Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Robyn Faith Walsh, professor of New Testament at the University of Miami, discusses how people in antiquity would have understood the concept of "resurrection", whether Jesus or Paul was the true founder of Christianity and what Paul meant when he said that we will be raised with "spiritual bodies", and what facts the historian can establish concerning the events before and after Jesus' death.
This interview is also available as a podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/78-did-jesus-resurrection-actually-happen-robyn-faith/id1776277450?i=1000758902766
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6l2SurBoBnx7cCdN1mVVzh?si=ZXTjD42_SqaMZWX9LYhunA
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/mileskdonahue/p/78-did-jesus-resurrection-actually?r=1pf1v9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
My first interview with Robyn looking at the Gnostic gospels: youtu.be/lXJi2Iyp0IU
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:07 Can historians verify miracles?
00:06:37 Did the ancients take their myths literally?
00:08:31 What did Paul think about the resurrection?
00:19:22 Did Paul preach a spiritual resurrection?
00:25:56 Do historians take the case for the resurrection seriously?
00:44:18 Fact #1: Was Jesus crucified?
00:46:56 Fact #2: Was Jesus buried in a tomb?
00:52:10 Fact #3: Was Jesus' tomb found empty?
00:54:35 Fact #4: Did Jesus' followers report appearances of Jesus alive?
01:00:00 Fact #5: The origin of the Christian faith
01:06:07 Was Paul the real founder of Christianity?
01:08:00 How to be objective when studying Jesus
Robyn Faith Walsh, professor of New Testament at the University of Miami, discusses how people in antiquity would have understood the concept of "resurrection", whether Jesus or Paul was the true founder of Christianity and what Paul meant when he said that we will be raised with "spiritual bodies", and what facts the historian can establish concerning the events before and after Jesus' death.
This interview is also available as a podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/78-did-jesus-resurrection-actually-happen-robyn-faith/id1776277450?i=1000758902766
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6l2SurBoBnx7cCdN1mVVzh?si=ZXTjD42_SqaMZWX9LYhunA
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/mileskdonahue/p/78-did-jesus-resurrection-actually?r=1pf1v9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
My first interview with Robyn looking at the Gnostic gospels: youtu.be/lXJi2Iyp0IU
Check out my Substack where you can get a paid membership because you're awesome: mileskdonahue.substack.com
To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating via Buy Me a Coffee (buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue).
Follow me on X: twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD
EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:07 Can historians verify miracles?
00:06:37 Did the ancients take their myths literally?
00:08:31 What did Paul think about the resurrection?
00:19:22 Did Paul preach a spiritual resurrection?
00:25:56 Do historians take the case for the resurrection seriously?
00:44:18 Fact #1: Was Jesus crucified?
00:46:56 Fact #2: Was Jesus buried in a tomb?
00:52:10 Fact #3: Was Jesus' tomb found empty?
00:54:35 Fact #4: Did Jesus' followers report appearances of Jesus alive?
01:00:00 Fact #5: The origin of the Christian faith
01:06:07 Was Paul the real founder of Christianity?
01:08:00 How to be objective when studying Jesus
