The Resurrection: a Critical InquiryThe Resurrection: A Critical Inquiry is a scholarly work that refutes Jesuss purported physical, bodily resurrection and those writings in support of it. This book is compelling, relevant and current for those readers seeking scholarly refutations of that resurrection. This in-depth work presents the reader with 113 issues. Altogether one hundred twenty contradictions and 217 speculations are examined. Topics include cutting edge research in astronomy, geophysics, criminology and the rules of evidence, the social sciences and cognitive psychology. |
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Comprehensive and in-depth. A wonderfully detailed analysis of the resurrection texts.
Contents
Speculation 17 Why John Would Not Mention the Chief | |
What Did Jesus Say before He Died? | |
The Three Hours of Darkness | |
The Tearing of the Temples Veil | |
The Resurrected Saints Appearing to Many | |
The Actions of the Roman Soldiers during | |
The Actions of Jesuss Followers during the Crucifixion | |
Speculation 32 The Theological Agenda of John Regarding | |
The Last Supper as a Passover Meal | |
The Day of the Week Jesus Was Crucified Wednesday | |
The Hour Jesus Was Initially Crucified | |
Why the Legs Were Requested to Be Broken | |
The Blood and Water | |
Common terms and phrases
Acts angel apologetic apostles appeared behold believe betray body of Jesus burial buried chief priests Christian apologists Christian scriptures chronology claim clothes command CONTRADICTION contrast cross crucifixion dead declared earthquake Easter Sunday Emmaus empty tomb event feast Friday fulfilled Galilee God’s Gospel of John guard Hebrew Bible historical Holy Israel ISSUE Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus was crucified Jesus’s body Jesus’s crucifixion Jesus’s death Jesus’s resurrection Jewish leadership Jews John John’s Joseph of Arimathea Judas Judas Iscariot Judas’s Last Supper linen Lord Luke Luke’s Mark and Matthew Mark’s Mary Magdalene narrates narrative Nicodemus night occurred omitted Passover meal Paul Paul’s Pharisees pieces of silver Pilate preparation prophet recorded reference risen Sabbath saith unto Sanhedrin say unto sepulchre Simon Peter SPECULATION spices stone synoptic Gospels Temple Testament theological things Thomas thou took tradition twelve unleavened bread verse witnesses women words writes Zechariah
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Resurrection: a Critical Inquiry |
| Author | Michael J. Alter |
| Publisher | Xlibris Corporation, 2015 |
| ISBN | 1499054033, 9781499054033 |
| Length | 912 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General |
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