Jesus Christ

Christ Pantocrator at Hagia Sophia, Istanbul 537 AD

Building the Case for Jesus

The evidence for Jesus Christ’s birth and early life, ministry and miracles, arrest and trial, crucifixion and resurrection, is constantly evolving and growing – so much so that it converts atheists.



In this giant index of Jesus’ life, we’ve researched, organized, edited, re-organized hundreds of slides (each containing 2 cards featuring items of evidence – from testimonies to artifacts, inscriptions to corroboration, fulfilled prophecies, historical accuracy, and so on, of the life of Jesus. We have used AI to help decide on the appropriate subcategories that fall under each main category (birth; ministry; arrest; crucifixion; resurrection; global impact).

Additionally most subcategories feature another specific menu of evidences contained in slides and cards. The intent with the creation of each card is to pack as much detailed and verified information into each one so that anyone can get an organized orientation of all of the different evidences, customs, events, documentations, artifacts, eyewitnesses, and so on of the amazing life of the most famous and well-known human that ever walked on Earth.

Not surprsingly, because of the number of people throughout the Holy Land that saw, listened and were healed or converted by Jesus, there are many pieces of evidence that add up to a compelling case not just for the life and ministry of Jesus, but for his arrest, trial, execution, and most important, resurrection that was so true, and was witnessed by so many, that it lives on 2,000-plus years later.

THE LAW PROFESSOR WHO WEIGHED THE WITNESSES

Simon-Greenleaf
Simon Greenleaf, Harvard Law professor & authority on legal evidence
“According to the laws of legal evidence used in courts of justice, there is more evidence for the historical fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ than for just about any other event in history. The great truths which the apostles declared were that Christ had risen from the dead… It was impossible that they could have persisted in affirming the truths they had narrated, had not Jesus actually risen from the dead.” One of the founders of American jurisprudence, he set out to disprove the resurrection using the standards of legal evidence and instead became convinced of its truth. Evidence: Rigorous application of the rules of legal evidence to the reliability of the Gospel testimony. [File Under Jesus – The Resurrection & Historical Case for Jesus]

The Timeline of Jesus Christ

  • The Nativity – The birth of Jesus in Bethleham to the virgin Mary
  • The Life of Christ – From a refugee to a growing ministry, miracles performed and wisdom told
  • The Crucifixion – The betrayal and a savage torture and slow murder
  • The Resurrection – After three days in the tomb, Jesus’ resurrects and proves His claims

DIVINE IDENTITY

Pre-Existence-Claim
Christ Jesus of Nazareth (John 17:5)
“And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.” Jesus asserts personal pre-existence prior to creation, claiming shared divine glory with God the Father before the cosmos existed.

SEEKING ALLAH, FINDING JESUS

Nabeel-Qureshi
Nabeel Qureshi, medical doctor & former devout Muslim apologist
“I examined the evidence for the historical Jesus, His death by crucifixion, and His resurrection from the dead. The more I studied, the more I realized that the case for the Christian faith was overwhelming and the case for Islam simply could not stand up to the same scrutiny. It cost me everything, but the truth was worth it.” A devout Muslim who set out to defend Islam against Christianity, but was led to faith in Christ through years of rigorous historical and evidential investigation with a Christian friend. Evidence: Comparative historical analysis of the sources for Jesus and Muhammad, and the evidence for the crucifixion and resurrection. [Ontology: Jesus > The Resurrection & Historical Case for Jesus]
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”C.S. Lewis from The Weight of Glory Famous literary scholar and Christian apologist who was formerly an agnostic until he could no longer deny God’s existence based on various observations, including the moral argument and reflective reading (e.g., Mere Christianity).