An early full formulation of the historical case for the empty tomb of Jesus was compiled by Edward L. Bode in 1970. Bode was a clear influence on William Lane Craig, who cites Bode’s work on 28 pages of his book Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus. Bode’s Read More…
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Dale Allison, William Lane Craig, and the Empty Tomb
I finished reading Dale C. Allison’s Resurrecting Jesus: The Earliest Christian Tradition and its Interpreters. Overall I would say it’s the best treatment I’ve read so far of the historical case for the resurrection of Jesus. Dale tries to be judicious, considers alternative points of view in a serious manner, and attempts to weigh the Read More…