Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

by Gilbert West

Publisher:

R. Dodsley

, 1749

Overview

In the 1740s, while studying at Oxford, English poet Gilbert West and the Baron George Lyttelton set out together to disprove two major events in Christian history: Saul’s conversion and the Resurrection. After a year of painstaking research, each eventually concluded that Saul was genuinely converted and Jesus genuinely rose from the dead, and they became Christians. This work is Gilbert West’s letter reporting his findings to Lyttelton. West examines the prophecies of the Old Testament and the credibility of the New Testament, concluding ultimately the Christianity was indeed divine revelation.

Product Details

• Title: Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Author: Gilbert West
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Publisher: R. Dodsley
• Print Publication Date: 1749
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Resurrection; Annet, Peter, 1693-1769 › Resurrection of Jesus considered
• Resource ID: LLS:BSRVTNSHSTCHRST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-18T20:50:24Z

About Gilbert West

Gilbert West (1703–1756) was an English poet, translator, and Christian apologist. He is noted in Dr. Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. He was converted to Christianity after setting out for a year with his friend Baron George Lyttelton to disprove Saul’s conversion and the Resurrection, but eventually concluded that the Resurrection was a genuine historical event.