The Resurrection of Jesus Quotes

“These various stories concur on one thing: within a few days of Jesus’ death, some thought he had risen from the dead. The common conviction harmonizes with the synoptic passion predictions, which have Jesus rising on or after the third day. Since there is no trace of a competing story line, I infer that we have here not just a social memory but a likely historical fact. Within a week of the crucifixion, something—or some things—happened which Jesus’ friends took to signal his resurrection.123”
― Dale C. Allison, Jr., The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

“First, although the evidence is woefully imperfect, it nonetheless suffices to establish, with a high degree of probability, that some of Jesus’ followers came to believe in his resurrection quite soon after his death.”
― Dale C. Allison, Jr., The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

“Mt. 27:51 has it, the earth shook not long after Jesus was laid to rest. Although the commentaries are unacquainted with the fact, seismological data reveal that a significant earthquake occurred in Judea near the time of Jesus’ crucifixion.”
― Dale C. Allison, Jr., The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

“Yet recovering exactly what happened two thousand years ago is not easy. History appears to have taken a peculiar turn here. Although Pilate must have assumed that crucifixion would do away with Jesus, it did not. What unforeseen series of events undid the governor’s expectation? C. D. Broad was right: “something very queer must have happened soon after the crucifixion, which led certain of the disciples and St. Paul to believe that Jesus had survived in some supernatural way.”
― Dale C. Allison, Jr., The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History