You need to know that the early creed in 1 Cor 15:3-8 is the earliest and best evidence for the resurrection.
Here’s a post where I explain more about this, and here’s another post from William Lane Craig on the same topic.
You’re going to see this passage used in every single debate on the resurrection of Jesus. It’s front and center in the most recent summary I posted on the Craig-Crossley debate. Naturally, Crossley immediately accepted the date and the contents of the creed and the fact that it is eyewitness testimony. It’s that good.
Filed under: Videos, 1 Cor 15, 1 Corinthians 15, Apologetics, Creed, Debates, Early Attestation, Embarassment, Eyewitness Testimony, Gary Habermas, Historical Jesus, Minimal Facts, Multiple Attestation, N. T. Wright, Resurrection, William Lane Craig
This is off-topic, but have you been listening to the “Reclaiming the Mind” courses by Robert Bowman posted on Apologetics 315? They’re incredible! Highly recommended.
-Neil
No, haven’t been listening! Sounds like something I should be following though.
Check out the “Historical Jesus” series. I’m working on it right now. Great material. Here’s the link:
http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2011/04/robert-bowman-apologetics-audio.html
-Neil
I had the opportunity to listen to that lecture series over the winter months. Very good.
[...] WHAT EVERY CHRISTIAN should know about defending the resurrection; William Lane Craig and James Crossley debate the [...]