Ep. #17 – Did Jesus Really Rise? An Interview with Carl E. Olson
Show Notes
Show Outline
Main Point: Carl E. Olson joins us to defend the Resurrection of Jesus.
Guest Bio
Carl E. OlsonĀ is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author ofĀ Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?,Ā Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”, co-editor/contributor toĀ Called To Be the Children of God, co-author ofĀ The Da Vinci HoaxĀ (Ignatius), and author of the “Catholicism” and “Priest Prophet King” Study Guides for Word on Fire. He is also a contributor to “Our Sunday Visitor” newspaper, “The Catholic Answer” magazine, “The Catholic Herald”, “National Catholic Register”, “Chronicles”, and other publications.
Interview Questions
Carl E. Olson answers the following questions in the course of the interview:
- What got you interested in the evidence for the Resurrection that led to your book?
- Some people say it’s silly to argue for the Resurrection because we cannot giveĀ historicalĀ evidence that a miracle occurred. Historians don’t deal with miracles. How can we respond to that?
- Dan Barker made two objections to the Resurrection in his debate with Trent Horn:
- We can’t trust the Gospel stories because they are just obviously contradictory.
- The women at the tomb don’t count as evidence for anything because women were always at tombs in the ancient world.
- How would you respond to each of those objections?
- Which naturalistic theory about the Resurrection do you think is the most plausible and what do you think is ultimately wrong with it?
- What areĀ theosisĀ andĀ deification and do those relate to the Resurrection?
- What should Catholics think about all of the scandals currently rocking the Church?
Resources Mentioned
- Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead by Carl E. Olson
- Called to Be Children of God: A Catholic Theology of Human Deification edited by Carl E. Olson and Fr. David Meconi S.J.
- Trent Horn debates Dan BarkerĀ (video embedded below)
- CORE #07 – Jesus is our Lord and Messiah (Part 2)
- In this previous episode, I explain the evidence for the Resurrection.
- ClaritasU.com is a great website to get clear about your faith with excellent online courses.