Do Naturalistic Alternatives to the Resurrection Work? with Dr. Gary Habermas

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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If God exists and Jesus rose from the dead, then Christianity is true. Case closed! However, there are still those who offer alternative explanations for the empty tomb despite the evidence for the resurrection. What are these theories and do they withstand critical analysis?This week, Frank sits down with Dr. Gary Habermas, the world’s leading resurrection scholar to discuss, 'On the Resurrection: Refutations', the second volume of his magnum opus--a massive 4-volume project nearly 40 years in the making. From second-century texts that seem to challenge the resurrection to modern skeptical scholars like Bart Ehrman, Gary will uncover why naturalistic explanations for the empty tomb simply don’t hold up. Tune in as Frank and Gary answer questions like:* Who was David Hume and why do so many modern atheists still lean on his centuries-old arguments?* What was Hume’s actual argument against miracles, and how did C.S. Lewis respond?* Are there any good arguments for naturalism or materialism?* Why did former skeptic Antony Flew become a theist before he died?* What are the top 5 reasons naturalistic explanations for the resurrection fail?* What are the 4 best arguments in favor of an afterlife?If you’re looking for the most well-researched scholarship to refute common resurrection objections, you won’t find a better resource than this! Be sure to pick up your own copies of Gary's amazing work and stay tuned for the next podcast where he’ll return to discuss even more insights from his life’s work on the resurrection!Resources mentioned during the episode:PODCAST: Did Jesus REALLY Rise From the Dead? - https://bit.ly/3VnrtiD (https://bit.ly/3VnrtiD)On the Resurrection: Evidences (Vol.1) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778603 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778603)On the Resurrection: Refutations (Vol.2) - https://a.co/d/48jozEv (https://a.co/d/48jozEv)On the Resurrection: Scholarly Perspectives (Vol.3) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778646 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778646)Gary's website - https://www.garyhabermas.com/ (https://www.garyhabermas.com/)There is a God by Antony Flew - https://a.co/d/eOhWkST (https://a.co/d/eOhWkST)Signature in the Cell by Stephen C. Meyer - https://a.co/d/5XLmVhc (https://a.co/d/5XLmVhc)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, there would be no Christianity without the resurrection.
0:09.8	Scholars from across the ideological spectrum from atheist to Christian agree that if Jesus hadn't risen from the dead,
0:20.1	or at least if the disciples hadn't thought he had risen from the dead, or at least if the disciples hadn't thought he
0:23.5	had risen from the dead, there would be no Christianity today. Now, the world-renowned expert
0:29.4	on the resurrection is my friend, Dr. Gary Habermas. He has released three volumes of his magnum opus.
0:38.3	Here's number one.
0:39.3	For those you're watching on YouTube, I'm holding this up.
0:42.2	We had a show with Gary about a year ago on the Reserv-Oh, sorry, that's it.
0:46.4	That's the second one.
0:48.4	Here's the first one.
0:49.9	On the Resurrection Evidences, this is 1,100 pages. The second edition is on the resurrection
0:58.1	refutations when people are trying to say, well, maybe he didn't rise from the dead. And the third
1:03.6	volume, which just came out very recently, is called On the Resurrection Scholarly Perspectives.
1:10.2	And what we're going to do is have Gary on here
1:12.1	to talk about, particularly volumes two and three. So here he is all the way from Liberty University,
1:16.7	ladies and gentlemen. The great Dr. Gary Habermas, always wonderful having you on the show, Gary.
1:24.2	How are things at Liberty? How are you doing? Thank you, Frank. That's a good, that's a really good studio crowd there. We got a great studio crowd, Gary. And you deserve two
1:31.8	rounds of applause because you've done two volumes since we had our last, our last interview.
1:39.3	And I know the first one, pretty much the first printing sold out immediately.
1:46.1	How are volumes two and three doing?
1:47.6	I really don't check.
1:49.8	I'm just not that way.
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