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If Jesus’ Resurrection Was Historical, Why Not More Jewish Conversions?

Dear Dr. Craig, As a Jewish person from Israel who has read the New Testament and developed a sincere interest in the historical claims of Christianity, I am writing to you after having watched many of your lectures and debates, as well as those of Dr. Gary H...

empty tomb, historical jesus, jewish beliefs in the resurrection, jewish objections, messiah, postmortem appearances

Goff, Allison, and Jesus’ Resurrection

Dear Dr Craig, I enjoyed your recent dialogue with Philip Goff on Goff's apparently heretical view of God on the  Justin Brierley's (The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God) Podcast. During the dialogue, Goff brought about a quote from Dale...

ascension, empty tomb, postmortem appearances, resurrection of jesus

Jewish Reservations about Jesus

Dear Dr. Craig, I'm a big admirer of your work as a philosopher, theologian and New Testament scholar, and thank God for the work you continue to do in providing a case for our "reasonable faith". Thanks to the work of Christian philosophers like you, I&#...

empty tomb, evidence for the resurrection, historical jesus, jewish objections, resurrection of jesus, suffering servant

Ehrman’s Objections to the Women’s Discovery of the Empty Tomb

Dear Dr. Craig, Your answer to Q and A #676 about the conspiracy theory and your excellent refutation of that outdated theory got me thinking about another issue. It pertains to the case for the historicity of the empty tomb. One of the powerful pieces of ev...

a posteriori experience, criterion of embarrassment, criterion of multiple attestation, criterion of verisimilitude, ehrman, bart, empty tomb

Shall We Resurrect the Conspiracy Theory?

Dear Dr Craig, I am a huge admirer of your work, and I have been for quite a few years. I will always be very grateful to you for all that you do. For about ten years or so, I was convinced that Jesus had risen from the dead, and that his resurrection wasn&#...

empty tomb, historical jesus, jewish beliefs in the resurrection, postmortem appearances, resurrection, resurrection of jesus

The Women at the Tomb

How is it that the women who went to the tomb were prepared to go inside if there was a roman seal on it forbidding entry under penalty of death? Tracy

biblical inspiration, crucifixion, death of christ, empty tomb, historical evidences, historical jesus

(Mis)quoting van Daalen

When discussing the Empty Tomb, you often cite van Daalen, and quote him: "It is extremely difficult to object to the empty tomb on historical grounds; those who deny it do so on the basis of theological or philosophical assumptions." I was discussing this wit...

christian scholarship, empty tomb, misquoting, van daalen, d. h.

Independent Sources of the Empty Tomb

Dr. Craig, I want to commend you on these animated videos you’ve been posting. They are extremely useful and well done. The latest video, “Did Jesus Rise From the Dead,” is especially compelling, but I had a question about it. In the part on...

easter, empty tomb, gospels, new testament, resurrection, resurrection of jesus

Jonah & Jesus: Three Days and Nights?

In April 2016, Dr. William Lane Craig was invited to Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL to speak at their annual missions conference. In this short excerpt, Dr. Craig answers a question concerning Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish and Jesus&...

empty tomb, jonah, resurrection narratives

Was Jesus an Exception to Roman Burial Practices?

In March 2017 Dr. Craig traveled the island of Ireland on a speaking tour that included various debates, lectures, and meetings. In this Q&A following his debate with Michael Nugent on the topic "Does God Exist?" Dr. Craig engages a question regarding Roma...

empty tomb, historical jesus, resurrection of jesus

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If Jesus’ Resurrection Was Historical, Why Not More Jewish Conversions?

Dear Dr. Craig, As a Jewish person from Israel who has read the New Testament and developed a sincere interest in the historical claims of Christianity, I am writing to you after having watched many of your lectures and debates, as well as those of Dr. Gary H...

empty tomb, historical jesus, jewish beliefs in the resurrection, jewish objections, messiah, postmortem appearances

Goff, Allison, and Jesus’ Resurrection

Dear Dr Craig, I enjoyed your recent dialogue with Philip Goff on Goff's apparently heretical view of God on the  Justin Brierley's (The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God) Podcast. During the dialogue, Goff brought about a quote from Dale...

ascension, empty tomb, postmortem appearances, resurrection of jesus

Jewish Reservations about Jesus

Dear Dr. Craig, I'm a big admirer of your work as a philosopher, theologian and New Testament scholar, and thank God for the work you continue to do in providing a case for our "reasonable faith". Thanks to the work of Christian philosophers like you, I&#...

empty tomb, evidence for the resurrection, historical jesus, jewish objections, resurrection of jesus, suffering servant

Ehrman’s Objections to the Women’s Discovery of the Empty Tomb

Dear Dr. Craig, Your answer to Q and A #676 about the conspiracy theory and your excellent refutation of that outdated theory got me thinking about another issue. It pertains to the case for the historicity of the empty tomb. One of the powerful pieces of ev...

a posteriori experience, criterion of embarrassment, criterion of multiple attestation, criterion of verisimilitude, ehrman, bart, empty tomb

Shall We Resurrect the Conspiracy Theory?

Dear Dr Craig, I am a huge admirer of your work, and I have been for quite a few years. I will always be very grateful to you for all that you do. For about ten years or so, I was convinced that Jesus had risen from the dead, and that his resurrection wasn&#...

empty tomb, historical jesus, jewish beliefs in the resurrection, postmortem appearances, resurrection, resurrection of jesus