Is Jesus’ Resurrection Based On An Ancient Pagan Myth? - Video

Oct

31

Is Jesus’ Resurrection Based On An Ancient Pagan Myth? - Video

I was glad to find these two videos on Youtube today; they are videos of a debate between skeptic Tim Callahan, author of "The Secret Origins of the Bible," and Dr. Gary Habermas, one of the world’s foremost scholars on the Resurrection of Christ. In this debate they discuss whether or not Jesus’ resurrection was a legend that grew out of earlier pagan myths about gods or godesses who died and rose again.

The reason that I was glad that I found these videos is because this is a "hot topic" today. I have met many people who are under a vague impression that there were a lot of myths of gods who were killed and then rose again after three days, and Jesus was just another one on the list. These people were invariably told this by some university professor, or they heard it in some movie, or a friend told them, or they read it in a book, or something like that. No one seems to know dates or times or names.

I have done some reading on the subject and I am convinced that the reason no one knows dates or times or names is because they do not exist. It is true that there were several resurrection myths in pagan religions, but they post-date Christianity. The question is, "Who influenced who?"

It is unfortunate that many people so eagerly lap up anything that they want to hear. It is even more unfortunate that others are confused by reading false information based on shoddy scholarship. Unfortunately, authoring a couple of books and having a degree or two doesn’t make you an expert on everything.

Anyway, I’ll get off my soapbox now. This is a good debate and I hope that you guys enjoy it. For more information on this subject I recommend visiting http://www.garyhabermas.com and http://www.leestrobel.com. I do not recommend these two men because they are Christians; I recommend them because they are fair and present both sides of the evidence. By all means, investigate both sides of the story–just be willing to go where the evidence leads!