"The resurrection of
Jesus from the dead happened, and theologians can only deny its historical
character by defining ‘history’ in such as way as to exclude it. That this
definition has been common in all ages is natural, for if ‘history’ has a source and goal other than Jesus Christ, the
resurrection cannot be an event in history. St. John’s Gospel
is written in the faith that Jesus is indeed the word through whom all things
were made, and in whom all truth is to be made manifest (John 16:12-15). The resurrection cannot be part of any
history unless it is the center and turning point.”
-Lesslie Newbigin in The Light Has Come
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