The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Historical Fact vs Faith

Today I'm joined again by the wonderful Dr Bart Ehrman to discuss Christianity's inciting incident: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, in preparation for his upcoming debate on the topic against Mike Licona.

Dr's Ehrman and Licona are about to engage in a 7 HOUR throwdown on the historicity of Jesus' resurrection. This isn't your average debate! Register now and get lifetime access to the debate recording, Q&A recordings, access to the online learning course (available in May) with PDF lesson guides, audio downloads & additional reading lists.

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[kallisto]

It's such a good thing to have Bible scholars who are not Christians, it frees them up from so much bias.

[travis]

If the disciples doubted, how on earth are we, 2000 years later and with no evidence at all, expected not to?

[mikehopkins]

Bart is very influential in my de-conversion. I’ve read several of his books. My favorite was How Jesus Became God. I learned so much from him. It was nice to see him on here with you. Thank you Emma, keep bringing the great videos.

[daneflynn]

To quote John from Monty Python “you must be the messiah. I should know, I’ve followed a few”

[bangsandbullets]

Ok, I adore the stance he holds here. I genuinely didn't realize there were Christians who thought the ressurection story was myth and not literal. I also have never made the connection between proving a literal ressurection story and thereby proving by proxy that everything else in that book that causes significant harm to others is equally accurate and enforceable.

Fantastic video!!

[kaitosevski]

Wait, so they say Jesus died and came back from the dead while looking completely different? Jesus is a Time Lord confirmed

[Rosyna]

When you lose someone close to you, often you’ll have extremely vivid, disturbing dreams of them as if they’re still alive shortly after their death. The dreams will wake you up in a cold sweat and for a time immediately after waking, the confusion will cause you to believe they’re still alive.

(Today would have been my sister’s birthday)

[Eric_]

Dr Bart Ehrman is wicked smart on these subjects! I've watch so many hours of his lectures and it was very enlightening. I need to find this debate.

[donstratton]

When faith and facts collide, those with need will follow the faith.
I see the debate as one not intending to persuade but one that sets out and distinguishes between fact and fiction.
Congratulations on establishing an online relationship with Dr. Ehrman - his perspectives are very interesting. Good interview.

[tardabovealla]

If Jesus had to prove to the 12 disciples that he had been resurrected from the dead, it sets in motion a whole new strain of thought. They clearly didn't recognise him, which suggests that he had a new body. This basically means the man put on the cross was not resurrected, but some other dude claimed to be the resurrected Jesus and had to prove it.

[jy]

Ex Mormon viewer. It’s great that you’re helping your audience get to know people who may be unknown to us.

[georget]

Just found this channel and I immediately subscribed. I am impressed by the way the interviewer conducts the program, with great aplomb and calmness, and yet in a very relatable way. She lets Dr. Ehrman develop his arguments. Solid

[mnicholson]

"Misquoting Jesus" is one of my favorite eye opening books. I gave a copy to one of my Christian friends. After a few months, I asked her what she thought of it. She said she wasn't through reading it. However, I could tell by her attitude that she didn't want to talk about it. Probably because her eyes were opening.

[robbabcock_]

Wonderful video! I've been a big fan of Dr. Ehrman since Emma was in kindergarten! He's an amazing scholar with a great wit, sense of humor and ability to communicate ideas clearly.

[MrJedtortoise]

Hello, Ms Emma. I just discovered your channel a couple days ago, and here you are with Dr Ehrman! I have enjoyed his books and I'm enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work! 👍

[larryg]

I’m a Christian by culture. I’m an atheist with facts. I love my Christian friends, but they are wrong with facts.

[CollinGerberding]

5:20
Never even considered this angle and I think it's a brilliant foundation for an argument. It's not just about winning the debate, it's about reducing the harm that religions cause. At least that's my takeaway.

[dancahill]

It's so good to hear Academics talk about the Bible rather than Apologetics. Apologetic training and degrees seem a lot like training to be a Used Cars Salesman.

[jamesmziegler]

Dr. Ehrman is one of the top Bible scholars in the world today. I am amazed (but somehow not surprised) that Emma Thorne was able persuade him to appear on her show. Who's next? I'm half expecting the Pope at a future date.

[tartarus]

Thank you for posting this! I’m thrilled for the debate as well