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1. The Empty Tomb

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a. The verifiability of the message

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b. The conspiracy of the religious leaders

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c. The women as the first responders

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2. The Facts

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a. Jesus died by crucifixion

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(1) Reported in all the gospels(2) Reported in several outside

sources

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b. The disciples believed that Jesus rose from the dead

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(1) They claimed it was true(2) They were willing to die for

it

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c. Paul the persecutor was converted to Christianity

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d. James the skeptic was converted

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3. The Theories

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a. The Apparent Death Theory

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b. The Wrong Tomb Theory

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c. The Fraud Theory

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d. The Hallucination Theory

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e. The Legend Theory

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f. The “Jesus Really Did Rise from the Dead” Theory