Dr. Simon Greenleaf

Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law Not a believer, he used to put down the Chris9ans in his law classes. 207 Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law …One year, Chris9an students challenged him to take his three volumes on the Laws of Legal Evidence and apply the principles to evidence for the resurrec9on of Christ… 208 Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law …In the process, he became a believer and concluded “the resurrec9on is one of the best established facts of history.” 209 Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law It is impossible that the apostles “could have persisted in affirming the truths they had narrated… 210 Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law …had not Jesus actually risen from the dead, and had they not known this fact as certainly as they knew any other fact.” 211 Dr. Simon Greenleaf Harvard University Law Greenleaf concludes that the resurrec9on of Christ is one of the best-­‐supported events in history according to the laws of legal evidence administered in courts of jus9ce. 212 Lord Darling Former Chief Jus8ce Great Britain “In its favor as a living truth there exists such overwhelming evidence, posi9ve and nega9ve, factual and circumstan9al… 213 Lord Darling Former Chief Jus8ce Great Britain …that no intelligent jury in the world could fail to bring in a verdict that the resurrec9on story is true.” 214 Pamela Binnings Ewen Partner-­‐Interna9onal Law Firm “The historical, documentary, archaeological, and other evidence that has been presented to the jury is sufficient… 215 Pamela Binnings Ewen Partner-­‐Interna9onal Law Firm …by more than a preponderance that the life, death, and resurrec9on of Jesus as reported in the Gospels actually did occur as a historical fact.” 216 Sir Lionel Luckhoo “I have been fortunate to secure a number of successes in jury trials and I say unequivocally the evidence for the resurrec9on of Jesus Christ… 217 Sir Lionel Luckhoo …is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof which leaves absolutely no room for doubt.” 218 C.S. Lewis Author “Early in 1926, the hardest-­‐boiled of all the atheists I ever knew sat in my room on the other side of the fire and remarked that the evidence… 232 C.S. Lewis Author …for the historicity of the Gospels was really surprisingly good.” 233 883 Cicero Considered death by crucifixion, “the most cruel and hideous of tortures.” 893 Will Durant Historian “…even the Romans…pi9ed the vic9ms.” 894 Alexander Metherell M.D., PhD “The pain was absolutely unbearable. In fact, it was literally beyond words to describe… 895 Alexander Metherell M.D., PhD …they had to invent a new word: Excrucia9ng Literally meaning ‘out of the cross’” 896 Dr. J.W. HewiI Harvard Theological Review His conclusion: The New Testament account of Christ being nailed to the cross was false and misleading… 897 Dr. J.W. HewiI Harvard Theological Review …Crucifixion by use of nails was considered legendary. 898 899 V. Tzaferis discovered four cave-­‐
tombs north of Jerusalem (near Mount Scopus) 900 Family tombs held 15 ossuaries containing bones of 35 individuals 901 Found name of Yohanan Ben Ha’galgal in Ossuary #4 7-­‐inch spike driven through the heel bone 902 † Date from late second
century BC to 70 AD
† Moisture helped preserve
the bones
903 Alexander Metherell “…When the whip would strike the flesh, these balls would cause deep bruises or contusions, which would break open with further blows. … 921 Alexander Metherell …And the whip had pieces of sharp bone as well, which would cut the flesh severely. … 922 923 hIp://www.holytrinity.ok.goarch.org/images/Image2.jpg 924