Exploring the Evidence for the Resurrection

The video tutorial examines the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus in four categories: Jesus' death on the cross, early accounts of the resurrection, the empty tomb, and eyewitness testimonies. It highlights the consensus among scholars about Jesus' death, the early Christian creed reporting the resurrection, the implicit admission of the empty tomb by Jesus' opponents, and the numerous ancient sources confirming the disciples' conviction of encountering the risen Christ.

What is the first category of evidence discussed for the resurrection?

• Did Jesus die on the cross?

• Early accounts

• Empty tomb

• Eyewitnesses

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What does virtually every scholar agree on regarding Jesus after the crucifixion?

• He was resurrected

• He was missing

• He was dead

• He survived the crucifixion

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What is the second category of evidence for the resurrection?

• Did Jesus die on the cross?

• Early accounts

• Empty tomb

• Eyewitnesses

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How soon after Jesus' death was the Creed of the earliest Christian Church dated?

• Within months

• Within centuries

• Within decades

• Within years

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What is the third category of evidence for the resurrection?

• Did Jesus die on the cross?

• Eyewitnesses

• Empty tomb

• Early accounts

What did the opponents of Jesus claim to explain the empty tomb?

• Jesus never died

• The tomb was never empty

• The disciples stole the body

• Jesus was resurrected

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What is the fourth category of evidence for the resurrection?

• Early accounts

• Did Jesus die on the cross?

• Empty tomb

• Eyewitnesses

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How many ancient sources confirm the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the resurrected Jesus?

• One or two

• Three or four

• Five or six

• Nine or more

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What is the significance of having multiple sources for the conviction of the disciples?

• It suggests the resurrection is a legend

• It provides an avalanche of historical data

• It indicates a single source of information

• It shows a lack of evidence

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What is the overall conclusion drawn from the four categories of evidence?

• No case for Easter

• A confusing case for Easter

• A weak case for Easter

• A good case for Easter

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