Hello all,
I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for books that argue for the historical truth of the resurrection. For example, I plan on reading N.T. Wright's six book series of the Christian origins (and mainly the "The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)") and Michael R. Licona's book, "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach." As you can see, I'm only interested in books that rely on evidence and facts and books that are very respected and dense. Thanks
Justin
Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrection
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Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrection
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Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ is the first that comes to mind.SonofAletheia wrote:Hello all,
I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for books that argue for the historical truth of the resurrection. For example, I plan on reading N.T. Wright's six book series of the Christian origins (and mainly the "The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)") and Michael R. Licona's book, "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach." As you can see, I'm only interested in books that rely on evidence and facts and books that are very respected and dense. Thanks
Justin
Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
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Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
Almost anything by Habermas.
Young, Restless, Reformed
Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
I also found this by Peter Kreeft. Although not a book, I'm almost certain he incorporated the same arguments for the resurrection in one of his books but I don't know which one.
Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
''Dense''...you used the right word. My guess is you won't get through any of the books you listed unless you are absolutely indolent. Here is my novel suggestion: read the BibleSonofAletheia wrote: I'm only interested in books that rely on evidence and facts and books that are very respected and dense.
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Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
Thanks for the suggestions so far guys. I appreciate it.
Justin
What do you mean by this? From what I've heard and read, historians like N.T. Wright and Licona are very much respected. Do you think I should not read them? If so, why not?Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:''Dense''...you used the right word. My guess is you won't get through any of the books you listed unless you are absolutely indolent. Here is my novel suggestion: read the BibleSonofAletheia wrote: I'm only interested in books that rely on evidence and facts and books that are very respected and dense.
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Justin
I do not feel obliged to believe that same God who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect had intended for us to forgo their use.
-Galileo Galilei
What comes into our minds when we think about God, is the most important thing about us.
-A.W. Tozer
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Re: Books arguing for the historical truth of the Resurrecti
I have read Wrights 3 volume set :SonofAletheia wrote:Hello all,
I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for books that argue for the historical truth of the resurrection. For example, I plan on reading N.T. Wright's six book series of the Christian origins (and mainly the "The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)") and Michael R. Licona's book, "The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach." As you can see, I'm only interested in books that rely on evidence and facts and books that are very respected and dense. Thanks
Justin
The New Testament and the People of God Volume 1
Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2)
The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
And they are excellent.
Gary Habermas :
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary R. Habermas and Michael Licona (Sep 25, 2004)
Lee's book:
The Case for the Resurrection: A First-Century Investigative Reporter Probes History's Pivotal Event by Lee Strobel (Feb 16, 2010)
Books like these are great at helping you understand the historical context in regards to not only what may have happened BUT whether or not the gospel accounts can be trusted.
There are also good as addressing issues brought up by those that do NOT give the bible and what is written in it, the authority that believers do.
In short, for a skeptic, saying that "its in the bible" means very little ( if anything), BUT one can boost the argument from historical source then, at times, what is written in the bible can start to be seen with "different eyes" by some.
Outside sources like these are excellent in make people understand the bible better and the fact is, the bible is THE source for info on the ressurection and as such, must be THE place to start ( and end) BUT these books can h elp one understand that bible better.