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The Resurrection of God Incarnate 1st Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0199257461
ISBN-10: 0199257469
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Clarendon Press; 1 edition (February 20, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199257469
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199257461
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 5.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,281,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This book offers what you would expect from one of the foremost defenders of natural theology. Richard Swinburne, retired chair of Oxford's philosophy department, assesses the plausibility of Christianity's claim that the Incarnate Son of God was Resurrected. He proceeds by using the methods of confirmation theory, which takes objective probability measures of various claims and then measures competing hypothesis to explain the data. For this reason, Swinburne's approach is significantly different from the approach given by other Christian scholars to defend the Resurrection. Rather than merely focusing on evidence, Swinburne also considers the prior probability of various hypotheses. After taking stock of the prior probability of the Resurrection and weighing the strength of the historical data, Swinburne employs the methods of scientific confirmation to affirm the Resurrection.

I think it is fair to warn readers that much of this book assumes the success of Swinburne's previous works, especially _The Existence of God_. This is not a weakness in the book (this sort of thing is fairly normal in philosophy), but it may leave some readers put-off because some parts of Swinburne's background information is not contained in this book.

I was somewhat disappointed that Swinburne did not give more attention to the nature of eyewitness testimony because so much of the literature on this subject has revolved around important debates about eyewitness testimony for miraculous events. For example, John Earman's book, _Hume's Abject Failure_, provides a formal rendering of the epistemic effects of eyewitness testimony, and I expected Swinburne to have some formal discussion on this matter.
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Who knew there were still brilliant, articulate, theologins in jolly old England? I suppose all professional philosophers and theologins know the works of Richard Swinburne, but since I am an amature apologist, I was not one of them. As I read various books on the historical proofs of the life of Jesus Christ from various authors, I kept noticing that everyone used Swinburne as a reference, so I decided to buy his book on the Incarnation of God on earth to see what it was all about. Swinburne is brilliant, and this book is a testament to his clear thinking, extensive research, and ability to articulate to the novice and experienced theologin alike the extensive evidence concerning the life and resurrection of Christ. Swinburn lays out the historical evidence in a manner that would be acceptable by any prosecuting attorney trying to prove the case, and the case is proven. I am so thankful that he wrote this book, and that I happened to stuble onto it. I think I bought a used copy, but I will keep it as a key piece of my arsenal as an apologist concering the historical proof of the Incarnate God. I recommend this book to the religious, or the skeptic. Also, to the novice or the advanced student of theology.
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I just read Professor Swinburne's book on the Resurrection. For the most part it is a really good book. In fact I would give it ****1/2 (out of ******), but I don't seem to have that option. It's not as good as N.T. Wright's book on the subject, which is an absolutely wonderful (but long) book. Swineburne's much shorter book makes a very compelling case for traditional view of the Resurrection of Jesus from a philosophical and historical point of view. The philosophical view was really interesting because I have not seen anyone do that before. There were a few times I was skeptical of his conclusions but for the most part I thought his conclusions were really well argued. He also defended the belief in the Incarnation from a philosophical viewpoint, which I have not seen done before either. I highly recommend the book. This is also the first time I've ever read anything by Swinburne. I hope to read more his work in the future.
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