Did Jesus Die, and Was He Buried?
Here is a helpful summary of the historical reasons for believing in Jesus' death on the cross and burial.
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Posts in the "Jesus’ Death on the Cross" category:
Jesus’ death on the cross is a fact of history established by testimony. Quran 4:157 denies Jesus’ death on the cross and therefore Jesus’ resurrection. Quran 4:157 was made hundreds of years after the event and has no historical support from the first century; none of Jesus’ followers wrote or testified that Jesus only appeared to die on the cross.
Was 3-6 hours enough time for Jesus to die on the cross?
Some Muslims, particularly the Ahmadiyya, argue that 3-6 hours on the cross was not enough time for Jesus to die. Years ago an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined this very idea and came to the conclusion...
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We know what happened in history to Jesus.
The Quran claims about the cross: 157And because of their saying (in boast), “We killed Messiah ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah,” — but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of ‘Iesa...
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History, Christianity and God’s work in history
“Any position in which claims about Jesus or the resurrection are removed from the realm of historical reality and placed in a subjective realm of personal belief or some realm that is immune to human scrutiny does Jesus and the...
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When Facts Make No Difference
Muslims do not believe Jesus died on the cross, because of what the Qur’an teaches (Qur’an 4:157–158). Yet, the death of Jesus on the cross is an historical fact. If you believe history, you can’t believe the Qur’an. If you believe...
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