Did Jesus really rise from the dead? This is a question that has been debated for quite literally millennia. We have records of Christians and non-Christians debating this all the way back in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, both sides utilizing all sorts of arguments to prove the case one way or another. Since it’s around the time of Easter, maybe you’ve come across the obligatory TV special or YouTube video with a provocative Easter title, claiming to settle the debate once and for all. No matter where you land on this issue, it cannot be doubted that the (paraphrased) words of C.S. Lewis remain true. Whether or not Jesus rose from the dead is either the most important question that you could ever seek to answer in your life, or it is of no importance whatsoever. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
How would you answer Festinger's "cognitive dissonance theory" as a way of refuting these eyewitness accounts of the Resurrection and the strengthening of the community in the wake of Christ's death?
How would you answer Festinger's "cognitive dissonance theory" as a way of refuting these eyewitness accounts of the Resurrection and the strengthening of the community in the wake of Christ's death?
Just want to mention that Quadratus is a saint and according to Eastern Christian tradition he is one of the 70