Michael Patton at Reclaiming the Mind’s Parchment and Pen Blog shared the evidence of the resurrection in a couple of posts. I wanted to share the outline, but encourage you to go read the posts in detail.
First he gives internal evidence – which he defines as “evidence coming from within the primary witness documents, the New Testament. He includes in that list:
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Honesty
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Irrelevant Details
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Harmony
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Public Extraordinary Claims
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Lack of Motivation for Fabrication
Then he lists the external evidence defined as, “Collaborative evidence coming from outside the primary witness documents.”
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Preservation of the Documents
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Archeology
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Extra-biblical Attestation
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Survival in a Hostile Environment
Be sure you read both posts. Good stuff!
Update: Also see how the Apostles’ Deaths give evidence to Easter.