Alternative theories about the Resurrection [2/6]–The Relocated Body Theory

Christians rely on the claim that Jesus was resurrected from death as convincing evidence for the truthfulness of Christianity. Skeptics however have tried to find alternative explanations to the resurrection in ways that rely on naturalistic factors to avoid any miraculous explanations and discredit the Christian claims. One of those alternative explanations is called the relocated body theory. What do they mean when they…

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Alternative theories about the Resurrection [1/6]– The Wrong ‎Tomb Theory

Kirsopp Lake, a 20th-century British New Testament scholar, proposed an alternative explanation to the resurrection of Jesus, commonly known as “The Wrong Tomb Theory”. He proposed that the women who had informed the disciples about the missing body of Jesus visited the wrong tomb that morning. If this is true, then the disciples who went after to check for the body of Jesus must…

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Who was Jesus’ paternal ‎grandfather – Jacob or Heli?‎ (Jesus’ Genealogy: 1 of 3)

The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Yet, the two accounts disagree on who Joseph's father was: Matthew says it was Jacob, while Luke says it was Heli. So who was Jesus’ paternal ‎grandfather? There are other differences which will be explained in the next two articles. …

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Did Jesus Stay For Two Or Three Days And Nights In The Tomb?

So, for how long was Jesus in the tomb? Let's begin by looking at where this question originates. Jesus prophesied about His death and resurrection multiple times. In one instance, He claimed: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:40). He…

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