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One question matters

Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead.

If Jesus rose, the case is closed. If he did not, it is also closed. Paul wrote in the 50s AD that the entire claim stands or falls on this single event. He was right.

This site walks the evidence, by the same standards historians apply to any first century event. No appeal to authority. No assumption the reader shares the conclusion. No apologetics shortcuts.

If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:14, written by Paul ~55 AD.

By the numbers

Documents written within: 35 to 65 years
Earliest creed: within 5 years
Manuscript copies in Greek: ~5,800

Strongest counter position

A reader can dismiss the question as ancient irrelevance, or treat it as a closed case settled by the modern assumption that miracles do not happen. The site does not assume the question is open or closed. It asks the reader to weigh the evidence.

What this does not prove

The site does not promise certainty. Historical inference rarely yields certainty. It promises that the evidence, taken seriously, is sufficient to make withholding belief no longer the obviously rational position.

Citations

1 Corinthians 15:14
Daniel B. Wallace, manuscript counts.