Apologist: Why Jesus Rose From The Dead?

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Have you ever heard an apologist say something like this: "These seven facts are accepted by 99% of historical scholars, and the best explanation for these facts is that Jesus rose from the dead." This approach was first offered by a man named Gary Habermas, dubbed the "Minimal Facts Approach", and it is now championed by several apologists on the debate circuit including William Lane Craig, Frank Turek, etc. The knee-jerk tendency (and trap, in the sense that it creates potential vulnerabilities for the skeptic) is to dive into the presented facts and attempt to either discredit them or provide a naturalistic explanation for each. In many cases, there is no return from this rabbit hole, and even if one does emerge relatively unscathed, the