Aug 19, 2026 · 27 min · 11 segments
Christianity isn't primarily a philosophy. It's a person: Jesus of Nazareth. And that person made one massive, falsifiable claim… that he would rise from the dead. So, did he? Mike Licona, Professor…
Raj NairHostIt's not a legend that developed over time because we know that the disciples themselves were proclaiming it.
It wasn't a lie that they were spreading because we can establish that they truly believed it.
Why? Well, we've got five sources from the first century alone that attest that these disciples were willing to suffer and some even died as martyrs for proclaiming.
Even most skeptical scholars, almost all, would say, no, they weren't lying about it, they truly believed it.
Most would also agree that it's not a metaphor for something else, because Paul said, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless.
Christianity isn't primarily a philosophy, but a person, Jesus of Nazareth, who made one gigantic falsifiable claim that he would rise from the dead.
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It's not a legend that developed over time because we know that the disciples themselves were proclaiming it.
It wasn't a lie that they were spreading because we can establish that they truly believed it.
Why? Well, we've got five sources from the first century alone that attest that these disciples were willing to suffer and some even died as martyrs for proclaiming.
Even most skeptical scholars, almost all, would say, no, they weren't lying about it, they truly believed it.
Most would also agree that it's not a metaphor for something else, because Paul said, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless.
Christianity isn't primarily a philosophy, but a person, Jesus of Nazareth, who made one gigantic falsifiable claim that he would rise from the dead.