re did he really rise in article apr athos rutgers edu emery tc fluke com john emery writes the one single historic event that has had the biggest impact on the world over the centuries is the resurrection of jesus at the same time it is one of the most hotly contested topics did jesus christ really rise from the dead since the eyewitnesses are no longer living we have only their written accounts because of the magnitude of significance involved here either the resurrection is the greatest event in the history of man or the greatest deception played on man massive amounts of data deleted john while i will not take the time to rebut you point by point i will suggest three current works which i think will be helpful in your quest to answer this question john dominic crossan professor of religion at de paul univ the cross that spoke harper and row pub also his latest work the historical jesus the life of a mediterranean jewish peasant harper and row pub also two works of burton mack professor of new testament at the claremont graduate school a myth of innocence fortress press and his latest book the lost gospel the book of q and christian origins harper and row you might start with mack s book on q and then examine the others afterward however i think that once you do that you will see that your evidence is not as sturdy as you d like most of the tired arguements you stated assume eyewitness accounts such is not the case but anyway look at mack and crossan and then get back to us randy
