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Did the Resurrection Happen?: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew (Veritas Books) Kindle Edition

by Gary R. Habermas (Author), Antony Flew (Author), David J. Baggett (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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In 2004 philosopher Antony Flew, one of the world's most prominent atheists, publicly acknowledged that he had become persuaded of the existence of God. Not long before that, in 2003, Flew and Christian philosopher Gary Habermas debated at a Veritas Forum at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Habermas, perhaps the world's leading expert on the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus, made the case for rational belief on the basis of the reliability of the evidence. Flew argued for alternative understandings of the evidence presented.

For two-and-a-half decades Flew and Habermas have been in friendly dialogue about the plausibility of the resurrection and the existence of God. This book presents the full content of their third and final debate, as well as transcripts of the Q & A session with the audience afterward. Also included are a 2004 conversation between Habermas and Flew shortly after Flew's much-publicized change of position, as well as editor David Baggett's assessment and analysis of the full history of Habermas and Flew's interactions.

Here is your opportunity to listen in on a conversation with two of the greatest thinkers of our era about one of the most pivotal events in human history. Follow the evidence wherever it leads. And decide for yourself whether it's believable that a man could rise from the dead.

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"The final section of the book is, in my opinion, the best chapter of all. It is written by the editor David Bagett and looks at Flew's arguments (as well as his straw men) head on."

-- Daniel Seatvet, Examiner (examiner.com), July 26, 2009

Lay readers could hardly ask for a better entrée to the resurreciton as a philosophical issue than Flew and Habermas' dialogues. A beacon of enlightenment on its subject.

-- Ray Olson, Booklist, May 15, 2009

"This debate will provide much food for thought in this religious debate which holds one of the most vital beliefs of Christianity in the balance. Enthusiastically recommended."

-- James A. Cox, Library Bookwatch, September 2009

"David Baggett has skillfully edited an engaging and warm-hearted debate between Gary Habermas and Antony Flew, two of the world's foremost philosophers and thinkers, the former a Christian and apologist and the latter a well-known atheist who recently has embraced deism. Their debate centers on the very essence of Christian faith--the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is a great book. I recommend it enthusiastically."

-- Craig A. Evans, Ph.D., Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College

"A useful consideration of the resurrection and also an illuminating insight into the developing thinking of an important contemporary philosopher."

-- David McKay, The Covenanter Witness, November 2009

"A slim volume packed full of useful insights and historical persepctive."

-- On Mission, Winter 2010

"A lively conversation about the most important question in the history, and for the future, of the world. Habermas's compelling answers to Flew's questions awaken hope within me. The resurrection and vindication of Christ frees us from the fear of death, and for true life, now and forever. I wish this book for all of us, especially skeptics who are also thinkers."

-- Kelly Monroe Kullberg, author of Finding God Beyond Harvard: The Quest for Veritas, founder and director of project development, The Veritas Forum, and editor of Finding God at Harvard: Spiritual Journeys of Thinking Christians

"The conversation between Habermas and Flew has been a fascinating one at the highest levels of philosophical reflection. This book beautifully chronicles that dialogue in a way that is clear for those not versed in philosophy. The book will cause you to sit and ponder. That is a compliment enough, but more than that you will learn how two competing worldviews should interact with each other--and that is a real gift."

-- Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary

"Lay readers could hardly ask for a better entrée to the resurrection as a philosophical issue. A beacon of enlightenment on its subject."

-- Booklist, May 15, 2009

"If you want to be a witness for Jesu Christ, then I strongly, STRONGLY recommend you obtain a copy of Did the Resurrection Happen? from InterVarsity Press. The point I'm trying to make which is made in the book is that the resurrection of Christ is the foundation of our faith. Don't waste your time battling with skeptics over ancillary issues. Take them directly to the resurrection of Christ. Read this book and become a better witness than you've ever been."

-- Hunter Baker, Mere Comments (merecomments.typepad.com), July 22, 2009

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"This book is a dialogue between the leading expert on Jesus' resurrection and the most influential atheist philosopher of the late twentieth century. No fluff. No insults. This is an intelligent and friendly exchange of ideas among two giants in their field who have arrived at radically different views of what happened to Jesus 2,000 years ago."

