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added concluding Section - Premise of truth - that the historicity of Jesus as a fact of history is the premise on which the truth of Christianity depends, his resurrection, his promises, the founding of the Church, her authority, her doctrines, the Bible
[[John Lennox]] pointed out to [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] that Dawkins claimed in his book ''The God Delusion'' that Jesus may have never existed and that Dawkins errantly claimed that ancient historians have some disagreement on whether Jesus existed or not. After some additional discussion with Dawkins, Dawkins conceded that Jesus existed and said, "I take that back. Jesus existed".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ant5HS01tBQ Richard Dawkins admits Jesus existed]</ref>
[[John Lennox]] pointed out to [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] that Dawkins claimed in his book ''The God Delusion'' that Jesus may have never existed and that Dawkins errantly claimed that ancient historians have some disagreement on whether Jesus existed or not. After some additional discussion with Dawkins, Dawkins conceded that Jesus existed and said, "I take that back. Jesus existed".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ant5HS01tBQ Richard Dawkins admits Jesus existed]</ref>
==Premise of truth==
The historicity of Jesus as a fact of history is the foundational [[premise]] on which the [[truth]] of [[Christianity]] depends, his [[resurrection]], his promises, the founding of the Church which will never be overcome by the power of evil, her authority, her doctrines, the [[Biblical Canon|canon of the Bible]].<ref>1 Corinthians 15:1-28; Ephesians 2:20; Matthew 16:13-19; 18:15-18; 28:18-20; John 14:15-24; 16:12-15; Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Corinthians 3:16-20; 12:4-29; 1 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:3-21; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 3:14-16; 1 John 2:18-25; 2 Peter 3:1-18; Titus 3:1-11.</ref>
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==Notes==