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Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Crucifixion

The Resurrection of Jesus—a hypothesis

I have long been fascinated by the Resurrection of Jesus, which is really the core tenet of the Christian faith. The Apostle Paul makes this abundantly clear when he states “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also

The Empty Tomb: The claim that the Bible refutes

The Empty Tomb has, for years, been a mainstay for Christian apologists, who claim Jesus rose from the dead in a glorious Resurrection. The Empty Tomb was used as one of the “minimal facts” to “prove” the resurrection of Jesus. So, what exactly is the Empty Tomb apologetic? According to

Did Jesus die by crucifixion?

Easter is fast approaching... Apologists like William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, and Mike Licona often use the “Minimal Facts” argument to “prove” that the Resurrection of Jesus can be shown to be a historical “fact.” This approach seeks to establish—or take as givens—certain claims that most everyone will

Answering Dan Barker’s Easter Challenge

With Easter not far away, I thought it would be instructional to examine the Easter story in some detail, and how the four Gospels seem to contradict one another on crucial details, and whether the different accounts can be harmonized. This situation inspired Dan Barker, a former evangelical Christian preacher,

'The Greatest Story Ever Told'...or is it?

The title of this article is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 1965 epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told which gave Hollywood’s version of Jesus’s life from the Nativity, his Ministry, through to his Passion, and finally his Resurrection and Ascension. The main casting was Max Von Sydow

Analyzing Ehrman and Licona's 7-hour Resurrection debate

Recently, there was a seven-hour debate between Mike Licona (Christian) and Bart Ehrman (Agnostic), on the subject of “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” that had been well-anticipated by people in certain corners of the internet. The Resurrection of Jesus has been a topic of much discussion here at

Was Jesus on a suicide Mission

Here is another guest piece by the inimitable David Austin, this time on the topic of the suicidal Jesus. Was Jesus on a suicide Mission There appears to be a contradiction (one of many) in the Gospel accounts of Jesus’s life and death. In a few places in the

Biblical Exegesis

On The Gospel of Mark

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

The Miracles of Jesus

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. As you can

Biblical Exegesis

Paul of Tarsus

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Miracles as Parables

Biblical Exegesis

Miracles as Parables

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Matthew's Bloopers

Biblical Exegesis

Matthew's Bloopers

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Biblical Exegesis

Is the Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Historical?

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Biblical Exegesis

Is the Eucharist historical?

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Biblical Exegesis

Is the “Empty Tomb” Narrative Historical?

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another

Biblical Exegesis

Anointing of Jesus: Fact or Fiction?

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK], I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another one - thanks muchly to

Biblical Exegesis

The “Real” “Minimal Facts” about Jesus

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK], I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another one - thanks muchly to

biblical contradictions

Irreconcilable Resurrection Differences

In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK], I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is one - thanks muchly to him:

Contradictions in the Resurrection of Jesus Accounts

biblical contradictions

Contradictions in the Resurrection of Jesus Accounts

I have recently been in contact with David Austin, in Australia, who has a keen interest in the Resurrection of Jesus and the Gospel accounts thereof. This is his comprehensive offering: We have no "Originals" of any of the NT documents, only copies of copies with many differences.