Was Jesus's Resurrection Only a Metaphor?

Some scholars, such as John Dominic Crossan have asserted that when the early Christians said "Christ is Risen," they did not intend to communicate Jesus had been raised bodily from the dead. Instead they used "resurrection" as a metaphor for Jesus's influence, which could still be felt. But is this really what the early Christians were claiming? In this short video, Dr. Licona gives one reason why Dr. Crossan and others cannot be correct.

This video can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish at https://youtu.be/ufKk697z6_o

Mike Licona is associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers a fully accredited Master of Arts degree in apologetics that may be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z.

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