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Raider Field Pant GC T-FitA feature rich, plain front technical field pant. Designed and built in California, USA. Uncompromisingly made in the USA, the Raider Pant GC T Fit is a feature rich, plain front, technical field pant for everyday wear in our Tailored Fit. Made in our updated, performance, technical, all season Guide Cloth in 5. 75oz weight, with 4 way stretch, and DWR. With many considerations for todays user and the EDC tribe, there are ample pockets without

A feature-rich, plain-front technical field pant. Designed and built in California, USA.

Uncompromisingly made in the USA, the Raider Pant GC T-Fit is a feature rich, plain front, technical field pant for everyday wear in our Tailored Fit. Made in our updated, performance, technical, all-season Guide Cloth in 5.75oz weight, with 4-way stretch, and DWR. With many considerations for today’s user and the EDC tribe, there are ample pockets without creating a cluttered or bulky design. Available in Universal Field Gray.
Like most of our designs, we use industrial grade construction methods such as heavy duty nylon thread, triple needle stitching on major seams, and more bar-tacks to reinforce stress points than any other pant in its class. The cut and silhouette is a tailored regular fit in keeping with its understated and streamlined appearance, yet a fully capable intent and will move in any direction you do by virtue of our Guide Cloth. The Raider Field Pant GC is equally at home in the field, street or a week at the cabin. Available in All Terrain Brown, Universal Field Gray, Ranger Green and Dark Leaf Green.

"One of my favorite pant designs out there is the Raider Pant by Prometheus Design Werx. For my lifestyle and use, to include hiking, backpacking, trips to the range and all around general adventures, these are the best laid out pants I've found."

- Kit Badger

Design highlights include articulated, double reinforced knees, no-twist custom d-rings, diamond gusset, diamond double seat, dedicated knife-multitool pockets, work wear style hand pockets which are accessible when using a pack waist or utility to first line belt, PDW slotted parasmock type no-loss buttons, and reinforced double layer rear cuffs. Designed and built to last in California USA.

GUIDE CLOTH — THE FABRIC BEHIND THE PANT

The Guide Cloth is PDW's proprietary all-season performance fabric, developed specifically for hard-use apparel that has to perform across a wide range of conditions without specializing in any one of them. At 5.75oz, it sits in a deliberate middle ground — lighter and more packable than canvas or heavy cotton duck, more abrasion-resistant and structurally stable than lightweight ripstop nylons. The nylon/poly/spandex blend delivers 4-way mechanical stretch, meaning the fabric moves with the wearer in every plane of motion rather than relying solely on a relaxed cut to provide mobility.

The C6 DWR treatment provides water repellency — rain, dew, and light moisture bead off the surface rather than soaking into the face fabric. C6 chemistry represents the current industry standard for DWR without the long-chain PFAS compounds of legacy treatments. The Guide Cloth is Bluesign-approved, verifying responsible resource and chemical use across the fabric manufacturing process. For the user who evaluates gear at the material level before the marketing level, these are the numbers that matter.

The result in wear: a pant that moves cleanly, resists moisture and light abrasion, packs down without bulk, and maintains its structure over years of hard use rather than bagging out at the knees and seat after a season. Multiple PDW customers are on their third and fourth pair of Guide Cloth pants — not because they wore them out, but because they wanted additional colorways.

POCKET ARCHITECTURE — DESIGNED FOR TODAY'S EDC LOADOUT

The Raider Field Pant GC was designed around the actual carry habits of the modern EDC user, not around a generic cargo pant template. The pocket layout reflects a specific set of priorities: carry what you need, access it under any rig configuration, and do not telegraph what you're carrying through bulge, print, or visual clutter.

The dedicated EDC tool pockets are sized for today's production folding knives, Leatherman-class multitools, and compact flashlights. They are positioned for natural draw and do not interfere with the main hand pockets. Inside each main hand pocket is a coin-trap or small-folder pocket — a secondary carry position for a small production folder, a spare key, or a folded bill.

The hand pockets themselves are cut horizontally in a workwear tradition rather than the diagonal slash common to most chinos and casual pants. This is not an aesthetic choice — it is a functional one. Horizontal hand pockets remain fully accessible when a pack hipbelt, battle belt, or first-line utility rig is worn over the pant. Diagonal slash pockets are partially or fully blocked by a hipbelt. For the overlander, the packrafter, the range shooter, or any user who operates with a belt-mounted or pack-mounted rig, this distinction matters on every single outing.

