Did the Resurrection Happen?

by Baggett, David J.

• ISBN13: 9780830837182
• ISBN10: 0830837183
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-30
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

This book presents the full content of the third and final debate between philosopher Antony Flew--who was, until 2004, one of the world's most prominent atheists--and Christian philosopher Gary Habermas. Included as well are transcripts of the Q & A session with the audience afterward, a 2004 conversation between Habermas and Flew shortly after Flew's much-publicized change of position to theism, as well as editor David Baggett's assessment and analysis of the full history of Habermas and Flew's interactions.

Author Biography

Gary R. Habermas (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the department of philosopher and theology at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is the author, coauthor or editor of many books, including The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus and The Resurrection: Heart of the Christian Life. Antony Flew (D.Litt., University of Keele) has taught philosophy at Oxford University, University of Aberdeen, University of Keele and University of Reading. His many books include god and Philosophy, The Presumption of Atheism and most recently There Is a God. Habermas and Flew's previous debates were published as Resurrected? An Atheist Deist Dialogus and Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? The Resurrection Debate. David Baggett (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is professor of philosophy at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is the coeditor of Harry Potter and Philosophy cC.S. Lewis as Philosopher.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction: A Man, a Friendship and an Argument	p. 13
2003 Resurrection Debate Between	p. 21
Historical Evidence for the Crucifixion, Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus	p. 22
Assessing the Claims of the Resurrection	p. 32
Considering the Resurrection Appearances	p. 38
What Counts as Evidence?	p. 44
Is Belief Justifiable?	p. 49
Questions from the Audience	p. 54
Did the followers of Jesus move the body? And does Jesus' divinity depend on the resurrection?	p. 54
Are Paul's sources verifiable?	p. 55
What constitutes evidence in ancient documents?	p. 56
How does evidence for Jesus compare to evidence for Buddha or the Dalai Lama?	p. 58
What was your motivation for arguing against Christianity?	p. 59
When we die, we simply cease to exist, right? Why not consider Pascal's wager?	p. 60
If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, what happened to the body?	p. 62
If Jesus was the Son of God, should his resurrection be considered a Miracle?	p. 63
If God exists, wouldn't he provide some tangible evidence? And would such evidence contradict the idea of having faith	p. 64
What sort of resurrection were the followers of Jesus expecting?	p. 65
How much value does ancient evidence carry today?	p. 66
Antony Flew's Journey to Theism
My Pilgrimage from Atheism to Theism: A Discussion Between	p. 69
Antony Flew's Deism Revisited: A Review Essay on There Is a God	p. 90
Resurrection Matters: Assessing The Habermas/Flew Discussion	p. 107
The Historical Evidence	p. 108
The Resurrection Inference	p. 122
Some Skeptical Challenges	p. 129
Ten Philosophical Concerns	p. 135
Where Flew Is	p. 149
Why Flew Should Become a Christian	p. 154
Appendix: Bayes's Theorem and the Resurrection	p. 167
A Select Bibliography	p. 173
Index	p. 179
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