Description
Book SynopsisWhether or not Jesus rose bodily from the dead remains perhaps the most critical and contentious issue in Christianity. Argument has centred upon the veracity of explicit New Testament accounts of the events, often ending in deadlock. The author, though, takes a broader approach.
Trade Review... earnest, powerful book ... worth the perseverance it demands ... Professor Swinburne's argument develops into a compelling commentary on the New Testament, its writers or compilers, and their experiences. * Contemporary Review *
... well-organised, precise, rigorous and unevasive ... read the book one will learn much. * The Tablet *
Swinburne's book is densely argued. He writes with great clarity, explaining carefully any technical language that he uses. This book often demands close attention from the reader, but it remains accessible. It's argument is breathtaking in its simplicity and scope, and it offers point after point which preachers and teachers might use as pegs on which to hang expository material in sermons or in other contexts ... this book is an outstanding tour de force which offers much to those who would proclaim the resurrection today. * Church of England Newspaper *
Table of ContentsPART I: GENERAL BACKGROUND EVIDENCE ; PART II: PRIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART III: POSTERIOR HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ; PART IV: CONCLUSION
