Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus
By Thomas Sherlock.
Description
“Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761), Bishop of Bangor and formerly Master of Catherine Hall, Cambridge…couching his argument in the dramatic form of courtroom scene, wrote ‘The Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection (1729), a work of such enduring popularity that it continued in reprint for more than a hundred years. In the mock trial, the counsel ’representing’ Woolston acts as prosecutor, and the counsel for the apostles as the defense. Two major charges are made against the apostles: the resurrection is a fraud, and the testimony in support of the resurrection...
ISBN(s)
1518887724, 9781518887727
