Paul Witnessed Jesus Analysis
Dr. Licona began with speaking about a time line. He stated that Jesus was crucified “April 30th.”Paul witnessed Jesus’ appearance and it changed his life. He went from “being a persecutor of the church, to one of its most able defenders”. Paul’s experience of the risen Jesus persuaded him to write about what happened and that’s important because we now study these writings to determine what happened. We are certain that “he wrote seven of his thirteen letters” This means that Paul’s letters are reliable and can be studied to determine that Jesus rose from the