Category Archives: Resurrection

The Resurrection of Jesus, A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Mark Lefers

I am going to start another large book, “The Resurrection of Jesus, A New Historiographical Approach” by Michael Licona. Licona says that this book seeks to produce a historical description of whether Jesus rose from the dead. Even though I … Continue reading →

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Crucifixion and Death of a Man Called Jesus

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Mark Lefers

I’ve been researching the crucifixion and the resurrection accounts of Jesus. So like a scientist, I started looking up journal articles and reading, and taking notes, and investigating more. I e-mailed one of the authors of one of the journal … Continue reading →

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Medical Theories on the Cause of Jesus’ Death

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Mark Lefers

Ran across this interesting article in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. It a nice review article that briefly list the many theories of how Jesus may have died. Some of the different theories of how Jesus died: … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N. T. Wright

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Mark Lefers

I’m finally done reading the Great Book. No, not the Bible. I’m talking about N. T. Wright’s book “The Resurrection of the Son of God”. Several people suggested that this was the book to read regarding the resurrection. So I … Continue reading →

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The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Mark Lefers

I just got finished reading another book by Gary Habermas. This book, “The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus” is co-authored by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona. The book is aimed at preparing believers in their interactions with skeptics. The … Continue reading →

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Distractions

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Mark Lefers

I have found that I am often distracted from my doubt research. Granted I have a busy household (7 kids 9 and under), but the distractions that are most harmful come from within. My research focus has been on the … Continue reading →

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Searching for proof

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Mark Lefers

Can Jesus’ resurrection from the dead be proven? This depends on the definition of what constitutes proof. Proof of the resurrection will not be found in the more reliable “hard scientific” field. Scientist will not be able to set up … Continue reading →

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My Background

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Mark Lefers

As you may have gathered from the name of this blog/website, I am struggling through some very severe doubt in my Christian faith. I thought it best to give you a quick background of myself and a brief glimpse of … Continue reading →

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