Abstract

The modern historical criticism which follows in Bultmann’s steps involves the contradiction of accepting both the formless, personal salvation of introspection, and the universal salvation of Jesus Christ. This is caused by a denial of supernatural intervention in human events due to the advances of modern science. Historical studies need not defer to current scientific theory, for the question of the supernatural will never be fully answered by science. Therefore, the supernatural falls within the realm of probability as an explanation for the Resurrection. An argument is provided which proves that a supernatural explanation is the most probable explanation for the Resurrection based on the evidence provided in the canonical and extra-canonical books, and living tradition of the Church