chuna1985:



Did I say Jesus died n rose again

OLAADEGBU:


We are in A.D. 2015. What does the A.D. stand for?

chuna1985:



AD has many meanings, by for the topic here, it means after the death of Christ...........Not after the death n resurrection of Christ.

It's either he died n remained dead, Or Judas died on his behalf as a trick to deceive mankind

OLAADEGBU:


We are in A.D. 2015. What does the A.D. stand for?

UyiIredia:


AD is short for Anno domini meaning in the year of our Lord. Some people have tried to change it to CE, common era.

OLAADEGBU:


God bless you my brother.

UyiIredia:


Thank you and I would ask you pray for me, because if there anything I've learnt its that it's very very easy to lose the .

OLAADEGBU:


1. Textual reliability of the ancient document:

The New Testament documents are 99.5% textually pure. This is indeed an extraordinary fact since all other ancient documents do not even approach this level of accuracy.

2. Retention of crucifixion wounds post event:

This would indeed be an extraordinary evidence of a resurrection to see the actual holes in Jesus' hands and side after He had died on the cross.

"Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing" (John 20:27).

3. Post-death appearances to many people:

It is indeed extraordinary to have someone who has died in public at an execution to appear to many people afterwards.

"And after eight days again His disciples were inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst, and said, "Peace be with you" (John 20:26).

4. Prophetic fulfillment:

Fulfilling prophecies made hundreds of years earlier about Jesus' birth, death, crucifixion, and resurrection is indeed extraordinary.

5. Accounts written by eyewitnesses:

It is perfectly ordinary to have people write about what they saw. History is full of such accounts.

6. No counter historic information.

There is no contradictory historical information concerning Jesus' resurrection. This doesn't prove anything, but when the Gospels were written, people contemporary to the described events (Jews, Romans, etc.,) could have easily written something refuting or correcting the resurrection account. No such writings exist. This isn't extraordinary, but it is important.

7. Jesus' body is gone from the tomb:

It is not extraordinary for a body to disappear from a tomb if we realize that it could have been stolen.

We can see that there is sufficient reasons to believe that the Bible does indeed provide extraordinary evidence for an extraordinary claim, namely, the resurrection of Jesus.