(The) historicity of the resurrection of Jesus . ome unquestion-able power all thruugh the centuries, must also be consideredas part of the indftstructable evidence. As the rushing,whirling waters below ttie great falls at Niagara bear undeni-able testimony to the existence of the mighty falling waterswith all their strength above, so the existence of thesephenomena must be born in mind as we pursue the study of thedata which comes to our attention. i|There wa^ a time in the earlier history ofChristianity when the resurrection was considered an immova-ble corner-stone to the Christian faith. A
(The) historicity of the resurrection of Jesus . ome unquestion-able power all thruugh the centuries, must also be consideredas part of the indftstructable evidence. As the rushing,whirling waters below ttie great falls at Niagara bear undeni-able testimony to the existence of the mighty falling waterswith all their strength above, so the existence of thesephenomena must be born in mind as we pursue the study of thedata which comes to our attention. i|There wa^ a time in the earlier history ofChristianity when the resurrection was considered an immova-ble corner-stone to the Christian faith. As the years passedit became the center of some controversy, for it became evi-dent that it Wcs the center of the stronghold of the new andconquering faith. It was debated in the days of Justin i^rtyr, and later, from Reimarius to Strauss, the stream ofcriticism f-owed with greater volume. Ey many | 3trauss has been considered one of the most dangerous op-ponents of the beliefs _lieyertheless, the strong appeali,rCills Logic, Ek. Ill, Chapt. 25). 4 . liOf the life and personality of Jesus and the conviction op the part of many that his criticisms were , has main-tained the problem to the present. Though the state of theattack is now greatly changed, the interest in the questionhas the same vital force. Grounds of belief which wereformerly thought unassailable, have now become the subjectsof serious question. In the light Of new and more sclent -ific knowledge, even the method of dealing with the now been challenged. Our .attention is here turned to the personalityof Christ. Was He truly historical? it will be asked by |many. The acceptance of the resurrection narratives imeans that the modern mind must accept the performance ofjat least one miracle. In fact, the proofs of Christs resurrection are incomparably greater than thoseof any other miracle. Here must be foug it the decisive battlewhich pertains to the working of miracles in the resurrec
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