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Core Apologetics · Lesson 4 · 16 min

The resurrection: best explanation

Walk the earliest creed (1 Cor 15:3-8), named witnesses, the empty tomb, and the transformation of skeptics — show why the resurrection is the best explanation of the historical evidence.

Reading path

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  1. Read

    Did Jesus rise from the dead?

    The earliest creed, the named witnesses, the apostolic preaching.

  2. Read

    What historical evidence is there for the crucifixion?

    Tacitus, Josephus, the Talmud — the death is the precondition for the resurrection.

Practice

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Practice scenario

Historical evidence for the crucifixion

Practice the historical case calmly with an academic apologist.

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