Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, by Thomas Sherlock
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Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, by Thomas Sherlock
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"[...]momentous. But he was told, that the argument should be confined merely to the nature of the evidence; and that might be considered, without entering into any such controversy as he would avoid; and, to bring the matter within bounds, and under one view, the evidence of Christ's resurrection, and the exceptions taken to it, should be the only subject of the conference. With such persuasion he suffered himself to be persuaded, and promised to give the company, and their new-made judge, a meeting that day fortnight. The judge and the rest of the company were for bringing on the cause a week sooner; but the council for Woolston took the matter up, and said, Consider, Sir, the Gentleman is not to argue out of Littleton, Plowden, or Coke, authors to him well known; but he must have his authorities from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and a fortnight is time little enough of all [...]".
Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, by Thomas Sherlock- Published on: 2015-03-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .16" w x 6.00" l, .23 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 70 pages
About the Author British theologian THOMAS SHERLOCK (1678-1761) was educated at Eton and Cambridge and served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A Powerful Case By Nick Peters One of the great benefits of having a Kindle is that one can read old books for free. Included in that would be a book such as "Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus" (TWRJ) by Thomas Sherlock. The book was written in 1729 in response to the deist Thomas Woolston. Sherlock presents the case in a court room setting with the gospels being tried. Woolston takes one position and Sherlock another before a judge. Sherlock disposes of Woolston's arguments as well as giving the positive evidence.The reader could be surprised to see that some modern controversies are still showing up and even answered beforehand. For instance, this book was published nineteen years before Hume's "Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding" and yet already, Hume's argument is dealt with. If we are to judge everything by our own experience, what of someone who lives in a tropical culture and is told about such a thing as water freezing and becoming solid? It will be outside of their experience and they have no basis to accept it other than the personal testimony of someone who says otherwise. (Note also these cultures would not have access to television or internet)Also, it is my opinion that back then, Christians faced off against better arguments. Their opponents were far more informed. This is different from today where one can just be stunned at the ignorance of people like the new atheists in the areas of philosophy, theology, and biblical studies.Sherlock's presentation in this work is quite strong fortunately which leads to the next conclusion. The opponents had better arguments, but fortunately, so did the Christians. Sherlock shows that for Woolston, explaining the Christian account of reality is quite difficult, and this even without much of our modern understanding of how the biblical world was an honor-shame culture. It is a wonder to think about what Sherlock would have said if he had been around today and imbibed himself of some of what we've learned since his time.Some arguments back then were seen as bizarre ipso facto. Would that they still were. Consider this on page 33. "...if the argument be good at all, it will be good to prove, that there never was such a man as Jesus in the world. Perhaps the gentleman may think that this is a little too much to prove: and if he does, I hope he will quit the argument in one case as well as in the other; for difference there is none."Yes. The idea that Jesus never existed was seen as ludicrous. If only such thinking was around today, but unfortunately internet atheists regularly buy into this idea. Some will say that they think that He did exist, but it's possible to build a convincing case that He didn't. Oh wait. It's not just internet atheists any more. Dawkins on page 122 of "The God Delusion" says it's possible to build a serious though not widely supported case that Jesus never even existed. On page 127 of "The New Atheism", Victor Stenger says that we know Joseph Smith existed, but we cannot be so sure in the case of Muhammad or Jesus. In "The Portable Atheist", starting on page 430, Ibn Warraq, an ex-Muslim, starts an argument for the case that Jesus never even existed.Tell any of these guys that ID is serious science (A case I'm not arguing for here.) and you'll be laughed to no end. Yet here these non-specialists come out and make the case that the Jesus myth is serious history. Perhaps the advice on page 4 of TWRJ would help. "He is but a poor council who studies on one side of the question only."Ultimately, the case will come down to Sherlock's greatest proclamation in my opinion in the book. On page 15 he gives the challenge to Woolston. "There is therefore here no medium: you must either admit the miracle or prove the fraud."And today, the challenge still stands. Someone must admit the miracle or prove the fraud, and it looks like the fraud side is lacking even more today.In Christ,Nick PetersDeeper Waters Christian Ministries
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Should be considered a classic of Christian literature By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson Between 1728 and 1729, the Cambridge Deist, Thomas Woolston (1670-1733) published six discourses on the miracles of Jesus Christ, in which he attempted to show that Jesus’ miracles could not have possibly happened. In 1729, Anglican Bishop Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761) set out to answer Woolston’s arguments. Having been master of the Inner Temple, Sherlock was familiar with the legal profession, so he literarily placed the Apostles on trial for faking the Resurrection.In this trial, the barrister representing Woolston uses Woolston’s own arguments, while Bishop Sherlock provides the arguments for the Apostles’ barrister. In this work, Sherlock did an excellent job of using the opposition’s arguments skillfully, and not merely caricaturing them. The dialogue is exciting, and the arguments are quite thought provoking.Though this book is largely forgotten now, it should rightly be considered a classic of Christian literature. I highly enjoyed reading it, and highly recommend it to everyone. This is an excellent book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A decent defense of the resurrection By peter315 While I enjoyed and profited from this book, it seems they were arguing over the right interpretation of the gospel narratives. I would consider this book for beginners on the resurrection. I liked the fact it was written as a Socratic dialogue.
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