What the Writers Should Have Done Better: A Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Based on Ancient Criticisms of the Resurrection Reports

Assuming Jesus was not resurrected, one must explain Christian origins with a “mythmaking” model. This, however, cannot explain the problems ancient readers perceived in the resurrection accounts. These are addressed in pagan critics, Gnostic Christianity, and the apocryphal Gospel of Peter. Mythmakers should have done a better job fabricating the Christian story.