When he was nailed, the further physical effects of hanging on a cross would have caused Jesus to die of exhaustion and suffocation. The crown of thorns jammed into Christ’s head would have inflicted serious physical damage and blood loss before he was even nailed to the cross (Matt. These would have left serious gashes on his back and legs (Mark 15:15). Jesus was scourged, which means he was flogged with spiked whips. With this presupposition agreed upon, scientists can look at the public evidence and standard reasoning for the resurrection of Jesus and see if it holds water.
The common presupposition most people (Christian and non-Christian alike) hold is that the physical world exists and can be understood. This rational procedure tests the claims based on their presuppositions, evidence, and logic. Like natural science, natural theology seeks to examine Christian claims specifically through rational, objective procedure. This study is called ramified natural theology. In recent years, however, many Christians have been applying the very methods scientists have used to discredit the resurrection to prove the resurrection was a real event.
They are considered superstitious and impossible, given the supposed greater knowledge of the world we now have through science. Today, however, people tend not to believe in miracles. Likewise, the apostles argued that their faith was true because God raised Jesus from the dead (1 Cor. When Moses asked Pharaoh to free the Israelites, he performed various signs to prove the power of God (Exod. In the ancient world, eyewitness testimony and miracles were considered strong evidence to believe the truthfulness of something.
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