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Easter: Myth, Hallucination, or History?

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Description: Edwin M. Yamauchi on pagan fertility myths, mystery religions, hallucination theories and spiritual (non-physical) resurrection options.
Easter: Myth, Hallucination, or History? That the Easter faith in the Resurrection of Christ is the core of Christianity can hardly be denied. Whether that conviction is rooted in myth, in hallucination, or in history has often been debated. Some have maintained that the Resurrection of Christ is a myth patterned after the prototypes of dying and rising fertility gods. Others argue that subjective visions of the risen Christ were sufficient to convince the disciples that their leader was not dead. Even those who do not doubt the historicity of Christ's life and death differ as to how the Resurrection may be viewed historically. Let us examine the evidences for these alternatives.
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