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Dr. Gary R. Habermas is Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Liberty University. He also teaches in the Ph.D. program in theology and apologetics at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned the Ph.D. at Michigan State University and the M.A. from the University of Detroit.

He has authored, coauthored, or edited thirty-nine books and contributed more than sixty-five chapters or articles to other books. He has also written well over one hundred articles and reviews for journals and other publications. While his chief areas of research (and the topic of twenty of his books) are issues related to Jesus' resurrection, he has also published frequently on the afterlife, near death experiences, as well as the subjects of suffering and religious doubt.

Over the past fourteen years, he has often been a visiting or adjunct professor, having taught courses at some fifteen different graduate schools and seminaries in the United States and abroad. He and his wife, Eileen, have seven children and thirteen grandchildren, all of whom live in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Visit Gary Habermas' website (www.GaryHabermas.com) to access many publications as well as video and audio presentations.

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O. Doyle

One of the best books I have ever read on the subject

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2009

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This is one of the best books I have ever read on the subject of the resurrection. Since the first part is basically a transcript of an actual conversation between two of the most learned and influential people in their respective fields (one from a Christian perspective, the other from an atheist perspective), it is easy to read and extremely engaging. Because the basic context is one of historical evidence rather than a debate over interpretations of the bible, the information is thought provoking for Christian and atheist/agnostic alike. In my opinion, I believe Christians will find their faith strengthened and non-Christian readers will find answers to valid arguments on the subject. Most important, I found that even though some parts of the book (especially the final chapters) are highly intellectual in nature and use an extensive vocabulary, nevertheless the text flowed well, making the relative points easy to understand and follow.

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Paul M Kaiser

Great read for all from the open minded atheist to the devout Christian apologist.

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2013

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Many agnostics and intellectuals, I fear, never give the Bible a fair consideration, thinking they would have to check their brain at the door to ever give Biblical Christianity credibility. This book should help them see that there are reasonable, rational paths to giving historic Scriptural Christianity fair consideration. As a Confessional Lutheran pastor, I do not believe we can prove someone into the Faith. But we can help remove stumbling blocks that may keep them from listening to the Word of God about Christ, thru which the Holy Spirit will bring them to faith in Christ.

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apaes

This book was recommended by Pastor Jonathan Fisk

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2015

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This book was recommended by Pastor Jonathan Fisk, the host of Worldview Everlasting, a Lutheran YouTube channel. Always having "known" Jesus had been raised from the dead by faith, it was an amazing experience to be shown the historical evidence for the resurrection, as well as the great commentary on Anthony Flew's conversion from Atheism to Deism. There are many footnotes throughout the book, giving the Christian even more material to dig deeper into the historical truth of our faith. I highly recommend this book!

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Pastof Sunny

This is a needed book

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2013

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Even though there are books on resurrection already, given the thinking of the present times, this book is a welcome addition for truth seekers. Christianity rises and fall on the resurrection of Jesus. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15, if Christ did not rise from the dead, our faith is in vain.
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brandon

Convincing

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I think this book is more for doubting Christians than died in the wool atheists. It certainly helps to bolster beliefs that are somewhat tentatively held. It is not all easy to read and there is a lot of repetition. It would have been helpful if all the sightings of Christ had been listed. There are still questions unanswered of course such as why God keeps himself so hidden and why are we left with such ambiguities? On the other hand when one considers the universe and like Flew one is confronted with the evidence then one simply asks - why? And the answer?

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Robert H. Andrighetti

Civility at it's best yet to the point without sacrificing content

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017

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Well done. This is how debates should occur. Civility at it's best yet to the point without sacrificing content.

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An outstanding book for those interested in the debate about whether or not we have good reason for believing it. The discussion occurs between two undeniable authorities for their respective positions, who are friends as well as sparring partners. I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the topic.

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Chris Albert Wells

A third voice is missing.

