Subject Index
Subject Index
A
acts of God,
ad hominem fallacy,
Adonis, , ,
afterlife, , , , , , , ,
agnostic position on Jesus’s resurrection,
critique,
angels,
antecedent probability,
Apollonius of Tyana, , , , , , ,
apotheosis, , , , , , , , , ,
apparent death hypothesis, , , , , ,
archaeology, , , ,
Aristaeus, ,
Asclepios,
asphyxiation, , , ,
atheism, , , , , , , , , ,
Attis, , , , , , , ,
B
Baal, , , , , ,
baptism,
Barth, Karl, , , , , ,
Bayes Theorem, ,
bias, , ,
Buddha, , , ,
Bultmann, Rudolf, ,
C
Celsus, , , ,
chest wound, ,
Christianity
beginning,
comparison to paganism, ,
evidence,
objections to, ,
teachings, ,
worldview,
Christian ministry,
Christology, , , , , , , , , ,
Christophany, ,
conservation of energy,
conservative scholars, , , , , ,
contradictions, , , , , , , ,
conversion disorder,
creedal traditions, , , , , , , ,
crucifixion, , , ,
crurifragium,
D
dating (texts), , ,
death blow, ,
deism, , , , , , ,
deists, , , , , , , , , , ,
delusions,
demythologization,
disciples
belief, , , , , , ,
despair, , , , , ,
flee, , ,
teaching,
transformation, , , , , , , , , , , ,
discrepancies, , ,
dissimilarity, ,
diversity, , ,
New Testament writings,
Dumuzi, , , ,
dying-and-rising gods, , , , , , ,
critique,
E
early church, moral problems,
early reporting, , , ,
either-or logical fallacy, ,
Eleazar,
embarrassment, , ,
empty tomb, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
enemy attestation, , , ,
eschatology, ,
evolution,
exorcisms, ,
experience, , , , ,
eyewitness testimony, , , , , , , , , , ,
deficiency of,
requirements,
sample size, , ,
F
faith, , , , , , , ,
”fictitious lives” of Jesus,
First Quest for the historical Jesus, , , , , , , ,
frame argument, , ,
fraud, , , ,
G
gardener, , , ,
genealogy, ,
genetic fallacy, , , ,
geschichtlich, ,
Gilgamesh, ,
gnostic Gospels,
Gnosticism, , ,
gnostic sources, , ,
God
existence, , , , , , ,
intervening action,
powerful,
presence, ,
gospel message, , , , ,
Gospel of John, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Gospel of Judas,
Gospel of Mark, sources,
Gospel of Peter,
date, ,
similarity to canonical Gospels,
Gospel of the Ebionites,
Gospel of the Hebrews, ,
Gospel of the Nazareans, ,
Gospel of Thomas, , , ,
date, , , , ,
Gospels, , ,
date,
historicity,
influence,
mythological approach,
reliability, , , ,
sources,
H
hallucinations, ,
hallucination theory, , , , , , , , , ,
critique, ,
Hanina ben Dosa,
harmonization, ,
hasty generalization fallacy, , ,
healing (modern-day),
hell, , ,
Hellenistic divine men,
Heracles, , , , ,
historians,
historical investigation, ,
historical Jesus research, , , ,
historical research, ,
historicism,
historiography, , ,
historisch, ,
history, , , , , , ,
relationship to religion,
subjectivity,
Hume, David, , , , ,
critique, , , ,
I
illumination hypothesis, ,
critique,
illusion hypothesis,
critique,
illusions, , ,
inerrancy, , , ,
interpretation,
investigation of data, , , , ,
Isis, , , ,
Islam, ,
teachings on Jesus,
J
James, conversion of, , , , , , , ,
James Ossuary, , , ,
Jesus
ascension, ,
body, , ,
bones,
burial, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
crucifixion, , , ,
historicity,
death, , , , , , , , , ,
denial of,
physical evidence,
divinity, ,
existence, , , ,
pagan sources,
as exorcist, ,
family, , , , ,
healing, , ,
historical events, , , , , , ,
humanity, ,
knowledge,
ministry,
miracles, , , , , ,
denial,
nature miracles,
predictions, , , ,
resurrection, , , , , , , , , , , ,
causation,
evidence against,
historicity, , , , , , , , , ,
importance, , ,
interpretive models,
non-bodily, , , ,
prospective argument,
retrospective argument,
timing,
resurrection predictions, ,
as Son of God,
