LessonsQur’anic Argumentation: Polytheistic Beliefs and Their RefutationQuiz

The argument for resurrection distinguishes two propositions: return to life is not a logical impossibility; and God’s power encompasses what is genuinely possible. Consequently, resurrection cannot be dismissed merely because it exceeds human power.

The account also invokes the testimony of earlier revealed scriptures, especially for an audience that already grants those scriptures some authority.

Possibility and occurrence are different questions. Reasoned reflection about power addresses the first; revelation informs the believer about the second and its particulars.

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Resurrection: divine power and transmitted testimony

Qur’anic Argumentation: Polytheistic Beliefs and Their Refutation

The argument for resurrection distinguishes two propositions: return to life is not a logical impossibility; and God’s power encompasses what is genuinely possible. Consequently, resurrection cannot be dismissed merely because it exceeds human power.

The account also invokes the testimony of earlier revealed scriptures, especially for an audience that already grants those scriptures some authority.

Possibility and occurrence are different questions. Reasoned reflection about power addresses the first; revelation informs the believer about the second and its particulars.