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The Resurrection of Jesus

The resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone for Christianity. If Jesus was not raised from the dead, Christianity, just like many other religions is a set of belief systems which cannot be validated in any objective ways. So, for any skeptics, it’s a very simple task to show that Christianity is false – all they have to do is to show that Jesus never rose from the dead. After all, resurrection of Jesus is a historical claim, not a scientific claim. Just like any other historical claim, all of us can verify this historical claim and come to a probable conclusion. Many folks reject the resurrection of Jesus on the basis of philosophical reasons, not historical reasons. Their argument goes like this: Every event should have a natural explanation (miracle\supernatural cannot happen) There is no natural explanation for the resurrection of Jesus Therefore, the resurrection of Jesus is not true This is a valid logical argument and in a valid logical argument, the conclusi...