This was an interesting chapter to read. I have never dealt with the intellectual side of the resurrection and I'm glad NT Wright brought up the other points of view that people had on the resurrection. I believe that the resurrection is a historical fact, and I like how NT Wright addresses the other views on it. In reality, all the arguments against the resurrection really hold no weight. When you test them and try them against the harsh restrictions of logic and the culture of the time, these alternatives break down. Everything from the words that were used to describe the resurrection of Jesus, to the particular parts of the story that were selected to be recorded all scream that this event actually took place. That is one thing that I love about the Gospels is that they are so real that they couldn't be made up.
On to the resurrection of the Messiah, I love it that Jesus' resurrection is one of the factors that points to his messiahship. It is the reversal of death, but at the same time, it's that he was glorified, not just resurrected, which pointed to his Messiahship. At the same time, there were those who believed he was the Messiah before his death, and then at his death, maybe they no longer believed. I wonder if the fact that he was raised from the dead in solitude without the aid of a prophet or someone else. Scripturally many people had been raised from the dead but Jesus was the only one to do it without the ushering in of the act through one of YHWH's servants.
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