Bible Question:
could you help me ? is there any historical evidence about the Resurrection of christ.. i would like to use it to teach students in church. new students who come to church for the first time seem to think it's a kind of fiction please help me... God bless you !! |
Bible Answer: Lee Strobbel's The Case for Christ spells out alot of details surrounding the historical truths about resurrection of christ. You might want to read that book for greater details. But one of the strongest proofs in my opinion for the resurrection of Jesus lies in the extrabiblical manuscripts of the era. Pliney the younger, Josephus, and several other 1st and 2nd century non-biblical writers speak of the strength and determination of the Christian Movement. One comment made by a Roman Emperor I believe said that all their efforts to Subdue and quiet the Christian movement failed. Plus given the high level of Martyrdom during that era, and you have everything pointing to one significant thing. They didn't have the body. On top of that, if you look closely at the events surrounding the Resurrection, the only logical outcome is as it says in scripture. Jesus had to have Risen Physcially .. The Disciples would not have overpowered a group of trained roman soldiers in hand to hand combat. And if Jesus rose spiritually, the body would still be there. Then all the Romans would have to do is go to the grave, put Jesus' corpse in a cart, and parade it right in the middle of Downtown Jerusalem and slay christianity in its infancy. They didn't do that, because they couldn't. And they couldn't because they didn't have the body. And they didn't have the Body because Jesus rose physically. Jesusman |
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