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

More proof of God?

When reading History--any history--it is wise to remember one specific thing: all history is written for a purpose.  Today, I was reading some writings of the Roman historian Tacitus.  I checked out volume 15 of 1952's Britannica Great Books series the other weekend and finally got around to opening this one.  The reason I checked it out in the first place was to gather secondary source information about history besides the Biblical account.