Two front accessory welt pockets and two side accessory welt pockets provide additional flat-carry capacity for cards, folded documents, or slim items that don't belong in the main pocket stack. The hide-away pocket at the rear waistband — positioned inside the waistband rather than on it — is sized for a handcuff key, a folded emergency bill, or a spare access card. It is the pocket you set up once and forget about until you need it. Two buttoned rear pockets complete the layout, closing securely without hardware that snags or prints.

The full pocket count, without redundancy or filler pockets added for spec-sheet optics: dedicated tool pockets, horizontal hand pockets with internal coin-trap pockets, front accessory welt pockets, side accessory welt pockets, hide-away waistband pocket, and buttoned rear pockets. Every pocket has a reason to exist.

CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS — WHY PDW BUILDS THE WAY IT DOES

PDW's construction methodology starts from the premise that a pant built to last requires more labor and better materials than the market typically prices in — and that the user who buys a $169 technical field pant and wears it for five years has paid less per day of use than the user who buys a $60 pant three times. This is not a marketing position. It is the arithmetic that drives every construction decision in the Raider line.

Heavy-duty nylon thread is used throughout. Nylon thread has higher tensile strength and better abrasion resistance than polyester thread at equivalent weight — it is the correct choice for hard-use apparel and it costs more. Triple-needle stitching on major seams creates three parallel stitch lines where a standard pant uses one, distributing stress across a wider seam area and reducing the likelihood of seam failure under dynamic load. Bar-tacking at stress points — pocket corners, belt loops, zipper bases, crotch seam — is the standard reinforcement method used in workwear and military garments. The Raider Field Pant GC carries more bar-tacks per garment than comparable pants in its category.

The knees are shaped with articulated darts — meaning the knee panel is cut to follow the geometry of a bent knee rather than a straight leg. A flat knee panel on a straight-cut pant pulls taut when you kneel, squat, or climb. An articulated knee panel does not. The knees are double-reinforced, adding a second layer of fabric at the highest-wear contact point on any field pant. The diamond gusset at the crotch provides unrestricted mobility in lateral and rotational movement — relevant for anyone who climbs, squats, or operates from a vehicle. The diamond double seat reinforcement adds durability at the second-highest contact and abrasion point.

YKK nylon coil zipper with locking slider. This is the correct zipper for a technical field pant — nylon coil is lighter than metal tooth zippers, more resistant to corrosion, and the locking slider prevents unintended opening

Specifications:

Materials:
  • Guide Cloth
  • 5.75oz Nylon/Poly/Spandex with C6 DWR
  • YKK Nylon Coil Zipper with Locking Slider
  • Nylon Hardware
  • Poly Flat Lace
  • T40 Thread
Sizing:
  • Tailored Fit
  • 30", 32", 34" Inseams
  • Available in Waist Sizes From 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44 Inches
Features:
  • Dedicated EDC Tool Pockets for Today’s Folding Knives, Multi-tools, and Flashlights
  • Hide-Away Pocket by Rear Waistband for Spare Cuff Key, Cash, etc
  • Horizontal Hand Pockets Inspired from Work Wear, Which Allow User Access Even While Wearing Pack, 1st Line or Tool Belts
  • Coin Trap or Small Folder Pocket Inside Main Hand Pockets
  • Custom No-twist Delta-ring Hardware
  • 2 Front Accessory Welt Pockets
  • 2 Side Accessory Welt Pockets
  • Custom No-loss Parasmock Type Slotted Buttons
  • YKK Nylon Coil Zipper with Locking Slider
  • Diamond Double Seat Reinforcement
  • Diamond Shaped Gusset Panel for Extra Mobility
  • 2 Buttoned Back Pockets
  • Double, Triple Needle and Bar-tack Reinforcement Construction Throughout
  • Shaped Double Reinforced Knees with Articulated Darts
  • Double Reinforced Rear Cuffs

 

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  • California

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Guide Cloth and why does PDW use it?

Guide Cloth is PDW's proprietary performance fabric — a 5.75oz nylon/poly/spandex blend engineered for 4-way mechanical stretch, durability, and all-season versatility. The C6 DWR treatment provides water repellency without the environmental profile of legacy PFAS-based coatings. It is lighter and more packable than canvas while maintaining resistance to abrasion and tearing in hard-use conditions. Guide Cloth was engineered to versatile use in wilderness conditions but equally excels for everyday use as well.

