This is william craigs most detailed book containing the evidence and thoughts centered around defending the resurrection of jesus. Craig speaks for 35 minutes, then its a period of questions and. I must confess that i sometimes grow weary of the superficial and often impertinent jibes one reads on facebook in response to serious arguments. William lane craig has provided these illustrated teaching tools as a way to answer some of the profound questions the child in your life might ask. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at crossway.
Scientifically speaking, theres nothing anyone knows or anything that remotely proves that that event. The historical argument for the resurrection of jesus during the deist controversy texts and studies in religion, vol 23 by william lane craig isbn 9780889468115 9780889468115. William lane craig summary examines the historical grounds for belief in jesus resurrection, focusing on the empty tomb, his postmortem appearances, and the origin of the disciples belief in his resurrection. In his commentary on the book of romans 1919, the early barth declared, the resurrection touches history as a tangent touches a circlethat is, without really touching it. C74 2008 239dc22 2007051433 vp 16 15 14 12 11 10 09 08 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. On thursday, april 10th, 2014 dr william lane craig spoke on the objective evidence for the resurrection of jesus at yale university.
The speaker introduction goes for 6 minutes, then dr. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology and professor of philosophy at houston baptist university. Also, hes focused in his published work on an ahistorical argument for the resurrection of jesus. Its resurrection day, so that means its time for a william lane craig lecture. A debate between william lane craig and john dominic crossan. The strongest argument in this book was found in his chapter on the origin of the. The historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus william lane craig on. Create amazing picture quotes from william lane craig quotations. The failure of william craigs case for the resurrection. Reasonable faith by william lane craig i am planning a preaching series on christian apologetics in the fall so i have started collecting several books on the subject, including dr. This published version of a debate originally set at boston college invites the responses of two additional scholars on either side of the issue. Fact or figment is a lively and provocative debate between christian philosopher and apologist william lane craig and new testament scholar and atheist gerd ludemann.
Existential theology, exemplified by rudolf bultmann, was even more antithetical to the historicity of jesus resurrection. Historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus by. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. No other christian apologist tends to be attacked more by nonbelieving scholars than william craig. His theological interests are in historical jesus studies and philosophical theology. The historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus chicago. Academic books by william lane craig reasonable faith. That was the one he had with sam harris a few years ago. And if you like the lecture, you can see these ideas defended in a formal academic debate right here. Old testament prophecies of jesus resurrection the good. Craig is one of the leading theologians and defenders of. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the christian gospel and yielded his life to christ. This published version of a debate originally set at boston college invites the responses of two. Craig on the resurrection, you can read one right here.
William lane craig lectures on the evidence for the. Is my argument for jesus resurrection questionbegging. He holds a power position at talbot school of theology. William lane craig bio, age, family, education, wife. The speakers introduction goes for 6 minutes, then dr.
He has successfully debated this material with other scholars. He presents 4 facts admitted by the majority of new testament historians, and then he supplies multiple pieces of evidence for each fact. This published version of a debate originally set at boston college is edited by paul copan and ronald k. Discover william lane craig quotes about resurrection. Buy reasonable faith first by william lane craig isbn. In his book justifying historical descriptions, historian c. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It seems the best naturalistic response to the resurrection reports is something happened, but we dont know what. William lane craigs case for the resurrection of jesus. Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus. The structure of the book records a 2002 oral debate between two scholars each proposing in regard to jesus a resurrection hypothesis or a visionhallucination hypothesis, followed by a written response to the debate by four scholars two supporting each side, and ending with a written response to the responses by the original debaters.
Why do atheists almost always lose to william lane craig. William lane craig uses welldocumented historical facts to. Craigs famous minimal facts case for the resurrection has been posted at the christian apologetics alliance. The historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus.
The christian faith is not based on the evidence for the. William lane craigs products are available at the biola apologetics web store. William lane craig giving a longform argument for the historical event of the resurrection of jesus and taking questions from the audience. There was only one of those few that i felt he unequivocally won. William lane craig the christian certainly does not loose the. Craigs philosophical work focuses on philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of time. Christianity certainly stands or falls with the event of jesus. Dear customer, biola university has instructed all nonessential tasks to be accomplished remotely due to unprecedented events caused by the rapid spread of covid19. William lane craig quotes about resurrection az quotes. This book by respected philosopher and theologian william lane craig has been thoroughly revised and updated to equip believers in the successful proclamation of biblical truth claims. William lane craigs reasonable faith is an apologetics textbook ranging over arguments for the existence of god to the alleged evidence for the resurrection of jesus. Is the christian message of jesus christ and his resurrection true. William lane craig, the historical argument for the resurrection of jesus during the deist controversy, 2d.
Craig, firstly, thank you for all that you do for the kingdom. I read this while doing my graduate work in the christian apologetics program at biola university. The historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus in the following collections. William lane craig giving a longform argument for the historical event of the resurrection of jesus, and taking questions from the audience. Mark ballin, christian dennis, elliot drallmeier, alex kim and sunny sidhu. Discussion with students of the historicity of jesus resurrection. It also includes discussions of craigs views on faith, the meaning of life, miracles, history, and jesus view of himself, as well as an original chapter on the reliability of. Over ten years ago now march 28, 2006 i had a debate with william lane craig, author of reasonable faith. It also includes discussions of craigs views on faith, the meaning of life, miracles, history, and jesus view of himself, as well as an original chapter on the reliability of the new testament by evangelical new testament scholar craig blomberg. Regarding his written work, craig has authored or edited over thirty books and almost two hundred articles published in professional philosophy and theology journals, including the following, highlyranked, journals.
William lane craig on the good book blog a resource from. He lives in atlanta, georgia, with his wife jan and their two teenage children charity and john. William lane craig website author website profile william lane craig born 1949 is an american analytical philosopher, theologian, and christian apologist. After the transcript of the debate, we get essays written in response to the debate by stephen davis and robert gundry proresurrection. Tacelli, who invite the responses of four additional scholars. Review of william lane craigs book, the historical argument for the resurrection of jesus during the deist controversy gary r. He has defended the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of god. William lane craig is an american christian theologian and analytic philosopher. The author gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including. This book is a brief and fair treatment of the resurrection argument. Craig is a conservative evangelical christian philosopher yes, a real.
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