Evidence for the Resurrection

What is the cornerstone of Christianity?

• The Bible

• The Crucifixion

• The Resurrection

• Salvation

Why do we know that Jesus' tomb was found empty?

• Women discovering it is unlikely to be false

• Earliest Jewish response is to admit that he really was risen

• The empty tomb is accounted for early in history in the book of Malachi and 1 Corinthians

• All of the answers are correct

Which of the following is one of the four established facts concerning the fate of Jesus?

• Roman soldiers were posted at the tomb

• The burial cloth of Jesus was found

• Jesus' tomb was found empty

• Angles appeared to the guards

Which one is NOT a reason for believing the factuality of the burial story?

• Burial story lacks any signs of legendary development

• No other compelling burial story

• 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 is an early source

• It was guarded by Roman soldiers

The Journal of American Medical Association concluded what about Jesus?

• He died

• He swooned/apparently died, but revived in the tomb

• There was no conclusion

• He needed medical attention

Why was the location of the tomb of Jesus known to the Jews and Christians?

• It was unknown

• Angels pointed the way

• Joseph of Arimathea owned it

• The Holy Spirit

Why is it important that the disciples suddenly came to believe strongly that God raised Jesus from the dead that they were willing to die for the truth of that belief?

• Who would die for a lie?

• To get the Christian religion moving in the right direction

• Who dies for their friend?

• None of the answers are correct

Which of the following is the truest statement concerning the "God rose Jesus from the dead" theory?

• Jesus didn't rise from the dead, but disciples deceived people into believing it

• Appearances can be explained away as mere visions

• As we live out the teaching of Jesus, it is as if Jesus is alive in our lives

• Jesus was bodily risen from the dead by a supernatural act of God

Which of the following is the truest statement concerning the "Disciples lied" theory?

• Jesus didn't rise from the dead, but the disciples deceived people into believing it

• The disciples stole the body of Jesus, thus faking the resurrection

• Disciples lied about the crucifixion

• Jesus was completely dead and he revived in the tomb

Which of the following is the truest statement concerning the "wrong tomb" theory?

• Jesus was not completely dead, he revived in the tomb

• The disciples placed Jesus in the wrong tomb

• Women and disciples simply went to the wrong tomb

• The dsiciples stole the body of Jesus thus faking the resurrection