Sergey

“5. Early testimony supports historical claims.
The closer the time between the event and testimony about it, the more reliable the witness, since there is less time for exaggeration, and even legend, to creep into theaccount.”
― Gary R. Habermas, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus

“4. Eyewitness testimony supports historical claims.
Eyewitness testimony is usually stronger than a secondhand account.”
― Gary R. Habermas, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus

“There is a virtual consensus among scholars who study Jesus' resurrection that, subsequent to Jesus' death by crucifixion, his disciples really believed that he appeared to them risen from the dead. This conclusion has been reached by
data that suggest that (1) the disciples themselves claimed that the risen Jesus had appeared to them, and (2) subsequent to Jesus' death by crucifixion, his disciples were radically transformed from fearful, cowering individuals who denied and abandoned him at his arrest and execution into bold proclaimers of the gospel of the risen Lord. They remained steadfast in the face of imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom. It is very clear that they sincerely believed that Jesus rose from the dead.”
― Gary R. Habermas, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus

“Atheistic New Testament scholar Gerd Ludemann concludes, "It may be taken as historically certain that Peter and the disciples had experiences after Jesus' death in which Jesus appeared to them as the risen Christ."6R”
― Gary R. Habermas, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus