Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Let’s look at the facts. Lee Strobel—a former award-winning legal editor at the Chicago Tribune and once a passionate atheist—investigated the resurrection with the mindset of a skeptic. What he found changed everything. Here’s a breakdown of the 4 E’s Strobel uses to make the case: 1. Execution The Journal of the American Medical Association (1986) published a detailed medical analysis concluding that Jesus’ death by crucifixion is “historically and medically certain.” Even Gerd Lüdemann, a German New Testament scholar and outspoken atheist, says it is indisputable that Jesus died on the cross. 2. Early Accounts Historians like James D.G. Dunn—a leading British New Testament scholar—date key creeds affirming the resurrection to within a few years of Jesus’ death, making legendary development virtually impossible. 3. Empty Tomb The earliest critics didn’t deny the tomb was empty. They claimed the disciples stole the body—which ironically affirm...