Lee Strobel

And because it was weighted on the bottom, it would go down when you would hit it, but then it would bounce back up and then you'd hit it again. It was a toy that I got when I was a kid. That's how I pictured this. I thought I had a knockdown punch. I thought I could disprove Christianity. So I'd hit it with an objection and it would bounce back. There's an answer to that. Doggone it.

And because it was weighted on the bottom, it would go down when you would hit it, but then it would bounce back up and then you'd hit it again. It was a toy that I got when I was a kid. That's how I pictured this. I thought I had a knockdown punch. I thought I could disprove Christianity. So I'd hit it with an objection and it would bounce back. There's an answer to that. Doggone it.

What about this? Bang, I hit it again and it would bounce back. There's an answer to that. So I was stunned because I did not expect there to be any historical validity to the fact that Jesus died on a cross and rose from the dead. But I can summarize it really quickly, what I found, using four words that begin with the letter E. That way people can remember. Because remember, it's Christmas.

What about this? Bang, I hit it again and it would bounce back. There's an answer to that. So I was stunned because I did not expect there to be any historical validity to the fact that Jesus died on a cross and rose from the dead. But I can summarize it really quickly, what I found, using four words that begin with the letter E. That way people can remember. Because remember, it's Christmas.

What about this? Bang, I hit it again and it would bounce back. There's an answer to that. So I was stunned because I did not expect there to be any historical validity to the fact that Jesus died on a cross and rose from the dead. But I can summarize it really quickly, what I found, using four words that begin with the letter E. That way people can remember. Because remember, it's Christmas.

The reason Jesus came was Easter, the resurrection. How do we know it's true? Four words that begin with the letter E, execution. Jesus was dead after being crucified. I thought maybe he survived and the cool, damp air of the tomb resuscitated him. That's what I thought. No, we have no record anywhere of anyone surviving a full Roman crucifixion, anywhere.

The reason Jesus came was Easter, the resurrection. How do we know it's true? Four words that begin with the letter E, execution. Jesus was dead after being crucified. I thought maybe he survived and the cool, damp air of the tomb resuscitated him. That's what I thought. No, we have no record anywhere of anyone surviving a full Roman crucifixion, anywhere.

The reason Jesus came was Easter, the resurrection. How do we know it's true? Four words that begin with the letter E, execution. Jesus was dead after being crucified. I thought maybe he survived and the cool, damp air of the tomb resuscitated him. That's what I thought. No, we have no record anywhere of anyone surviving a full Roman crucifixion, anywhere.

Not only do we have multiple accounts in the documents of the New Testament that tell us that Jesus was dead after being crucified, we've got five ancient sources outside the Bible that talk about him being dead.

Not only do we have multiple accounts in the documents of the New Testament that tell us that Jesus was dead after being crucified, we've got five ancient sources outside the Bible that talk about him being dead.

Not only do we have multiple accounts in the documents of the New Testament that tell us that Jesus was dead after being crucified, we've got five ancient sources outside the Bible that talk about him being dead.

Oh, like Josephus, Tacitus. These are early historians. Meribah Serapion, Lucian. Even the Jewish Talmud admits that Jesus was executed. So Jesus was clearly dead. In fact, get this. The Journal of the American Medical Association, a secular, scientific, peer-reviewed medical journal carried an investigation into the death of Jesus. And this was their conclusion, quote,

Oh, like Josephus, Tacitus. These are early historians. Meribah Serapion, Lucian. Even the Jewish Talmud admits that Jesus was executed. So Jesus was clearly dead. In fact, get this. The Journal of the American Medical Association, a secular, scientific, peer-reviewed medical journal carried an investigation into the death of Jesus. And this was their conclusion, quote,

Oh, like Josephus, Tacitus. These are early historians. Meribah Serapion, Lucian. Even the Jewish Talmud admits that Jesus was executed. So Jesus was clearly dead. In fact, get this. The Journal of the American Medical Association, a secular, scientific, peer-reviewed medical journal carried an investigation into the death of Jesus. And this was their conclusion, quote,

Clearly, the weight of the historical and medical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead even before the wound to his side was inflicted. That's the Journal of the American Medical Association. You could go to an atheist New Testament scholar like Gerd Ludeman, and he will tell you the death of Jesus on the cross by crucifixion is historically indisputable. That's the atheist speaking.

Clearly, the weight of the historical and medical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead even before the wound to his side was inflicted. That's the Journal of the American Medical Association. You could go to an atheist New Testament scholar like Gerd Ludeman, and he will tell you the death of Jesus on the cross by crucifixion is historically indisputable. That's the atheist speaking.

Clearly, the weight of the historical and medical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead even before the wound to his side was inflicted. That's the Journal of the American Medical Association. You could go to an atheist New Testament scholar like Gerd Ludeman, and he will tell you the death of Jesus on the cross by crucifixion is historically indisputable. That's the atheist speaking.

So the first E is for execution, Jesus was dead. The second E stands for early reports that he rose from the dead. In other words, reports that didn't come after decades of legendary development, but go right back to the cross itself. In other words, I used to think as a skeptic, okay, I got to give you the fact, Jesus was dead, get it. But the resurrection is a legend.

So the first E is for execution, Jesus was dead. The second E stands for early reports that he rose from the dead. In other words, reports that didn't come after decades of legendary development, but go right back to the cross itself. In other words, I used to think as a skeptic, okay, I got to give you the fact, Jesus was dead, get it. But the resurrection is a legend.

So the first E is for execution, Jesus was dead. The second E stands for early reports that he rose from the dead. In other words, reports that didn't come after decades of legendary development, but go right back to the cross itself. In other words, I used to think as a skeptic, okay, I got to give you the fact, Jesus was dead, get it. But the resurrection is a legend.