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2010

Congratulations for the cover design, it deserves a prize. We will now let the stone door roll open to see inside the spirited debate.
"Did the Resurrection happen?" is a topic that has been discussed for nearly two thousand years, protagonists believing or rejecting the event on the bases of faith or reason. Second to third century CE Greco-Roman philosophers, arguing more aggressively against the new creed, considered it no more than the faith of fools.
Habermas offers us a modern version of the old debate. His forum comes closer to a gentleman's agreement where arguments are always very fair and nothing finally really disturbs. Readers will close the book with the impression of having listened to counter-arguments that cannot compete against their personal beliefs. The discussions do not come across any disruptions, no `killer ideas' or anything that can really move the reader's curiosity or build an impression of insecurity, questioning one's previous stand. No more in any case than the comments written two thousand years ago.
To enliven the discussion opposing a believer and a skeptical philosopher, a third discussant is missing: one who realizes that Jesus was initially... I'll tell you all the same, was no more than a party label, as were the previous Essene Messiahs. This radically changes the perception we have of the Gospels, and had second century philosophers understood the meaning of the Gospels to those who wrote them, they would have smiled at their credulity and be amazed by the political chart they expressed. Jesus and John the Baptist were no more than the elephant and the donkey party labels within a changing and quarrelling Essene community.
The story of the open door and the empty tomb was a political slogan devised to show that God arbitrates in favor of the new avant-garde Essene party against Essene traditionalists and Temple affiliates. Just as God had previously been made to arbitrate and light a match beneath the offerings of Elijah on Mount Carmel, designating the winner of the `true God contest', eliminating the competing Baal priests. The Gospel's resurrection story shows the winner of the `eternity contest', and this time it is Elijah, the Temple's Messiah, who is implicitly eliminated.
During the first century before and after the CE, different groups were competing to administer the eternity creed. The Essene avant-garde party, designated under the Messiah Jesus sticker, wants to be the only one to control life in eternity. Resurrection was not an Essenian deception, as is often contemplated by philosophers, but a later Pauline swindle, conveying the message at face value.
Future round-tables, whatever the theme of the debate, will not be able to ignore that new trends are coming into focus.

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Juan Manuel Pérez Peña

Una opinion sobre el tema

Reviewed in Spain on April 11, 2015

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Siendo claro y preciso el relato utiliza demasiado los razonamientos lógico-filosóficos para tratar un tema que se pretende real con pruebas irrefutables. El autor no consigue convencer.

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Mr. J. Hastings

One-sided

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2014

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The resurrection in question (in case anyone should be in any doubt) is that of Jesus Christ.

The book is in three parts. The first part is the transcript of a debate between Antony Flew and Gary Habermas held in 2003. The weakness of this as a debate is that Habermas does most of the talking and Flew’s responses include a lot of agreements. He never really challenges Habermas and I think that some of Habermas’ statements really do need challenging. Perhaps this reflects the fact that Flew (who died in 2010) was 80 years old at the time of the debate while Habermas was still in his prime at 53.

In 2004 Flew announced that he was no longer an atheist but had become a Deist; he had come to believe in a God who had created the Universe but not in the revelatory God of Judeo-Christianity. Part II of this book consists of a conversation between Flew and Habermas on this change of belief and a review by Habermas of the book published in 2007 by Flew and R A Varghese; “There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind”. It is hard to see the relevance of this section to the subject of the book, since Flew still did not believe in the resurrection. Did the publisher’s include it simply to make the book longer?

The third and longest part of the book is a review of the Habermas/Flew discussion by D Baggett. This is a helpful discussion of the philosophical and evidential problems of the resurrection and alternative explanations of the documentary evidence. Baggett is a philosopher and his discussion is insightful and balanced. (I suspect Baggett would wipe the floor with the likes of Richard Dawkins.) However, there is again no-one to present a robust alternative view.

The part of the book which most impressed me was Habermas’ list of twelve historical facts relating to the resurrection on which the majority of Biblical scholars and historians agree (pp 22-23 and 109-110). Habermas and Baggett both argue that the best explanation for these facts is that Jesus rose from the dead. (They draw no theological conclusions from this.) None of the alternative explanations accounts for all twelve facts in a satisfactory way.

If there had been a genuinely two-way discussion of these facts I would have given the book a higher rating. If it had not included the discussion by Baggett, I would have given it only one or two stars.

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