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his disciples believed
he rose and appeared to them; the conversion of
the church persecutor Paul; the conversion of the
skeptie James, who was Jesus half-brother; and
Jesus empty tomb.? The best explanation for these
facis is that Jesus did, indeed, conquer the grave.

The Deceased Jesus? No, a persuasive case for
Jesus rising from the dead can be made by using
five facts that are well-evidenced and which
the vast majority of today's scholars on the sub-
ject - including skeptics--accept as true: Jesus
was killed by crucifixion;

The Uncrucified Jesus? No, the historical evi-
dence-
- both in the New Testament and in sources
outside the Bible- clearly confirms that Jesus was
dead when he was taken down from the cross. The
Quran's claim that Jesus wasn't executed simply
lacks historical credibility.

The Failed Jesus? No, Jesus succeeded in fulfill-
ing all of the messianic prophecies that had to have
been accomplished prior to the fall of the Jewish temple in AD TO. Consequently, if Jesus isn't the
predicted Messiah, then there will never be one.
What's more, his fulfillment of these time-sensitive
prophecies makes it rational to conclude that he
will fulfill the final ones when the time is right.