Ep 42: Why different resurrection accounts? A journalist investigates

The four accounts of Jesus' resurrection contain differences - what explains these differences and what does it matter?

Sun 5 Jun 2016

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The four accounts of Jesus' resurrection contain differences. What explains these differences? Are the Gospels historically trustworthy? What difference does it make?

In this episode, host Robert Martin speaks with Elizabeth Redman. Elizabeth is a journalist with News Corp Australia. Elizabeth shares some of the joys and frustrations of journalism. She also shares about journalistic conventions on how journalists report the truth. She then examines specific conventions about writing the Gospels and how these can help resolve a number of differences in the resurrection accounts that skeptical scholars like Bart Ehrman raise. Elizabeth also gives her own reasons for why the resurrection of Jesus is 'top story'.

This episode of Bigger Questions was recorded under the show's previous title 'Logos Live', in 2014.

Bible reference(s):

Mark 16:1-8

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Elizabeth Redman

Elizabeth is a journalist, writer and editor based in Australia, covering residential property for Domain and The Age newspaper. Elizabeth previously wrote on property for The Australian newspaper, including commercial property, housing affordability and mansions.

Redman has experience working in the US writing about Australian and US business and has written about books, culture, higher education, gender and faith for publications…

Ep 42: Why different resurrection accounts? A journalist investigates

The four accounts of Jesus' resurrection contain differences - what explains these differences and what does it matter?

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