning? What do we mean when we say that the resurrection showed Jesus to be the Son of God? What does Paul mean when he speaks of the resurrection of Jesus as the “first fruits?” How does the resurrection affirm the goodness of creation? (53 min)
Lesson 46: Review Questions
Lesson 46: Lesson Notes

Tags: Resurrection, Jesus, Empty Tomb

Resurrection as History Did the resurrection of Jesus really happen in history? This is the subject of this lesson. What are some of the widely recognized historical facts pertaining to the resurrection of Jesus which historians must address? How have resurrection apologetics been done traditionally? What new developments in scholarly historical resurrection research have opened up new avenues for resurrection apologetics? What are the two steps in making an apologetic for the resurrection? What is the Minimal Facts apologetic for the resurrection of Jesus? What are the criteria for a satisfactory inference to the best explanation? How are the early verses of 1 Corinthians 15 crucial regarding the historicity of the resurrection? (52 min)
Lesson 45: Review Questions
Lesson 45: Lesson Notes

Tags: Resurrection, Jesus, Death, Life

What Is Resurrection? In this lesson we begin a three lesson module on the resurrection of Jesus. The idea of resurrection has become a muddled concept in our contemporary times, but it was not always so. What are some of aspects of the contemporary paradigm of the early church’s teaching of resurrection that some people hold? What does the Scripture mean by resurrection when it is used in a metaphor? What did the word resurrection mean from the time of Homer onward until into the second century A. D.? How did the Greco-Roman world view death? Why do scholars today dismiss any suggestion that the dying and rising god’s of the ancient religions show any correspondence to the New Testament accounts of the resurrection of Jesus? How did ancient people view the possibility of someone returning bodily from the dead? How did the Judaism of Jesus’ time view the idea of resurrection? How was the concept of resurrection much more than merely belief in life after death? How did the events of Easter radically alter the understanding of many devout Jews? (51 min)
Lesson 44: Review Questions
Lesson 44: Lesson Notes

Tags: Resurrection, Jesus, Life, Death, Life after Death

What Happened on the First Easter? In this last lesson of our apologetics course, we wrap up by considering that really happened on that first Easter Morning. What are some of the apparent differences in the various accounts of that morning? What are some things that must be kept in mind when considering the apparent differences in the peripheral details recorded by the gospel writers? Why do the apparent differences in the peripheral details not call into question the bodily resurrection of Jesus? What are the key points on which the Gospel accounts are in clear agreement about what happened that morning? What do we mean when we say that the resurrection showed Jesus to be the Son of God? What does Paul mean when he speaks of the resurrection of Jesus as the “first fruits?” How does the resurrection affirm the goodness of creation? (52 min)
Lesson 46: Review Questions
Lesson 46: Lesson Notes

Tags: Resurrection, Jesus, Empty Tomb