Introduction
1. What does Mainstream Scholarship Think about the Conclusions of the Jesus Seminar?
2. Is it Credible to Think of Jesus as Deity; that the Resurrection of Jesus Actually Happened?
3. Did Jesus ever Consider himself to be Deity? Did Jesus Designate Himself as the Son of Man or the Son of God?
4. Is there a Strong Historical Basis for Believing that Jesus Rose from the Dead?
5. Twelve Historical Facts that Present a Solid Foundational Basis for Believing that Jesus Lived, Claimed to be Deity, Died on a Cross, and Rose Again.
6. One of the Most Controversial Facts of Jesus’ Life -- His Appearing to His Disciples after His Death.
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Evidence for the Historical Jesus

by Professor Gary R. Habermas

Edited transcript from The John Ankerberg Show, 2000 (with permission). This edition is entirely reviewed and updated to June 2015 by Prof Gary Habermas. It is absolutely free and is only to be given away and in a computer readable form.

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Contents

Evidence for the Historical Jesus: Is the Jesus of History the Christ of Faith?

1. What does Mainstream Scholarship Think about the Conclusions of the Jesus Seminar? Page 4

2. Is it Credible to Think of Jesus as Deity; that the Resurrection of Jesus Actually Happened? Page 17

3. Did Jesus ever Consider himself to be Deity? Did Jesus Designate Himself as the Son of Man or the Son of God? Page 31

4. Is there a Strong Historical Basis for Believing that Jesus Rose from the Dead? Page 45

5. Twelve Historical Facts that Present a Solid Foundational Basis for Believing that Jesus Lived, Claimed to be Deity, Died on a Cross, and Rose Again. Page 60

6. One of the Most Controversial Facts of Jesus’ Life--His Appearing to His Disciples after His Death. Page 75