The minimal facts approach seeks evidence with a high degree of certainty. Meaning, let's stick to the topic at hand... the Resurrection of Yeshua. We don't need to get side-tracked on other discussions such as the reliability of Biblical texts.
Obviously, I am confident in the Biblical reliability but others... not so much. So, let's not muddy the waters and try to stick to the topic at hand.
The "minimal facts approach" considers only those data that are so strongly attested historically that they are granted by nearly every scholar who studies the subject, even the rather skeptical ones.
The criteria for "minimal facts" are [1] they are well evidenced, and [2] most every scholar accepts them. Meaning, these are lowest common denominator facts that most agree upon.
We can establish that Jesus rose from the dead without appealing to the reliability or inspiration of the Bible, we will keep these topics as separate issues. The point is not that we must avoid using the New Testament when considering Yeshua's resurrection. Rather, we simply must approach the New Testament as we would any other book in antiquity.
More to come...
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