Pre-Biblical Account of the Resurrection
July 7, 2009 Posted by Amy Hall
Dr. Habermas is one of my favorite people, and you can watch him in this short video giving one of my favorite arguments for the resurrection–the pre-biblical creed recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, which cites the death for our sins, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. The early dating of this creed at around five years after the resurrection (on average–many place it earlier) is commonly accepted and non-controversial. In fact, even Gert Ludemann dates the creed at three years after the resurrection, according to Habermas. And of course, beliefs always predate the formation of creeds, so we have evidence of extremely early belief in the resurrection, refuting the idea that the resurrection was a legend that developed at a later date. Pretty incredible stuff.
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- Did Jesus Really Exist?
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