| − | '''Christian legal apologetics''' is a branch of [[Christian apologetics]] that affirms that the available evidence to defend [[Christianity]] argues for the veracity of the historical and central claims of Christianity when [[Western World|Western]] legal standards of weighing evidence are applied. An area that has received considerable attention in the field of Christian legal apologetics is the [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|resurrection of Jesus Christ]]. Legal scholars, legal authorities, an eminent lawyers such as [[Simon Greenleaf]], [[John Warwick Montgomery]], [[Lord Darling]], [[John Singleton Copley]], [[Hugo Grotius]], [[Lord Caldecote]], [[J. N. D. Anderson]], [[Lionel Luckhoo]], and many others have asserted that western legal standards argue for the resurrection of Christ. <ref>http://www.bibleteacher.org/sgtestimony.htm</ref><ref>http://www.mtio.com/articles/bissart1.htm</ref><ref>http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/apologetics/AP0302W3.htm</ref><ref>http://lawreligionculturereview.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_lawreligionculturereview_archive.html</ref><ref>http://www.trinitysem.edu/journal/philjohnsonpap.html</ref> | + | '''Christian legal apologetics''' is a branch of [[Christian apologetics]] that affirms that the available evidence to defend [[Christianity]] argues for the veracity of the historical and central claims of Christianity when [[Western World|Western]] legal standards of weighing evidence are applied. An area that has received considerable attention in the field of Christian legal apologetics is the [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|resurrection of Jesus Christ]]. Legal scholars, legal authorities, an eminent lawyers such as [[Simon Greenleaf]], [[John Warwick Montgomery]], [[Lord Darling]], [[John Singleton Copley]], [[Hugo Grotius]], [[Lord Caldecote]], [[J. N. D. Anderson]], [[Lionel Luckhoo]], and many others have asserted that western legal standards argue for the resurrection of Christ. <ref>http://www.bibleteacher.org/sgtestimony.htm</ref><ref>http://www.mtio.com/articles/bissart1.htm</ref><ref>http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/apologetics/AP0302W3.htm</ref><ref>http://lawreligionculturereview.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_lawreligionculturereview_archive.html</ref><ref>http://www.trinitysem.edu/journal/philjohnsonpap.html</ref><ref>http://www.trinitysem.edu/journal/philjohnsonpap.html</ref> |
| | Dr. Simon Greenleaf was one of the principal founders of the [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/jesus/greenleaf.html</ref> In addition, Greenleaf was the author of the classic three-volume text, ''A Treatise on the Law | | Dr. Simon Greenleaf was one of the principal founders of the [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/jesus/greenleaf.html</ref> In addition, Greenleaf was the author of the classic three-volume text, ''A Treatise on the Law |