THE
BEDROCK
OF CHRISTIANITY
The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
JUSTIN W. BASS
The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
Copyright 2020 Justin W. Bass
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019957133
Lexham Editorial Team: Elliot Ritzema, Claire Brubaker
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This book is dedicated to my wonderful children,
Arianna and Christian.
May their generation and generations after stand firm
on the bedrock of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Foreword by Darrell L. Bock
1 Studying History Is Time Traveling
2 Bedrock Eyewitness: The Apostle Paul
3 Bedrock Source: 1 Corinthians 15:3–7
4 Crucifixion: “Christ Died for Our Sins and He Was Buried”
5 Resurrection: “He Was Raised on the Third Day”
6 Appearances: To Peter, the Twelve, More than Five Hundred, James, and Paul
7 The Rise of the Nazarenes: “Fighting against God”
Conclusion: “This Is Wondrous Strange”
AB Anchor Yale Bible Commentary
Ag. Ap. Josephus, Against Apion
Ant. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
COQG Christian Origins and the Question of God
ICC International Critical Commentary
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
J.W. Josephus, Jewish War
LCL Loeb Classical Library
1 Macc 1 Maccabees
2 Macc 2 Maccabees
NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary
NPNF The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1. Edited by Philip Schaff. 1886–1889. 14 vols. Repr., Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
Sir Sirach/Ecclesiasticus
WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
There are many things said about Jesus, just as there are many, often conflicting, views about him. So where should one start in thinking about him and his significance? How do we sort out the range of things claimed about him: a myth, a religious great, a misguided revolutionary, a model of piety, a deceiver, a blasphemer, ...
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About The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and ResurrectionCan we all agree on some things about Jesus, regardless of our belief—or unbelief? Perhaps surprisingly, there is a lot upon which all scholars can agree. When surveying historical scholarship, there are certain truths about Jesus that Christians, agnostics, and skeptics must affirm. In The Bedrock of Christianity, Justin Bass shows how—regardless of one’s feelings about Christianity—there lies a bedrock of truths about Jesus’ life and ministry that are held by virtually all scholars of ancient history, classics, and biblical studies. Through an examination of each of these key facts, readers will encounter the unalterable truths upon which everyone can agree. Useful for both Christians and non-Christians alike, this study demonstrates what we can really know about the historical truth of Jesus’ death and resurrection. |
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