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EVIDENCE THAT DEMANDS OUR CONSIDERATION

FOR THE RESURRECTION

The Resurrection, Evidence, and The Scientist

by S. Joshua Swamidass for The Veritas Forum

I am a scientist. I am often asked about evidence I see for the Resurrection. This is how I explain it to them.

Science is full of trust-like faith. We believe grand, counterintuitive things because we trust the accounts of trustworthy sources.

Mass is energy. Time slows with gravity and acceleration. The earth moves around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour. Two black holes merged 1.3 billion years ago, sending gravitational waves through space that arrived last year at LIGO. In principle, this is all reproducible, but just in principle. If we personally verified and reproduced every experiment ourselves, science would grind to a complete halt.  Yes, we emphasize evidence.  But we usually trust the scientific consensus. Yes, we are skeptical and regularly challenge accepted theories. But we usually trust other scientists’ reports of what they have seen.

I am a scientist. Still, on Easter, I celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead about 2,000 years ago. This event, in first-century Palestine, is the cornerstone of everything. In the same way that trust-like faith in science is connected to evidence, so is the faith I have in the Resurrection.

Examine

by Sean McDowell
In this video series by apologetics professor Sean McDowell, he presents biblical and scientific evidence for the resurrection, miracles of Jesus, the reliability of the Bible and more. It is presented in simple and straightforward way so that any person can understand these complex subjects. You must have a RightNow Media account to view these videos. If you don’t have an account, send an email to Roman so he can set you up with a free account.

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony

by Richard Bauckham
In this book, author Richard Bauckham argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who knew Jesus. He challenges the assumption that the accounts of Jesus circulated as ‘anonymous community traditions’, asserting instead that they were transmitted in the name of the original eyewitnesses. This book has more of a scholarly tone to it and is great for someone who wants to get into the details.

Historical Evidence for the Resurrection

by Matt Perman
Do you have questions about the evidence for the resurrection but don’t have the time to read big scholarly books about it? Check out this article “Historical Evidence for the Resurrection” by Matt Perman on John Piper’s website Desiring God. The article provides an overview of some of the most complete historical facts about the resurrection.

FOR MIRACLES

The Case for Miracles

by Lee Strobel
Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel is the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author of more than twenty books. In his latest work, he investigative sights on the hot-button issue of whether it’s credible to believe God intervenes supernaturally in people’s lives today. The book features the results of exclusive new scientific polling, and first-hand reports that show miracle accounts are much more common than people think.