“In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd.” MatterFactsWould BeOrdinaryEvidenceAffairProductionsAbsurdMatter Of FactUnreasonableInconsistent Book:An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus Source: An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus
“The foundation of our belief is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection by the Evangelists as having actually occurred, within their own personal knowledge it was therefore impossible that they could have persisted in affirming the truths they have narrated, had not Jesus actually rose from the dead, and had they not known this fact as certainly as they knew any other fact.” FactsJesusBeliefKnownImpossibleBirthBasesMiracleFoundationRoseResurrectionMinistryAffirmingEvangelistsPersonal Knowledge Author:Simon Greenleaf
