Was the Tomb Empty?
A lawyer weighs the evidence for the resurrection
Published on 24. February 2014
224 pages
978-0-85721-529-1 (ISBN)
Description
A highly qualified British judge examines the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Assessing secular evidence, historical sources, and the testimony of those involved Graeme Smith carefully and critically analyses the various resurrection accounts, their inconsistences and their value as evidence. This succinct but powerful document places less weight on the Gospel accounts and considers other evidence first; sources from outside the gospels, such as Josephus, Tacitus and Pliny; logical alternatives to the resurrection; and the opinions of experts in the fields of history, literary history, palaeography and law. Could this most improbable story be true? If so, what are the implications?
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
La Vergne
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SPCK Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
none
ISBN-13
978-0-85721-529-1 (9780857215291)
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Book
02/2014
Monarch Books
€31.15
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Person
After a distinguished career as a solicitor, specialising in civil litigation, Graeme Smith became a full-time District Judge of High Court and County Court in 2003. In 2012 he was appointed a Crown Court Recorder. An accredited Methodist local preacher, he and his wife Helen currently attend an Assemblies of God church.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Verdict!
- How to Handle the Evidence
- Part 1 - Opening Submissions
- 1 Jesus
- 2 History
- 3 Proof
- 4 Evidence
- 5 The Judge
- Part 2 - The Evidence
- 6 Starting Point
- 7 Paul
- 8 James
- 9 Peter
- 10 No Body
- 11 The Early Church
- 12 Evidence Outside the New Testament
- 13 The Gospels
- 14 The Gospels' Resurrection Accounts
- 15 Expert Evidence
- 16 Other Explanations
- 17 More Explanations
- 18 The Testimony of Jesus
- Part 3 - Reaching a Verdict
- 19 Summing Up
- 20 Jesus - So What?
- Appendices
- 1 The Da Vinci Code and Other Modern Gnostic Myths
- 2 The Talpiot Tomb
- 3 Some Other (Bestselling) Theories
- 4 Easter Enigma
- 5 The Ending of Mark
- Bibliography
- Notes
