The resurrection of Jesus Christ is fundamental to the Christian faith. If Christ had not been resurrected, then faith in Him would be useless, preaching about Him would make no sense, and the witnesses of His resurrection would be liars. The document then provides historical evidence from both Christian and non-Christian sources that Jesus died by crucifixion and that various people encountered Him alive after His death. It discusses objections to the resurrection and the transformed behavior of Jesus' disciples after His death, noting that they were willing to be martyred for their proclamation of Jesus' resurrection.

2. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is
fundamental to Christian faith
1 Corinthians 15:14-19

3. faith in Christ would be useless (v. 14);
preaching Christ would be senseless (v. 14);
all the witnesses and preachers of the
resurrection would be liars (v. 15);
no one would be redeemed from sin (v. 17);
all former believers would have perished
(v.18); &
Believers of Jesus Christ will be the most
pitiable people on the earth (v. 19).
there were no resurrection:

4. Jesus was
murdered
and buried
1
Three days
later, his
body went
missing
Jesus
appeared
to various
people
Christ’s
appearances
transformed his
followers as well
as his skeptics
Jesus’ Resurrection – is it true?
2
3
4

5. These four facts about Jesus’
resurrection are agreed to by the
vast majority of historians, Christian
and non-Christian.

6. Evidence
For Jesus’
Death
• Journal of American Medical Society,
Mar. ’86
• “Clearly, the weight of historical and
medical evidence indicates that Jesus
was dead before the wound to His side
was inflicted … “
• Predicted centuries earlier &
documented by many ancient sources
• Josephus, 1st century Jewish historian
• Tacitus, early 2nd century Roman historian
• Lucian, mid 2nd century Greek historian
• Mara bar Serapion, 2nd to 3rd century
writing to his son from prison

7. Did Jesus’
come back to
life after His
Death?
• It’s only a Legend
• People only Hallucinating to have seen
Jesus alive
• Jesus’ disciples must have Stolen His
body
• People went to the Wrong Tomb
• The Resurrection of Jesus is only
Spiritual not physical
• Mistaken Identity - Jesus may have a
dupe
Some Objections

8. Will anyone die
for a Legend?
Almost everyone
of His disciples
died for the
Christian cause
Can two people
hallucinate
together? Jesus
appeared to
groups of people
each time
Jewish or Roman
authorities would
have pointed to the
right tomb if people
were going to the
wrong one
There was a Roman
seal on the tomb and
the tomb was
guarded by Roman
soldiers.
The risen Jesus ate
with His disciples
each time. Could it
be spiritual or
physical?
Jesus never had a
twin or a look-alike.
Even if there was
one, who would
mutilate
themselves to have
the same wounds
as Jesus

9. God raised him up,
loosing the pangs of
death, because it
was not possible for
him to be held by it.
Acts 2:24

10. Appeared to Where References
1 Mary Magdalene Jerusalem Mark 6:9-11; John 20:11-18
2 Other Women Jerusalem Matt 28:9-10
3 Peter Jerusalem Luke 24:32; 1 Cor. 15:5
4 Emmaus disciples Emmaus Luke 24:13-35; Mark 16:12
5 10 disciples Jerusalem Mark 16:14; Luke 24:26-42; John
20:19-25
6 11 disciples Jerusalem John 20:26-31; 1 Cor. 15:5
7 7 disciples Galilee John 21:1-25
8 500 brethren Galilee 1 Cor. 15:6
9 James ? 1 Cor. 15:7
10 11 disciples Galilee Matt 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18
11 11 disciples Jerusalem Acts 1:3-12
12 Paul Road
Emmaus
Acts 9
Did People
Experience
Appearances
of Jesus?

11. What
Happened
to Jesus’
Followers
After His
Death? The New Testament records
the embarrassing details of
how Jesus’ disciples
abandoned Him and fled
during His arrest.

12. What happened
to Jesus’
Followers
After His
Resurrection?
• The writer of Acts records how
these same disciples stood before
the exact same leaders who
murdered Jesus (Annas and
Caiaphas) after His death and
proclaimed Jesus’ resurrection
from the dead.
• Various accounts record that the
disciples and Paul were martyred
for their proclamation that Jesus
was alive.

13. James (executed along with his executioner in 44–45 A.D.)
Peter (crucified head-down in 64 A.D.)
Andrew (was hanged from an olive tree in 70 A.D.)
Thomas (thrust through with pine spears in 70 A.D.)
Philip (tortured & crucified in 54 A.D.)
Matthew (beheaded at Nad-Daar in 60–70 A.D.)
Nathanael (was flayed and crucified in 70 A.D.)
James the Lesser (beaten to death with a fuller’s club in 63 A.D.)
Simon the Zealot (Martyred: 74 A.D.)
Judas Thaddeus (beaten to death in 72 A.D.)
Matthias (stoned to death while hanging on a cross in 70 A.D.)
John (fried in boiling oil in 95 A.D.)
Paul (beheaded in Rome in 67 A.D.)
This is what happened to Jesus’ Disciples
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15. Hebrews 11:35-38
There were others who were
tortured, refusing to be
released so that they might
gain an even better
resurrection. Some faced
jeers and flogging, and even
chains and imprisonment.

16. Hebrews 11:35-38
They were put to death by
stoning; they were sawed
in two; they were killed by
the sword. They went
about in sheepskins and
goatskins, destitute,
persecuted and mistreated
the world was not worthy of
them. They wandered in
deserts and mountains,
living in caves and in holes
in the ground.

17. The stone was rolled
away from the door,
not to let Christ come
out, but to enable the
disciples to go in.
Would you like to go in
too?

18. Jesus Christ’s life, death, and
resurrection assure us:
•His purpose is to “rescue us” from sin
•His power will give us “eternal life”
•His suffering demonstrates the extent
of His love for us
•His resurrection is the evidence of who
He is – the Human Face of God

19. I am the resurrection and
the life. He who believes
in Me, though he may die,
he shall live.
John 11:25

21. If you confess with your
mouth that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised
him from the dead, you
will be saved.
Romans 10:9

22. Ecclesiastes 12:1