Roundtable with Michael Licona on the Resurrection of Jesus

This past Spring I was invited by the Southeastern Theological Review to join a roundtable discussion about Michael Licona’s recent book, The Resurrection of Jesus. That discussion will soon appear in the Summer, 2012 issue. Participants included myself, Danny Akin, Craig Blomberg, Paul Copan, Michael Licona, and Charles Quarles. Licona has written an excellent volume on the resurrection and I was pleased to be a part of the conversation.
The discussion was not only about Licona’s book, but particularly about the controversy over his view that Matt 27:52-53 may not be historical when it describes graves opening and people rising from the dead after the resurrection of Jesus. Licona … Continue reading...