Evidence for the Resurrection of Yeshua (Part 4)

~This is a continuation in the series forming the case for an actual, historical, literal Resurrection~

Following sightings of the Risen Christ by hundreds of people, the Church began to grow. The earliest members of the Church were, naturally, Jewish; Yeshua was a Jew, being the long awaited Messiah and all...

This next evidence is more circumstantial, but still is powerful evidence that a Man really did come back from the dead.

Abandoned Customs

Evidence for the Resurrection of Yeshua (Part 3)

(This is a continuation of a series.  It may help to read the second post before this one.)

For the third part, I would like to point out one of the first creedal statements, or sayings, of the earliest Church.  See, back in the day, the average layperson didn't have pens, pencils, notepads, voice recorders, iphones, etc. to notate significant concepts and histories, so the people would create oral sonnets (of sort) to solidify important, memorable truths.  Among these is a saying that describes the appearances of Christ following His resurrection.

Very Early Creeds

Evidence for the Resurrection of Yeshua (Part 2)

{Oops--got busy, and it is not tomorrow.  But it is part deux.}

From where we left off, the empty tomb is, by any scholarly standard, a historical certainty.  The historical Book we call the Bible explains that the Jewish religious leaders tried various ways to avoid, and then account for, the story (Matt. 27:65-66, 28:11-15).  The Jewish leaders of the day had a vested interest in quenching any memory of the One who 1) developed a fan base bigger than theirs, 2) ripped them apart in every argument they ever had, 3) called them out on their hypocrisy (which is BIG--any good Jewish boy would honor and respect the authority figures, no matter what they did.  Moreover, Jesus came off as one with authority Himself).

Intimate Eye-witness Testimony

Evidence for the Resurrection of Yeshua (Part 1)

According to most historical scholars, the likely reliable date for the crucifixion of Yeshua of Nazareth--more commonly known to us in the Gentile world as Jesus Christ--is 27 AD.  I bring this up simply for a frame of reference; the next several posts dealing with this issue of the Resurrection will be in relation to this date.

Women Reporters of an Empty Tomb