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Claim 5 of 5 · Case 02 · Resurrection of Christ

A real resurrection is the best explanation of the facts.

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Four things need explaining: Jesus died by crucifixion, named people reported seeing him alive afterward, a former enemy and a former skeptic converted on the strength of such experiences, and the tomb was reported empty. A real resurrection accounts for all four at once, while each natural explanation accounts for only part of them. Below are the main natural explanations that have been offered, each laid out fairly and then answered.

Backed by 6 pieces of evidence

  1. Hallucination or grief visions

    2 sources · 3 objections

  2. Apparent death, or the swoon idea

    1 source · 2 objections

  3. Theft or fraud by the followers

    1 source · 2 objections

  4. The wrong tomb

    1 source · 1 objection

  5. Legend that grew over time

    1 source · 1 objection

  6. The reports were visionary and the physical details grew later

    2 sources · 2 objections

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