In Defense of the Resurrection

by Norman Geisler

Publisher:

Witness

, 1993

Overview

How should we address contemporary critique of the resurrection? In In Defense of the Resurrection, Norman Geisler brings intellectual acumen to address skeptics. He confronts the issue directly, examining critique in light of history, theology, and the words of Scripture itself. In an accessible, easy-to-follow format, In Defense of the Resurrection is a vital apologetic for one of today’s most controversial theological issues.

Product Details

• Title: In Defense of the Resurrection
• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Witness Publications
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 196

About Norman L. Geisler

Norman L. Geisler has taught at university and graduate levels for nearly fifty years and has spoken, traveled, or debated in all fifty states and in twenty-six countries. He holds a B. A. and M. A. from Wheaton College, a Th. B. from William Tyndale College and a Ph. D. in Philosophy from Loyola University.

After his studies at Wheaton, he became the graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department at the college. He has since taught Bible, Apologetics and Philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was Dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA. In 1992 he co-founded and served as President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 2006. Currently, he is professor of Theology and Apologetics at SES.

In addition to the books in this collection, Geisler is also the author of A General Introduction to the Bible and I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, as well as the books in The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library and Norman L. Geisler’s Systematic Theology (4 vols.).

Sample Pages from the Print Edition

Contents

Top Highlights

“In this new book Dr. Harris made clear his view that ‘… after his [Jesus’] resurrection his essential state was one of invisibility and therefore immateriality’” (Pages 6–7)

“The Enemy does not waste ammunition shooting shingles off the roof; he places dynamite at the foundation. By any reckoning, the Resurrection of Christ is in the final handful of fundamentals of the Christian Faith. Paul declared that the Resurrection is at the heart of the Gospel (1 Cor. 15:3–4); that it is a condition of salvation (Rom. 10:9), and that without it we are ‘still in our sins’ (1 Cor. 15:17). Little wonder that the resurrection has been under constant siege.” (Page vii)

“Later I tried to print other articles bringing Harris’ view to light only to have them refused by Christianity Today, Moody Monthly, and Eternity. The rejections were unusual, since all of these magazines had printed my articles before, and this was an important doctrinal issue.” (Page 11)

“Speaking of the ability of Jesus’ resurrection body to appear on occasion, he added, ‘This is a corollary of his essential immateriality and the tangible reality of his resurrection appearances’ (RI, 54, emphasis added).” (Page 7)

“A straw man argument occurs when the opposition draws a false picture of a position and then proceeds to knock down the contrived picture instead of the actual position being held.” (Pages 95–96)

Product Details

• Title: In Defense of the Resurrection
• Author: Norman Geisler
• Publisher: Witness
• Print Publication Date: 1993
• Logos Release Date: 2010
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Jesus Christ › Resurrection; Jesus Christ › Historicity; Harris, Murray
• Resource ID: LLS:INDEFRESURR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:22:24Z

About Norman Geisler

Norman L. Geisler (1932– 2019) has taught at the university and graduate level for over 50 years. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, William Tyndale College, and Loyola University, and is known for his scholarly contributions to the subjects of Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy. 

After his studies, he became Wheaton's graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department. He has since taught theology, apologetics, and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA.

In 1992, Geisler co-founded Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, he co-founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, where he serves as chancellor and distinguished professor of Apologetics.

Geisler is the author or co-author of over 80 books, including the books in the Norman L. Geisler Collection, The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library, and his three-volume Systematic Theology.