Is the Raider Field Pant actually made in the USA?

Yes. Every Raider Field Pant is designed, cut, and sewn in California. PDW maintains domestic small-batch production as a core brand standard, not a marketing claim. Industrial-grade construction — heavy-duty nylon thread, triple-needle stitching on major seams, bar-tacks at all stress points — is only achievable at the quality level PDW demands through direct oversight of the manufacturing process.

How does the Tailored Fit (T-Fit) compare to a standard cut?

The T-Fit is a tailored regular fit with a taper leg from the knee to the cuff— closer to a modern chino silhouette than a loose cargo pant. It is cut to move cleanly under a jacket and not print heavily when carrying EDC gear. The 4-way stretch in the Guide Cloth fabric means the pant moves with you rather than requiring a relaxed cut to achieve mobility. Users coming from oversized workwear cuts may want to size up one waist size for the first pair.

What EDC tools will fit in the dedicated pockets?

The dedicated tool pockets are sized to accommodate today's standard folding knives (including full-size production folders), multitools (Leatherman Wave and comparable sizes), and compact flashlights. The coin-trap pocket inside the main hand pocket accommodates small production folders. The hide-away pocket at the rear waistband fits a flat key, folded cash, or a spare card.

Can these pants be worn with a pack hipbelt or duty belt?

Yes — this is a specific design intent. The hand pockets are cut horizontally in a workwear style, positioned so the entry point remains accessible even when a pack waist belt, battle belt, or first-line rig is worn over the pant. This distinguishes the Raider pocket layout from vertical slash pockets, which are typically blocked by hipbelts. The belt loop placement is from the direct feedback from Kyle DeFoor and users at Quantico.

What does ATB (All Terrain Brown) look like in field conditions?

All Terrain Brown is a warm mid-tone brown and reads as a neutral earth tone in both natural and urban environments. It is our formulation of USMC Coyote Brown but not quite as "red" in tint. It is deliberately ambiguous enough to work in arid, wooded, and urban settings without reading as a uniform color.

What does UFG (Universal GField Gray) look like in field conditions?

Universal Field Gray is a warm mid-tone gray and reads as a neutral subdued tone in urban, maritime, and natural environments. It is our formulation of a gray tone that is a very close approximation to MAS Gray (originally developed for U.S. Naval Special Warfare). It is deliberately a neutral warm gray to work very well in multiple contexts and environments.

What does RG (Ranger Green) look like in field conditions?

Ranger Green is a muted, desaturated green color with distinct gray and brown undertones widely used in military, law enforcement, and outdoor gear. Developed in 2003 for the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF). Unlike traditional, vibrant greens, it is designed as a neutral, low-visibility shade that mimics the color of shadows, bark, and dead foliage.

What does DLF (Dark Leaf Green) look like in field conditions?

Dark Leaf Green is a darker, subdued, saturated green color as found in the much of the foliage in North American pine, deciduous and mixed forests. A popular shade of classic olive green as used in classic, vintage hunting apparel.

How should I care for the Guide Cloth DWR finish?

Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. DWR performance is partially restored by heat — running the pant through a low-heat dryer cycle after washing helps re-activate the treatment. Avoid fabric softener, which degrades DWR chemistry. After significant field use, a DWR reapplication spray (Nikwax or equivalent) will restore beading performance.

Are these pants Bluesign certified?

The Guide Cloth fabric is Bluesign-approved, meaning it has been verified for responsible resource use and reduced environmental impact across the manufacturing process. This is relevant for buyers who weight material provenance alongside performance specs.

