The Jefferson Bible vs. the empty tomb: Why the resurrection won’t stay buried
The Jefferson Bible vs. the empty tomb: Why the resurrection won't stay buried
By Mark Creech, Op-ed Contributor
Christian Post,
....made in the face of intense opposition from both religious and political authorities. Still, it spread rapidly, relentlessly, and irreversibly.
A lie does not ignite a movement that endures severe bouts of oppression and transforms the world.
Finally, there is the matter of the record itself.
The Gospel accounts bear the marks of authenticity. They include details that no fabricator would possibly invent — women as the first witnesses in a culture that discounted their testimony, the cowardice of the disciples, the doubts of those closest to Jesus. These are not the embellishments of legend, but the fingerprints of raw truth.
Taken individually, each of these lines of evidence is significant. Taken together, they are overwhelming.
The empty tomb.
The eyewitness accounts.
The transformation of the disciples.
The conversion of skeptics.
The birth and endurance of the church.
They converge on a single, unavoidable conclusion: Jesus Christ did not remain in the grave behind that stone.
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