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→Gary Habermas' minimal facts argument for the resurrection of Jesus Christ
'''Gary Habermas''' (born 1950) is a professor and department chairman in the areas of [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] at [[Liberty University]] in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is best known for his work in [[Christian apologetics]]. In recent history Gary Habermas is considered the foremost Christian apologist for defending the resurrection of Jesus. <ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/dialog_rexperience/dialog_rexperiences.htm</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/books/lichabrvw.html</ref><ref>http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection1-CTR.pdf </ref><ref>http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection2-CTR.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/crj_explainingaway/crj_explainingaway.htm</ref><ref>http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/historical_apologetics/habermas-nt.html</ref> Habermas wrote his doctoral thesis on this subject. What is notable was that he did so at a secular school ([[Michigan]] State University), using his "minimal facts" method in which he defends the Resurrection using only historical facts that the vast majority of historians agree with. <ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/vitainnuce.htm</ref>
'''Gary Habermas''' (born 1950) is a professor and department chairman in the areas of [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] at [[Liberty University]] in Lynchburg, [[Virginia]]. He is best known for his work in [[Christian apologetics]]. In recent history Gary Habermas is considered the foremost Christian apologist for defending the [[resurrection of Jesus]].<ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/dialog_rexperience/dialog_rexperiences.htm</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/books/lichabrvw.html</ref><ref>http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection1-CTR.pdf</ref><ref>http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection2-CTR.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/crj_explainingaway/crj_explainingaway.htm</ref><ref>http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/historical_apologetics/habermas-nt.html</ref> Habermas wrote his doctoral thesis on this subject. What is notable was that he did so at a secular school ([[Michigan]] State University), using his "minimal facts" method in which he defends the Resurrection using only historical facts that the vast majority of historians agree with.<ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/vitainnuce.htm</ref>
Dr. Habermas had a debate against the philosopher Antony Flew regarding the resurrection which was chronicled in the work ''Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? The Resurrection Debate'' and the debate had a panel of debate judges. J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. in his essay ''Evidences for the Resurrection'' wrote: "The decision of the judges were as follows. The panel of philosophers judging content cast four votes for Habermas who argued for the fact of the resurrection, none for Flew, and one draw. The panel of professional debate judges voted three to two, also in favor of Habermas, this time regarding the method of argumentation technique." <ref>http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=639</ref>.
Dr. Habermas had a debate against the philosopher [[Antony Flew]] regarding the resurrection which was chronicled in the work ''Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? The Resurrection Debate'' and the debate had a panel of debate judges. J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. in his essay ''Evidences for the Resurrection'' wrote: "The decision of the judges were as follows. The panel of philosophers judging content cast four votes for Habermas who argued for the fact of the resurrection, none for Flew, and one draw. The panel of professional debate judges voted three to two, also in favor of Habermas, this time regarding the method of argumentation technique.".<ref>http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=639</ref>
Habermas, who went through a ten-year period of religious uncertainty in his youth, has also written two books on the issue of religious doubt: ''Dealing With Doubt'' and ''The Thomas Factor: Using Your Doubts to Grow Closer to God''. The texts of both books are available on his personal website. <ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/books/books.htm</ref>
Habermas, who went through a ten-year period of religious uncertainty in his youth, has also written two books on the issue of religious doubt: ''Dealing With Doubt'' and ''The Thomas Factor: Using Your Doubts to Grow Closer to God''. The texts of both books are available on his personal website.<ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/books/books.htm</ref>
Habermas was interviewed by [[Lee Strobel]] for a chapter of the book ''The Case for Christ'', and has recently offered on his website an extensive response to filmmaker [[James Cameron]]'s claim to have found the "lost tomb of Jesus".<ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/The_Lost_Tomb_of_Jesus/losttombofjesus_response.htm</ref>
Habermas was interviewed by [[Lee Strobel]] for a chapter of the book ''The Case for Christ'', and has recently offered on his website an extensive response to filmmaker [[James Cameron]]'s claim to have found the "lost tomb of Jesus".<ref>http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/The_Lost_Tomb_of_Jesus/losttombofjesus_response.htm</ref>
== Gary Habermas' minimal facts argument for the resurrection of Jesus Christ ==
[[Image:Jesus resurrected.jpg|right|230px|thumb|"The [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|Resurrection]]" by Carl Heinrich Bloch.]]
Videos:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF6nR6wKcUw The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection] by Gary Habermas
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay_Db4RwZ_M The Resurrection Argument That Changed a Generation of Scholars] by Gary Habermas
Articles:
*[https://ses.edu/minimal-facts-on-the-resurrection-that-even-skeptics-accept/ Minimal Facts on the Resurrection that Even Skeptics Accept] by Gary Habermas
*[https://crossexamined.org/the-minimal-facts-of-the-resurrection/ Minimal facts argument for the resurrection of Jesus Christ]
=== Criticisms of the minimal facts argument for the resurrection of Jesus Christ ===
*[https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/an-objection-to-the-minimal-facts-argument An Objection to the Minimal Facts Argument], [[William Lane Craig]]'s website
*[https://jwwartick.com/2021/07/19/minimal-problem/ Problems for the Minimal Facts Argument for Jesus’s Resurrection?] by J.W. Wartick
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8NnBSAqbM The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection is Too Minimal] - video
*[https://isjesusalive.com/why-minimal-facts-isnt-enough/ Why minimal facts isn't enough]
== Books Authored ==
== Books Authored ==
*''Risen Indeed: A Historical Investigation Into the Resurrection of Jesus'', November 3, 2021
*''Resurrected? : An Atheist and Theist Dialogue'', 2005
*''Resurrected? : An Atheist and Theist Dialogue'', 2005
*Gary Habermas and Michael Licona, ''The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus'', Kregel, 2004
*Gary Habermas and Michael Licona, ''The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus'', Kregel, 2004
*''Ancient Evidence for the Life of Jesus: Historical Records of His Death and Resurrection'', (New York: Nelson, 1984)
*''Ancient Evidence for the Life of Jesus: Historical Records of His Death and Resurrection'', (New York: Nelson, 1984)
== External Links ==
== See also ==
*[[Christian Apologetics and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.garyhabermas.com Dr. Gary Habermas's Website]
*[http://www.garyhabermas.com Dr. Gary Habermas's Website]
* [http://www.theopedia.com/Gary_Habermas Gary Habermas on Theopedia]
*[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/historical_apologetics/habermas-nt.html Why I Believe The New Testament Is Historically Reliable by Dr. Gary Habermas]
*[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/historical_apologetics/habermas-nt.html Why I Believe The New Testament Is Historically Reliable by Dr. Gary Habermas]
*[http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection1-CTR.pdf Jesus's Resurrection and Contemporary Criticism: An Apologetic (Part I)]
*[http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/CTR-NT/Habermas-Resurrection1-CTR.pdf Jesus's Resurrection and Contemporary Criticism: An Apologetic (Part I)]
==References==
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