tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19645714.post116487092802354238..comments2023-10-29T04:50:42.136-05:00Comments on Nick's Musings: The Centrality of the ResurrectionNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949332361786422769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19645714.post-43128588444950277942008-09-09T23:42:00.000-05:002008-09-09T23:42:00.000-05:00Hi Joy,Thanks for commenting.This is an old one. ...Hi Joy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting.<BR/><BR/>This is an old one. Crazy thing is I think I remember what I was going through back then.<BR/><BR/>As for your question, no, there is not much as far as secular sources. Josephus mentions it a bit, but it is a bit in question as to the legitimacy of the passage and it technically is not a secular source, as he is Jewish.<BR/><BR/>The best sources we have, Joy, are the lives and testimonies of the disciples, the early followers of Jesus, and the response of the critics (for if Jesus had not raised, surely the opponents would have gotten the body to disprove them it seems). Other than that, it is faith, an element we cannot do without.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949332361786422769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19645714.post-10120275864290336872008-09-09T15:17:00.000-05:002008-09-09T15:17:00.000-05:00Nick,You wrote this nearly 2 years ago . . . and n...Nick,<BR/>You wrote this nearly 2 years ago . . . and no comments? Amazing. The resurrection of Jesus Christ and no one found time to applaud you on these eloquent "musings"? I, for one, a Christian prone to depression, thank you - for your refreshing reminder of Paul's musings. We are no longer in our sins - and death is not the end. Praise God! <BR/><BR/>One question, though. Although we believe that Christ was seen by 500 people after he was raised from the dead, are there any secular writings that attest to that fact? I have agnostic friends who desire empirical evidence. Is there any or must we rely on faith?<BR/><BR/>~Joy, a Christianjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960043007709029033noreply@blogger.com