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On the Physical Death of Jesus

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  • R. Scott Clark
on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI, “On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ,”  Journal of the American Medical Association 255.11 (Mar 21, 1986): 1455-63 (HT: Justin Taylor). Modern medical interpretation of the historical evidence indicates . . . Continue reading →

Categorized The Defense of the Faith | Tagged easter, Jesus’ death, resurrection, swoon theory | 1 Comment

Cultists at the Door and Holy Week

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 9, 2009 | 17 Comments

A couple of well-dressed, polite, well-spoken young men came to my door today. They could have been Mormons (there are a great lot of them out west) but these fellows happened to be Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Categorized The Mission: Reaching and Teaching, Theology of the Cross | Tagged cultists, easter, Jehovah’s witnesses, witnessing | 17 Comments

You Knew it Had to Be Something

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 11, 2009 | 4 Comments

When I serving a congregation in Kansas City, as I remember it, a local mega-church pastor hooked himself up to a garage-door opener. At the right time in the service, someone hit the remote and up went the pastor.

Categorized Evangelical Escapades | Tagged easter, evangelical antics | 4 Comments

He is Risen, He is Not Here

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

He is risen indeed.

Categorized Redemption | Tagged easter, historia salutis, resurrection | 3 Comments

Hurtado: The Uniqueness of the Resurrection

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 2, 2010

Nice essay on the early Christian doctrine of the resurrection at Slate.com (HT: Jon Moersch).

Categorized Ancient Church | Tagged bodily existence, easter, Eschatology, gnosticism, Redemption, resurrection

The Stone Had Been Rolled Back

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  • R. Scott Clark
on March 27, 2016 | 1 Comment

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Justification | Tagged easter, resurrection | 1 Comment

Calvin On The Discovery Of The Empty Tomb

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 16, 2017

We now come to the closing scene of our redemption. For the lively assurance of our reconciliation with God arises from Christ having come from hell as the conqueror of death, in order to show that he had the power of a . . . Continue reading →

“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?”

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 4, 2021

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.

Why It Is Reasonable To Believe In Jesus’ Resurrection

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 5, 2021 | 2 Comments

The resurrection is central to the Christian faith, as the apostle Paul tells us, For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised: and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is meaningless; you are still in your . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Apologetics, Resurrection | Tagged Apologetics, christianity, easter, Jesus, resurrection, tomb | 2 Comments

On The First Day Of The Week

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  • Heidelblog
on April 17, 2022 | 1 Comment

Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple . . . Continue reading →

“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?”

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  • Heidelblog
on April 9, 2023

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. . . . Continue reading →

“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?” (Part 2)

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  • Heidelblog
on April 9, 2023 | 1 Comment

But, although these things were in principle present in Mary’s heart, she did not at that moment perceive the pledge of hope contained in them. Her grief was too profound to leave room for introspection. It even hid from her vision the . . . Continue reading →

On The Monday After Easter: What Now?

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 10, 2023 | 5 Comments
By Zachi Evenor and User:MathKnight - Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zachievenor/12325753455/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63922564

It is the Monday after Easter Sunday, the most important day in the church calendar. For many, it is a time of great busyness as the typical practice is set aside in favor of flowers, choirs, and more. Big family brunches, lunches, . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Biblical Exposition, Biblical theology, Christian Life | Tagged easter | 5 Comments

Why It Is Reasonable To Believe In Jesus’ Resurrection

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 14, 2023 | 1 Comment

The resurrection is central to the Christian faith, as the apostle Paul tells us, For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised: and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is meaningless; you are still in your . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Apologetics, Resurrection | Tagged Apologetics, christianity, easter, Jesus, resurrection, tomb | 1 Comment

Why Do You Seek The Living Among The Dead?

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  • Heidelblog
on April 20, 2025 | 6 Comments

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the . . . Continue reading →

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