The First Easter Dawn: An Inquiry Into the Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Turner Gorham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265463114 ISBN 13: 9780265463116

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A thoughtful, skeptical examination of the Resurrection, this work guides readers through historical claims with clear, careful reasoning.

It invites readers to weigh the evidence, consider how accounts were formed, and distinguish between external events and inner impressions.

From how the Gospel narratives are written to the role of witnesses like Paul, the book offers fresh information and a disciplined approach. It refrains from sweeping conclusions and instead compares sources, tests the strength of arguments, and asks what would count as adequate proof in a historical setting.

• How the New Testament accounts are evaluated and where discrepancies matter
• Paul’s testimony and the evidence for appearances after death
• The distinction between external events and inner religious experience
• Arguments about inspiration, miracles, and the limits of historical proof

Ideal for readers of historical theology and critical inquiry who want a measured look at one of history’s enduring questions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265463114
• ISBN 13: 9780265463116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338