I caught a preview of 20/20's special report on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I thought I recognized the face of William Lane Craig among the folks that were interviewed for the program. Checking the ABC News site it looks like I was right. I don't know how much time they will spend with Craig, but if you are looking for time to kill on Friday night the program is on at 10 p.m. ET /9 Central. The brief quote from Craig:
"Jesus took off the grave clothes and unbound himself. He probably would've literally got up and … and shed these grave clothes and walked out of the tomb. He would be palpable, he would be physical. He would be tangible."I will probably watch just find out what Rev. Richard McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Roman Catholic Theology, University of Notre Dame, meant when he said:
"If they had digital cameras in those days, and they took … tried to take a photo of Jesus, you know, 'Get over there with Peter … would you stand with Mary Magdalene? This would make a great shot. I mean, no one will ever believe this.' You take a photo of that scene and you'd get Peter and Mary Magdalene, but not Jesus."If the resurrection is bodily, and it is perceivable to the human eye and touch, why think it would not show up in a picture? The quote sounds suggestive of some kind of gnostic apparition theory. Yet having read some of McBrien's work I've seen nothing to suggest that he wouldn't believe the resurrection is bodily. My general understanding of Catholic theology is that the resurrection is bodily, and that this body is of the same kind as that which awaits the saved in their resurrection.
Did anybody get to see that? I heard that Bill Craig, Ben Witherington III, Lee Strobel and some others were interviewed and actually got lots of time, although they let members of the Jesus Seminar get the last word with some sort of hallucination theory (and no response from the others). But that's what I heard...
I was a bit surprised at the amount of time Strobel and Craig got, but they did give a lot of the final bit time to guys like Spong.
Unfortunately I only caught the tail end of the program which included the comments of McBrien. I was disappointed but not surprised that they ended on the gnostic note. If you have a subscription to RealNetworks SuperPass you can watch the program online. Lee Strobel did an interview recently with Beliefnet on the about the ABC special and about why Christians should believe Jesus physically rose from the dead.
And we're suprised that media mongrels end up with a shrug-of-the-shoulders "I dunno?" regarding "one of the most documented historical facts in history"? (Greenleaf)..... To define life would end their reason for existence... It's a life-time work just to bring a semi-accurate view of today's weather. It takes a team to predict (I use that term almost tongue-in-cheek) a few days in advance. Thankfully this issue is of little question to us familiar with the Scriptures and even less so if His Spirit lives in you.
Are there anyway to get a copy of this program, Unfortunately I wasn't lucky enough to see it from the start. Or can I get the diallouges and discution written on paper?. Thanks