Without the belief in the Resurrection the Christian faith could not have come into being. The disciples would have remained crushed and defeated men. Even had they continued to remember Jesus as their beloved teacher, His crucifixion would have forever silenced any hopes of His being the Messiah. The cross would have remained the sad and shameful end of His career. The origin of Christianity therefore hinges on the belief of the early disciples that God had raised Jesus from the dead.

William Lane Craig (b. 1949), Religionsphilosoph und Apologet

Topics: Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Doubt & Hard Questions

William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig ist ein 1949 geborener US-amerikanischer Religionsphilosoph und evangelikaler Apologet, der an Hochschulen in Kalifornien und Texas lehrte. Er wurde durch öffentliche Debatten mit bekannten Atheisten sowie durch seine Weiterentwicklung des kosmologischen Kalam-Arguments und die historische Verteidigung der Auferstehung Jesu bekannt. Für Bibelleser bietet er logisch strukturierte Begründungen des Glaubens, stößt jedoch mit seiner Einordnung der Schöpfungsberichte als Mythogeschichte und der theologischen Erklärung alttestamentlicher Gewaltpassagen auch auf Widerspruch.

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