Test #4 Prep [A12]

Who came up with the Trilemma Argument?

• Lee Strobel

• Georges Lemaître

• C.S. Lewis

• Mr. Koester

What is the Trilemma Argument?

• Jesus has to be part of a Trinity to make sense

• Jesus could only be a liar, lunatic, or lord

• There are three main proofs for Jesus

• Jesus has to be complete good or complete evil

What are statements Jesus said?

• “I and the Father are one”

• “Before Abraham was, I AM”

• “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”

• “All power in heaven and earth are given to me”

• All are correct

What does it take to establish someone as an historical figure?

• At least ten positive sources

• Two unconnected testimonies

• Five unconnected testimonies

• Two sources that claim the same

What is the minimum time for historic legend to develop?

• Even a day can do it

• At minimum 50 years

• One generation or 100 years

• Two generations, or 200 years

How many historical testimonies of Jesus are there?

• One Christians source; the Bible

• Several Christian & no anti-Christian

• At least five Christian & five anti-Christian

• At least four Christian & one anti-Christian

How can we know Jesus claimed to be divine?

• All accounts of Jesus’s words say this

• His followers believed this very early on

• There was an uproar of Jesus’s critics

• Jesus was crucified for His teachings

• All are correct

What was Lee Strobel’s FIRST Prime Evidence?

• Christ was executed under Roman authority

• The crown of thorns caused deadly blood loss

• The miracles of Jesus during his ministry

• The Bible says that Jesus rose from the dead

Has anyone been recorded to have survived crucifixion?

• Yes, but he was taken down and treated

• Yes, it happened quite commonly

• No, there has been no case of this happening

• No, but someone could have easily done it

What was Lee Strobel’s SECOND Prime Evidence?

• Reports of the resurrection are very early

• A spear was stabbed into Jesus's side while on the cross

• Every single Apostle agreed with each other

• There are four Gospels instead of just one