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Book SynopsisWhether or not Jesus rose bodily from the dead remains perhaps the most critical and contentious issue in Christianity. Until now, argument has centred upon the veracity of explicit New Testament accounts of the events following Jesus''s crucifixion, often ending in deadlock. In Richard Swinburne''s new approach, though, ascertaining the probable truth of the Resurrection requires a much broader approach to the nature of God and to the life and teaching of Jesus.The Resurrection can only have occurred if God intervened in history to raise to life a man dead for thirty six hours. It is therefore crucial not only to weigh the evidence of natural theology for the existence of a God who has some reason so to intervene, but also to discover whether the life and teaching of Jesus show him to be uniquely the kind of person whom God would have raised. Swinburne argues that God has reason to interfere in history by becoming incarnate, and that it is highly improbable that we would find the evid
Trade ReviewThe most distinguished British philosopher of religion of his generation, Richard Swinburne has made a monumental contribution to the analysis and defense of theistic belief generally and Christian belief in particular. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *
Swinburne's argument is both powerful and provocative ... he has effectively linked background knowledge, prior historical evidence, and posterior historical evidence in a distinctive argument for a traditional Christology. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *
The Resurrection of God Incarnate is a very good book. It will substantially enrich the contemporary conversation regarding the identity of Jesus, and it deserves to be read by any theologian, philosopher of religion, New Testament scholar, or historian interested in the emergence of Christianity. * Conversations in Religion and Theology *
... 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
