Historicity of the Resurrection and Jesus[1]

1. The Five Facts

• Jesus’ Death by Crucifixion
• Disciples’ Beliefs that Jesus Appeared
• Conversion of the Church Persecutor Paul
• Conversion of Skeptic James
• Empty Tomb

2. Jesus died due to crucifixion

• Josephus
• Tacitus
• Lucian
• Mara Bar-Serapion
• Talmud

3. Jesus’ disciples sincerely believed Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to them

• They claimed it

• Paul
• Oral tradition

• Creeds (i.e. 1 Cor. 15.3-7)
• Sermon summaries (i.e. Acts 2

• Gospels

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke-Acts
• John

• Clement
• Polycarp
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