ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on more historical and philosophical, considering what 'resurrection' means and what the evidence for this miracle might be. It examines Christian belief in life after death in terms of a contrast between the terms 'resurrection' and 'immortality'. This is not to say that there is no historical basis for what they write — there must be. Since the aim of any good biblical scholar is to be faithful to the Bible, he or she has to be faithful to the biblical traditions of writing which were certainly not those of modern-day courtroom dramas. The idea that faith cannot rest on uncertainty begs certain questions about faith. There are many theologians who claim that it would be easier to sustain belief in the resurrection of Jesus by jettisoning belief in the empty tomb. It is perfectly true that the empty tomb is 'harder to believe in' in the sense that it requires acceptance of a miracle.
