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Assignment:
1. According to Stein, which of the following necessitates the empty tomb?
a) Jews of that day believed the "resurrection" would be physical in nature.
b) The earliest Jewish polemic against the resurrection assumes the tomb was empty.
2. According to Hutchinson, what is "clear" for many New Testament "scholars, archaeologists, and researchers," when it comes to the resurrection? (Hutchinson, 219-51)
a) that many contend there is not enough evidence to merit any belief in the resurrection of Jesus
b) that many are not satisfied with the rationalistic proposals that have been used to explain away the resurrection of Jesus
3. What does James Tabor argue the first Christians believed about Jesus' "resurrection"? (Hutchinson, 219-51)
a) that the first Christians believed Jesus' resurrection was "spiritual" in nature
b) that the first Christians believed Jesus' resurrection was "physical" in nature