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CSI: Cases of Supernatural Intervention Case #4: Resurrection
Primary Eyewitness TestimonyEmpty Tomb – Women ü Matthew 28:5-7 ü Mark 16:4-7 ü Luke 24:4-7 ü John 20:1-2 Empty Tomb – Peter and John ü John 20:3-8 Empty Tomb – Guards ü Matthew 28:11-25 Those who knew, supports and antagonists, found the tomb empty
Physical EvidenceEmpty tomb, grave clothes, Roman guards No body or tomb or rebuttal demonstrated Consistent with claim of the primary eyewitnesses Resources The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth22.html http://www.gospelway.com/god/resurrection_evidence.php
Primary Eyewitness TestimonyAppearance – Mary Magdalene ü John 20:14-17 ü Mark 16:9 Appearance – Women ü Matthew 28:8-10 Appearance – Emmaus’ Disciples ü Luke 24:13-32 ü Mark 16:12 Appearance – Disciples (10+) ü Luke 24:36-42 ü John 20:19-23 ü Mark 16:14 Appearance – Disciples (11+) ü John 20:26-29 Appearance – Disciples (7) ü John 21:1-14 Appearance – Disciples (11+) ü Matthew 28:16-20 Appearance – Disciples (11+) ü Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:3-11 Multitude of people and places
Secondary Eyewitness Evidence Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger No rebuttal claims Confirms the claim of the primary eyewitnesses with no rebuttals made Resources The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel (see chapter 4) http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/jesus-resurrection-2.htm http://www.probe.org/content/view/18/77/
Character Witness of Primary Eyewitness Early Disciples = Acts 1:20-26 Early Disciples = Acts 2:29-36 Early Disciples = Acts 4:1-2 Early Disciples = Acts 5:29-32 Early Disciples = Acts 13:26-41 Early Disciples = Acts 17:1-3 Early Disciples = Acts 17:16-34 Paul = Romans 1:1-4 Paul = Romans 4:23-25 Paul = Romans 6:1-11 Paul = Philippians 3:7-11 Peter = 1 Peter 1:3-5 Peter = 1 Peter 1:18-21 The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was the central belief and message of His earliest followers
Circumstantial Evidence Growth and size of Christianity Commitment and martyrdom Consistent with primary eyewitnesses Resources The Rise of Christianity, Rodney Stark The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel (see chapter 14) http://www.leaderu.com/everystudent/easter/articles/josh2.html
CSI - Sign God’s Supernatural Intervention (miracle) is logically supported by eyewitness testimony; physical and circumstantial evidence God’s Intervention is a sign demonstrating Jesus victory over sin and death
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