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Most scholars agree that the Gospel of John portrays Jesus claiming to be God’s uniquely divine Son and that the apostle Paul made similar claims. However, there is no agreement among [...]

Michael Patton (Credo House) and Mike Licona discuss the resurrection of Jesus (Part 1 of 5)

The Quran teaches that Jesus did not die in the first century but God made it appear that he did. Muslim apologists, therefore, claim that the Gospel accounts of Jesus’s death are [...]

Resurrected or Reimagined? Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? (February 2017), Ohio State University

Are the Gospels historically reliable accounts of the life of Jesus? In this video, Mike Licona provides 5 criteria for assessing ancient historical literature for their reliability and focuses [...]

Craffert, Peter (May 2010), Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? University of Johannesburg

Pienaar, Abel (Sept. 2011), Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? University of Pretoria

 On 25 February 2017, Mike Licona debated atheist Matt Dillahunty in Austin, TX on the question of Jesus’ resurrection.

On September 15, 2016, Mike Licona debated atheist philosophy professor Matthew McCormick at Sacramento State University. The question debated was “Does the historical evidence justify [...]