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Would the Resurrection Survive Cross-Examination?

A civil verdict requires only a preponderance of the evidence, a fraction over half. However, the test I applied in my book, Resurrection on Trial, is explanatory adequacy, used by historians and forensic investigators for events long past.

Would the Resurrection Survive Cross-Examination?

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A civil verdict requires only a preponderance of the evidence, a fraction over half.

However, the test I applied in my book, Resurrection on Trial, is explanatory adequacy, used by historians and forensic investigators for events long past.

Does the Christian claim of the Resurrection explain...

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A civil verdict requires only a preponderance of the evidence, a fraction over half. However, the test I applied in my book, Resurrection on Trial, is explanatory adequacy, used by historians and forensic investigators for events long past. The question posed starts with the standard of proof.

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The question posed starts with the standard of proof. Does the Christian claim of the Resurrection explain...

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