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Advanced Apologetics · Lesson 1 · 22 min

The minimal-facts case for the resurrection

Build the Habermas-style historical case in depth — five facts virtually all critical scholars accept, and why bodily resurrection best explains them.

Reading path

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  1. Read

    The minimal-facts case for the resurrection

    Habermas's five facts; the 1 Cor 15:3-8 creed; alternatives ruled out (swoon, hallucination, theft, wrong tomb, vision).

  2. Read

    Did Jesus rise from the dead?

    The intro-level page on the resurrection — read this first if you haven't.

  3. Read

    What historical evidence is there for the crucifixion?

    Companion piece — the historical evidence for the death itself.

Practice

Try the conversation in a safe place before you have it for real.

Practice scenario

Historical evidence for the crucifixion

Practice the historical case with an academic Muslim apologist — most of the same evidential moves apply.

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