Lee Strobel

Because we know from history sources inside and outside the Bible that when the disciples began saying, oh, Jesus had been resurrected, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole his body. Think about that. That's a cover story. They're admitting the tomb is empty. They're just saying, this is how it got empty. They stole the body.

Because we know from history sources inside and outside the Bible that when the disciples began saying, oh, Jesus had been resurrected, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole his body. Think about that. That's a cover story. They're admitting the tomb is empty. They're just saying, this is how it got empty. They stole the body.

So they're conceding implicitly that the tomb is empty. It's like if you're a student and a teacher comes up, if you're a teacher. You mean the government lied? Even in the first century. I can't believe that. But if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework, he's admitting he doesn't have his homework, but he's trying to explain what happened to it.

So they're conceding implicitly that the tomb is empty. It's like if you're a student and a teacher comes up, if you're a teacher. You mean the government lied? Even in the first century. I can't believe that. But if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework, he's admitting he doesn't have his homework, but he's trying to explain what happened to it.

So they're conceding implicitly that the tomb is empty. It's like if you're a student and a teacher comes up, if you're a teacher. You mean the government lied? Even in the first century. I can't believe that. But if you're a teacher and a student comes up to you and says, the dog ate my homework, he's admitting he doesn't have his homework, but he's trying to explain what happened to it.

It's the same thing. So even the enemies of Jesus admitted the tomb was empty. The disciples didn't have the motive, the means, or the opportunity to steal the body. Nobody did. And then we look at the fourth E, eyewitnesses. Most of what we accept as being true from the ancient world is based on maybe one source or two sources of information.

It's the same thing. So even the enemies of Jesus admitted the tomb was empty. The disciples didn't have the motive, the means, or the opportunity to steal the body. Nobody did. And then we look at the fourth E, eyewitnesses. Most of what we accept as being true from the ancient world is based on maybe one source or two sources of information.

It's the same thing. So even the enemies of Jesus admitted the tomb was empty. The disciples didn't have the motive, the means, or the opportunity to steal the body. Nobody did. And then we look at the fourth E, eyewitnesses. Most of what we accept as being true from the ancient world is based on maybe one source or two sources of information.

When you get right down to it, we know things about famous people through ancient history because maybe one source or two sources For the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the resurrected Jesus, we have no fewer than nine ancient sources, inside and outside the New Testament, confirming and corroborating the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the risen Christ.

When you get right down to it, we know things about famous people through ancient history because maybe one source or two sources For the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the resurrected Jesus, we have no fewer than nine ancient sources, inside and outside the New Testament, confirming and corroborating the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the risen Christ.

When you get right down to it, we know things about famous people through ancient history because maybe one source or two sources For the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the resurrected Jesus, we have no fewer than nine ancient sources, inside and outside the New Testament, confirming and corroborating the conviction of the disciples that they encountered the risen Christ.

That is an avalanche of historical data. So, I mean, I looked at this kind of stuff for almost two years. And I mean, there's much more depth we could go into, but- Let's go into it. Yeah, well, here's a fact that this was the final fact that convinced me. It was like I was putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I didn't know what the picture was gonna be. And I got this final puzzle piece to go in.

That is an avalanche of historical data. So, I mean, I looked at this kind of stuff for almost two years. And I mean, there's much more depth we could go into, but- Let's go into it. Yeah, well, here's a fact that this was the final fact that convinced me. It was like I was putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I didn't know what the picture was gonna be. And I got this final puzzle piece to go in.

That is an avalanche of historical data. So, I mean, I looked at this kind of stuff for almost two years. And I mean, there's much more depth we could go into, but- Let's go into it. Yeah, well, here's a fact that this was the final fact that convinced me. It was like I was putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I didn't know what the picture was gonna be. And I got this final puzzle piece to go in.

And when it went in, I stepped back and I saw it was a picture of Jesus. What was that puzzle piece? People would tell me, oh, the disciples really believe that Jesus appeared to them resurrected because they were willing to die for that conviction. And I would say, that doesn't convince me, so what? In World War II, kamikaze pilots crashed their airplanes into boats, why?

And when it went in, I stepped back and I saw it was a picture of Jesus. What was that puzzle piece? People would tell me, oh, the disciples really believe that Jesus appeared to them resurrected because they were willing to die for that conviction. And I would say, that doesn't convince me, so what? In World War II, kamikaze pilots crashed their airplanes into boats, why?

And when it went in, I stepped back and I saw it was a picture of Jesus. What was that puzzle piece? People would tell me, oh, the disciples really believe that Jesus appeared to them resurrected because they were willing to die for that conviction. And I would say, that doesn't convince me, so what? In World War II, kamikaze pilots crashed their airplanes into boats, why?

Because they thought if they died that way, they'd go to heaven. Today, why would a terrorist crash into the World Trade Center in an airplane and kill himself and a whole bunch of people? Because he sincerely believed with his whole heart if he dies that way, he's going to paradise. So don't tell me that the disciples' willingness to die means anything.

Because they thought if they died that way, they'd go to heaven. Today, why would a terrorist crash into the World Trade Center in an airplane and kill himself and a whole bunch of people? Because he sincerely believed with his whole heart if he dies that way, he's going to paradise. So don't tell me that the disciples' willingness to die means anything.

Because they thought if they died that way, they'd go to heaven. Today, why would a terrorist crash into the World Trade Center in an airplane and kill himself and a whole bunch of people? Because he sincerely believed with his whole heart if he dies that way, he's going to paradise. So don't tell me that the disciples' willingness to die means anything.