Lee Strobel

And then you have a scholar like James D.G. Jones say, no, it's within months. So this is— And even Bart Ehrman, doesn't he— I'm not sure where he's at on that. But, you know, I read stuff like— Can we go through the timeline real quick?

And then you have a scholar like James D.G. Jones say, no, it's within months. So this is— And even Bart Ehrman, doesn't he— I'm not sure where he's at on that. But, you know, I read stuff like— Can we go through the timeline real quick?

And then you have a scholar like James D.G. Jones say, no, it's within months. So this is— And even Bart Ehrman, doesn't he— I'm not sure where he's at on that. But, you know, I read stuff like— Can we go through the timeline real quick?

Well, why was it three days? You know, he predicted like Jonah was in the fish for three days that he would be coming back in three days. So that was kind of a—I don't think it's a requirement necessarily, but it was three days on the third day he returned. The Jewish word for day was reckoned as an onah, which is O-N-A-H. And it meant a night and a day is an ona.

Well, why was it three days? You know, he predicted like Jonah was in the fish for three days that he would be coming back in three days. So that was kind of a—I don't think it's a requirement necessarily, but it was three days on the third day he returned. The Jewish word for day was reckoned as an onah, which is O-N-A-H. And it meant a night and a day is an ona.

Well, why was it three days? You know, he predicted like Jonah was in the fish for three days that he would be coming back in three days. So that was kind of a—I don't think it's a requirement necessarily, but it was three days on the third day he returned. The Jewish word for day was reckoned as an onah, which is O-N-A-H. And it meant a night and a day is an ona.

But any portion of an ona was considered as the whole. And so he died on Friday. He was in the tomb on Saturday. And he rose sometime Sunday morning. That's parts of three days that he was in, one day fully and parts of two others. But according to the Jewish reckoning of time, that's the third day. So he returns on the third day. You don't think there's any significance to that?

But any portion of an ona was considered as the whole. And so he died on Friday. He was in the tomb on Saturday. And he rose sometime Sunday morning. That's parts of three days that he was in, one day fully and parts of two others. But according to the Jewish reckoning of time, that's the third day. So he returns on the third day. You don't think there's any significance to that?

But any portion of an ona was considered as the whole. And so he died on Friday. He was in the tomb on Saturday. And he rose sometime Sunday morning. That's parts of three days that he was in, one day fully and parts of two others. But according to the Jewish reckoning of time, that's the third day. So he returns on the third day. You don't think there's any significance to that?

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

What would you say, John? I think the fact that he did liken it to Jonah.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

It's a fulfillment of that. So I think that's the significance. Yeah, that would be the significance. So you've got the execution, and by the way, that's not the only early report we've got. We have others in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the book of Acts, all of which were circulating during the lifetimes of Jesus' contemporaries.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And they would have pointed out the errors if they were making this stuff up. So we've got an execution, he's dead. We got early reports that he rose from the dead, too quick to be a legend. Third, we have an empty tomb.

And we could talk all day about all the evidence the tomb was empty, but the best evidence to me was we know from sources inside and outside the New Testament that when the disciples began proclaiming that Jesus had risen, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole the body. Now they're admitting the tomb is empty. They're admitting it's empty. The ones who crucified it.

And we could talk all day about all the evidence the tomb was empty, but the best evidence to me was we know from sources inside and outside the New Testament that when the disciples began proclaiming that Jesus had risen, what the enemies of Jesus said was, oh, well, the disciples stole the body. Now they're admitting the tomb is empty. They're admitting it's empty. The ones who crucified it.