Reading Time: 9 minutes In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK], I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another one – thanks muchly to him: The “Real” “Minimal Facts” about Jesus […]
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The Resurrection Debunked: Naturalistic Explanations
Reading Time: 8 minutes As mentioned in my previous posts, it is that time of year that the historicity of the Easter accounts gets analysed by us skeptics. And found wanting. Very wanting. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of […]
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The Resurrection Debunked: The Empty Tomb
Reading Time: 10 minutes As mentioned in my two previous posts, it is that time of year again where the Resurrection of Jesus requires a thorough going over. Here it continues. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of the Resurrection […]
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The Resurrection Debunked: Extraordinary Claims
Reading Time: 7 minutes As mentioned in my previous post, someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide some ideas for the debate, so here goes. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not […]
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Easter Doubt: On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 4) – naturalistic explanations
Reading Time: 8 minutes As mentioned in my previous posts, it is that time of year that the historicity of the Easter accounts gets analysed by us skeptics. And found wanting. Very wanting. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of […]
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Easter Doubt: On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 3)
Reading Time: 10 minutes As mentioned in my two previous posts, it is that time of year again where the Resurrection of Jesus requires a thorough going over. Here is continues. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of the Resurrection […]
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Easter Doubt: On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 2)
Reading Time: 7 minutes As mentioned in my previous post, someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide some ideas for the debate, so here goes. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not […]
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On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 4) – naturalistic explanations
Reading Time: 8 minutes As mentioned in my previous posts, it is that time of year that the historicity of the Easter accounts gets analysed by us skeptics. And found wanting. Very wanting. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of […]
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On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 3)
Reading Time: 10 minutes As mentioned in my two previous posts, it is that time of year again where the Resurrection of Jesus requires a thorough going over. Here is continues. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not reliable sources of information; they are poor quality evidence 2) The claims of the Resurrection […]
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On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 2)
Reading Time: 7 minutes As mentioned in my previous post, someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide some ideas for the debate, so here goes. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospels are not […]