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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Five historically-accepted facts about the resurrection summarized as the acronym ALIVE

Mike introduces his mnemonic framework for presenting the resurrection evidence

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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

First fact (A): Death by crucifixion — historically documented and generally agreed upon

First point of the ALIVE acronym

resurrection historical method crucifixion
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Second fact (L): Women/ladies found the tomb empty — criterion of embarrassment supports authenticity

Second point of the ALIVE acronym

resurrection empty tomb criterion of embarrassment
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Third fact (I): Independent post-resurrection appearances of Jesus accepted by the vast majority of historians

Third point of the ALIVE acronym

resurrection historical method post-resurrection appearances
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Fourth fact (V): Violence endured by the Apostles — dramatic transformation from hiding to dying for their message

Fourth point of the ALIVE acronym

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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Fifth fact (E): Enemies of Christ converted — specifically James the brother of Jesus and Paul the Apostle

Fifth point of the ALIVE acronym

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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The resurrection is the one rational explanation that accounts for all five ALIVE facts

Conclusion of the evidence survey section

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