One of the most acclaimed episodes of the classic series The Twilight Zone is “It’s A Good Life.”  The plot focuses on a six-year old boy named Anthony who has godlike powers.  His actions are terrifying but exactly what you would expect from an immature child who, like all kids, live in the now and are almost wholly self-focused.  The meaning of the brilliant Rod Serling script (from a short story by Jerome Bixby) is clear–human beings make lousy gods.

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… [laughs] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion, I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain… Time… to die.”

-Blade Runner (1982)

‘Tis the season for weird theories about the origins of the Christian faith.  Every year at Easter and Christmas, several cable channels will offer shows setting forth odd (and academically rejected) theories about the events surrounding the weekend on which Jesus was crucified.

So, here is a quick primer on how to deal with the most common objections to the claim that Jesus was actually raised from the dead.