Jeff Parrott
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1,309 appearances
11 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Sep
Jeff Parrott’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Now, when we look at this account of Mary, Peter, and the other unnamed apostle, most scholars view this as John himself, we can't help but notice that this is a historical account of
There are details here that would be irrelevant, maybe even distracting if this was just fabricated fiction.
Notice verse one gives us the time of day when Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb, early while it was still dark.
Verse four gives us this interesting detail that Peter is outrun by the other disciple en route to the tomb.
And then there's the specific mention of Jesus' face cloth folded in place by itself in verse seven.
Now, these are details that aren't unpacked with any great narrative consequence as we read on.
It's just the way that things actually happened.
What John is recording here is a real historical account of a real event that we can really trust.
Now, why does that matter?
Why does the historicity of this matter?
Well, it can be popular for some religious traditions and perspectives to chalk up the resurrection of Jesus as a merely metaphorical message.
It's a vague hope that we shouldn't give up on the power of beauty in life.
It's an inspirational legend that just stirs our hearts to live differently.
The written accounts of Jesus' resurrection here cut down all of these suggestions and expose them as meaningless.
The reason the resurrection matters is because it really happened.
As the apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15, 14, if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain.
And get this, I love this.
And your faith is in vain.
None of this matters.
Our hope is not rooted in a fairy tale, in a philosophical formulation, in a poetic quip.
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