Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
A score of 0.5 or higher indicates the tone is likely present.
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Joy
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Language Tone
Analytical
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Confident
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Tentative
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Social Tone
Openness
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Conscientiousness
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Extraversion
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Agreeableness
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Credibility of the Eyewitnesses
Why is this important?
What role do the eyewitnesses play in the Resurrection of Jesus?
How would we establish credibility in ancient manuscripts?
“An historian must not merely provide good relevant evidence but the best relevant evidence.
And the best relevant evidence, all things being equal, is evidence which is most nearly immediate to the event itself.”
Political Conditions
Roman Authorities
Jewish Rulers
Jewish People
Greco-Roman World
Early Testimony
Comparing Ancient Manuscripts
Best non-Biblical Ancient Manuscripts
Earliest Manuscripts
Embarrassing Testimony
Disciples were chastised
Women at the tomb
Names of Testimony
Richard Bauckham Research
Corroborating Testimony
9 Non-biblical writers
Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate
He was buried in a private tomb
The disciples lost hope
The tomb was found empty
The disciples believed they saw the risen Jesus alive
Their lives were transformed (willing to die)
They proclaimed Christ risen
This took place in Jerusalem
The message centered on Jesus’ death and resurrection
Changed the sabbath
Jesus brother was converted
Saul, an enemy was converted.
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