The apostles only experienced one Jesus in their lifetime; they only observed one man perform miracles and rise from the dead. The resurrection, for example, was unique, unrepeated, and powerful. The gospel eyewitnesses observed several powerful and memorable events and provided us with distinctive, idiosyncratic, personal, and reliable accounts. We simply must take the time to understand the perspective and character of each eyewitness and then determine if the accounts are trustworthy, given the four criteria we have described (more in section 2).
