What arguments from Dr. Craig are helpful for thinking about the claim that Jesus rose from the dead? What arguments are not helpful? Explain.
A number of helpful arguments are raised by Dr. Craig to explain the resurrection of Jesus. After the crucifixion and death of Jesus, He was buried in a tomb that Joseph of Arimathea offered. The burial of Jesus has been attested by other independent sources. More than four people including Mark, Luke, Matthew, and John as well as apostles in the early church have confirmed His biographies. These have been compiled in the New Testament book, which does not have contradictions or mistakes. These are more than five witnesses, who cannot be lying.
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On Sunday after Jesus had been crucified, the tomb was discovered to be empty by a group of His women followers. The empty tomb of Jesus has been confirmed by other earlier sources such as the account of John and Matthew. The Jewish society is also a patriarchal one; they will not be recognizing the testimony of the women as the first witnesses if it never happened. The gospel writers faithfully document what for the Jewish society was a difficult and undercutting fact.
The arguments that are not helpful could include that where he states that Paul’s list of eyewitnesses to the resurrection of Jesus’ appearances confirmed that they must have happened. Paul might be recounting only by revelation and not as a witness that Jesus appeared to his disciple Peter, then to the twelve disciples, and to a group of 500 disciples together. The record of the bible says that 120 were gathered in the upper room when Jesus appeared to them. I am unfamiliar with the group of 500 disciples, which I feel can only be attested historically.
What other questions come to mind as you hear Dr. Craig's explanations? Explain.
The questions that come to mind include why people would be disputing about the facts of Jesus death and resurrection when the records of the witnesses are not contradicting each other. In fact, the witness of Mark, John, Matthew, and Luke are complementing one another. Normal records or books would be having some mistakes or contradictions, which are not noticed in this account of the Gospel.
Another question is why the disciples would doubt the resurrection of Jesus when He Himself told them about it. The disciples should have understood a proper perspective on the kingdom of Jesus. He had to submit to death of the cross, and Christ did not come to triumph over Israel’s enemies but Satan and his works. The disciples were supposed to be the first people to affirm and rejoice about the testimony that Jesus has risen from the dead. Commendably though, they suddenly and sincerely recognized this account after even after these doubts.
