Was the resurrection of Jesus a fact of history or a figment of imagination? Was it an event that entailed a raised and transformed body and an empty tomb? Or was it a subjective, visionary experience–a collective delusion? In the view of many, the truth of Christianity hangs on the answer to this question. Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Figment? is a lively and provocative debate between Christian philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig and New Testament scholar and atheist Gerd L?emann. This published version of a debate originally set at Boston College is edited by Paul Copan and Ronald K. Tacelli, who invite the responses of four additional scholars. Robert Gundry, a New Testament scholar, and Stephen Davis, a philosopher, argue in support of a historical and actual resurrection. Michael Goulder and Roy Hoover, both New Testament scholars, offer their support for Gerd L?emann’s view that the “resurrection” was based on the guilt-induced visionary experience of the disciples. The book concludes with a final response from L?emann and Craig.
Author: Paul Copan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 10/24/2000
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780830815692
Language: English
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