The Historicity of the Empty Tomb Evaluated (2001)

Peter Kirby

Introduction to the Issue

The Case Against the Empty Tomb

1. Argument from Silence
2. Testimony of Paul
3. Dependence on Mark
4. Fictional Characteristics in Mark
5. Improbabilities in Mark
6. Roman Crucifixion and Jewish Burial
7. Burial Traditions
8. Appearance Traditions

The Case For the Empty Tomb

1. The Tomb Burial By Joseph of Arimathea
2. The Historicity of the Empty Tomb of Jesus

Assessment of the Evidence

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