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Michael Van Vlymen delivers the lived from experience truth once again! Michael is down to earth and matter of fact as he writes. He is heavenly minded every day! I've grown more in love with Jesus because of his testimony of heavenly realms operating on the earthly realm. My eyes have been opened much much more as I listen and read Mikes well illustrated books and videos!
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I liked the book. It challenged my position of focusing on the light and ignoring the darkness. It challenges me to desire the whole experience of spiritual awareness and sight and to become adept in living as a watchman.
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I had been looking forward to reading this book since the first time I heard about it. I was sitting in Dr. Gary Habermas' class on miracles and he told us about Mike Licona, who was currently working on his dissertation on the Resurrection. Although it was published in 2010, I finally had the opportunity to read it over the past few months. At over 700 pages, including an extensive bibliography and over 2,000 footnotes, this book is not a light read by any stretch of the imagination. As the subtitle states, this is a book dealing with historiography. Readers looking for a deep theological treatment on the Resurrection of Christ may want to look elsewhere since Licona's focus here is not theology, but history (although there is still a good deal of theology). Using methodological principles agreed upon by a vast number of historians from a variety of religious and philosophical backgrounds, he sets out to determine whether or not the historian "is warranted in regarding Jesus' resurrection as an event that occurred in the past" (p. 610). Surprisingly, the book consists of only five chapters and one appendix, so each chapter averages more than 100 pages in length. Also, the second half of the book contains a significant amount of Greek, giving me a good opportunity to brush up on that. If you can't read Greek, don't worry, Dr. Licona provides an English translation throughout. The first section deals with a significant number of preliminary considerations. There is an excellent critique of the skeptical postmodern view of history and a complete dismantling of the beliefs of Jesus "mythers" (those who claim Jesus never existed). There's also a good discussion on horizons (the presuppositions and biases we all have). While total neutrality may not be possible, Licona gives several principles historians should implement to help them transcend their horizon. Finally, he provides an honest discussion of his own biases so that readers are well aware of where he is coming from. The second chapter focuses on whether or not miracles fall within the purview of the historian. Licona addresses the popular objections of David Hume and Bart Ehrman, as well as McCullagh, Meier, Wedderburn, and Dunn. Many skeptics simply have an a priori objection to miracles, so they aren't willing to even consider the possibility that historical evidence for a miracle may exist. There's an interesting discussion on the burden of proof as it relates to the historicity of miracle claims. I thought the following quote summarized the nature of evidence when it comes to miracle claims: "It is the responsibility of the historian to consider what the evidence would look like if she were not wearing her metaphysical bias like a pair of sunglasses that shade the world. It is not the responsibility of the evidence to shine so brightly that they render such glasses ineffectual." (p. 196) With all the preliminary matters out of the way, Dr. Licona gets down to the business of doing history. Chapter three examines the historical sources pertaining to Christ's Resurrection. Many Christians may object to the methodology employed in this chapter since he does not automatically accept every biblical passage on the subject as evidence, but bear in mind that Licona is doing his best to transcend his own Christian horizon to be as neutral as possible. He discusses over two dozen early sources and rates them as "unlikely, possible-minus, possible, possible-plus, highly probable, indeterminate [or] not useful" (p. 201). The fourth chapter uncovers the historical bedrock pertaining to the fate of Jesus. This approach follows on the heels of the exhaustive work of Dr. Habermas who, since 1975, has kept track of over 3,400 academic works from scholars of various stripes on the Resurrection in English, German, and French. From this research, Dr. Habermas has shown that there are 12 facts accepted by the vast majority of scholars. He has reduced this to six best attested details in what he calls the "minimal facts" approach. Each of these facts are discussed, but Dr. Licona narrows this down to three facts that nearly all scholars agree upon: 1) Jesus died by crucifixion, 2) the disciples had experiences that led them to believe and proclaim that Jesus had risen from the dead, and 3) Paul converted to Christianity after experiencing what he believed to be a post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus. There's also a lengthy discussion on what "resurrection" meant to Jewish and Christian audiences in the first century. The information contained in this chapter is often completely ignored by agnostics, atheists, Muslims, and others who do not want to even consider the Resurrection as a possibility. I have had many discussions with skeptics who display naivete when they claim that there is no evidence to support the claim that Jesus rose from the dead. It's one thing to disbelieve in the event, but it's an entirely different thing to completely ignore or to willingly remain ignorant of the historical bedrock pertaining to the fate of Jesus. The fifth and final chapter of the book examines six different hypotheses that attempt to explain what happened to Jesus after being crucified. Along with the traditional Christian understanding of the Resurrection, the views promoted by Vermes, Goulder, Ludemann, Crossen, and Craffert are weighed in terms of their explanatory scope, explanatory power, plausibility, the amount of ad hoc elements, and illumination for solving problems associated with the subject. An appendix also examines Dale Allison's work on the Resurrection according to the same criteria. The traditional Resurrection hypothesis is the only view that fulfills all five criteria, and