superiority,
teachings, , , , ,
interpretation,
transfiguration,
worship of,
Jesus Seminar, , ,
Jewish burial practices,
Jewish leaders, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Joseph of Arimathea, , , , , , , ,
K
Kabir,
Kierkegaard, Søren, , , , , ,
kingdom of God, , , , , ,
L
laws of nature, , , , , , , , , ,
exceptions,
superiority,
suspension, , ,
legend, ,
legend theories, , , , ,
liberalism, , , , , , , ,
logical fallacy of division,
M
magicians,
Mahasaya, Lahiri, ,
Marcion,
Marduk,
Marian apparitions, , ,
martyrdom, , , ,
Mary, virginity, ,
Mary Magdalene, , , , ,
mass delusion, ,
mass hallucination, , , ,
Melqart, , ,
methodological naturalism, ,
minimal facts, , , , , ,
minimal facts method, , , , , , , , , , , ,
miracle claims, , , ,
historical, ,
non-Christian, , ,
miracle workers,
divinity claims,
miracles, , , , , , ,
analogous events,
Bible as evidence,
caused by God,
characteristics,
definition, , , , ,
different religions,
empirical evidence,
evidence, , , , , , , , , ,
exaggerated,
failed,
foundation for religious system,
identification,
Jansenist events, ,
modern-day, , , , ,
natural,
objections, , , , , ,
other religions,
postmodern objections,
predictable,
rejection, , , , , , , ,
repeatable,
Miracles Source,
Mishnah, , , , ,
moderate scholars,
multiple attestation, , , , , ,
Muratorian Canon,
myth,
N
nails, , ,
Nanak, ,
natural anomaly,
natural event,
naturalism, , , ,
naturalistic theories, , , , , , , ,
critiques, , , , , , , , ,
Nazareth Decree,
near-death experiences, , , , , , , , ,
New Atheists,
New Testament canon, , ,
New Testament, reliability, ,
O
objective vision theory, , , , ,
Onias the Circle-Maker,
open universe, ,
Osiris, , , , , , , , , ,
P
Paul (apostle), , , , , , , ,
apostleship,
conversion, , , , , , , , , ,
council with apostles, , , , , , , ,
founder of Christianity,
teachings,
transformation,
Peter, on the post-resurrection transformation of, 605–6
pierced side, ,
pneumothorax, ,
positivism, ,
possibility,
postmodernism, ,
post-resurrection appearances, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
bodily, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
disciples, , , , , ,
false, ,
groups, , , , , ,
historicity,
locations, , ,
Mary Magdalene, ,
Paul, , , , , ,
Peter,
road to Emmaus,
significance for the church,
spiritual, ,
women, ,
power, ,
prehistory,
presuppositions, , , , , , , , , , ,
probabilistic reasoning, ,
problem of evil, , , ,
proof, , , , , , , , , , , ,
prophecy fulfillment,
Q
Q (ancient sources), , , , ,
date,
Quran, ,
R
Rabbi Judah, , , ,
religionsgeschichtliche Schule, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
resurrection, , , , ,
evidence for miracles, ,
support for other doctrines,
resurrection claims, non-Christian,
revelation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Roman guards, , , , ,
Romulus, , ,
S
Sabbatai Zevi, , , , , ,
salvation, , , , , , , , , ,
science, , , , , , , , , , ,
Second Quest for the historical Jesus, ,
sermon summaries, ,
Shroud of Turin, , , ,
sources, time gap, , ,
spear thrust,
stolen body,
critiques, , , , ,
disciples, , , , , , , ,
other perpetrators, , , , , , ,
subjective vision theory, , , , ,
Paul, ,
subjectivity,
supernatural events, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
swoon hypothesis, , , , , , , , ,
T
Talpiot Tomb, , , ,
critique, , , , ,
Tammuz, , , ,
textual criticism,
textual variants,
Third Quest for the historical Jesus, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Toledot Yeshu, ,
touch, ,
translations, ,
truth,
V
vegetation myths,
visions, , , , , ,
bereavement, , , ,
post-death, , , ,
W
women, , , , , , , , , ,
wrong tomb, , , ,
Y
Yukteswar, Sri, ,