it outdistances the other views by a wide margin. Critics can claim that Licona merely concluded what he hoped to prove, but they must be able to point out flaws in his methodology, since his conclusion most certainly follows from the data when historiographical principles are applied. My biggest concern with the book is found in the fifth chapter. While discussing the strange events described in Matthew 27:51-53, Licona suggested that the passage was not describing historical events but employing apocalyptic language to show that a significant person had died. Such descriptions were not uncommon in the ancient world when describing the death of important people. This comment has set off a wave of criticism from conservative Christian scholars like Norman Geisler and Al Mohler. I disagree with Licona's statement and share some of the same concerns as Geisler and Mohler. But when I consider the context and methodology being used in the book, I don't find it to be quite as grievous an error as some have claimed. Skeptics will undoubtedly continue to dismiss the Resurrection of Christ, but they must deal with the research in this book or they simply are not interacting with the latest scholarship. Dr. Licona's work raises the bar when it comes to the most important subject we could ever study: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in this subject who is up to the task of reading an academic work. I have studied the subject for years, but I still learned a lot and will treasure this book as an extremely valuable resource. Even though I disagree with his take on Matt. 27:51-53, I still need to give the book five stars since I don't need to agree with the author on every point for me to give a positive review and recognize the book's worth.
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"The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach," by Michael R. Licona is an outstanding, thorough yet highly approachable assessment of the evidence, sources, and explanatory hypotheses for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As the subtitle suggests, it borrows significant methodological rigor and best practices from the field of historical analysis and applies them to biblical scholarship. Licona begins his assessment with a meticulous discussion of his historical analysis methodology. Included in this section is his definition of five criteria he uses to assess a set of explanatory hypotheses. He then uses those assessments to weigh the hypotheses based on nine levels of certainty ranging from “certainly not historical” to “certainly historical.” The hypothesis representing the best explanation for the resurrection of Christ is the one rated highest in historical certainty based on the five criteria. At the outset of the book, Licona also includes a robust discussion of historical analysis influences and issues because evaluating them openly is essential to his methodical approach and because they aren’t often discussed in biblical studies. It is in this section that he does something quite unique and insightful; Licona includes a full discussion of knowledge, experiences, worldviews, preferences and other influences, which he calls “horizons,” that tend to bias the assessment of history. Furthermore, he defines a set of six methods that he uses throughout the book to avoid his own biases as he strives to present outcomes based on methodical neutrality. It’s quite brilliant. Licona even includes a confession of his own “horizons” - his potential influences. With all this foundation in place, Licona proceeds to identify all sources of evidence for the resurrection of Christ and rates each according to its likelihood of providing reliable independent testimony. Included in this assessment are sources from the Bible, early Christian writers, non-biblical Christian literature and early non-Christian writers. He then uses the most reliable sources as the basis for attesting to the reliability for all the available evidence for the resurrection. This produces three pieces of evidence that he calls “historical bedrock” because they are well attested within multiple reliable sources and are validated by a broad range of scholars. In the final section of the book, Licona evaluates major assertions against the resurrection from skeptics and compares the results against a parallel evaluation of the resurrection hypothesis. Specifically, he uses his criteria and rating system to assess how well hypotheses from a range of skeptical scholars, like Gerd Ludemann and John Dominic Crossan, are able to explain the historical bedrock evidence. At the end of this extensive analysis, the biblical resurrection hypothesis is by far the most credible explanation for historical bedrock evidence associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As noted above, Michael Licona’s book is an excellent assessment of the evidence, sources and competing hypotheses associated with the resurrection of Christ. The author uniquely applies the meticulousness of best practice historical analysis methodology to arguably the most important of all biblical questions. Using rigorous criteria and rating scales, Licona delivers a fair and balanced evaluation that achieves the methodical neutrality he was striving for while minimizing, as best as possible, influences from his “horizons.” It’s also worth noting that Licona assesses a broad range of possible sources, including those classified as gnostic and pseudepigraphal, and includes viewpoints from a broad range of scholars, supportive and skeptical alike. Furthermore, the author includes a very robust set of footnotes on the various topics discussed within the book. These footnotes are helpful for both scholars and non-scholars looking for a deeper understanding or pointers for additional exploration plus they include additional explanatory comments that complement Licona’s focus on delivering a fair and balanced assessment. The one issue I found while reading the book was its treatment of the empty tomb evidence. I was disappointed the author’s discussion was brief since I was looking forward to a robust evaluation. However, in his defense, Licona was looking for historical bedrock evidence that could be used to assess the various resurrection hypotheses. A large number of scholars are skeptical of the empty tomb so it doesn’t belong in his historical bedrock category. Beside this one brief moment of disappointment, I was greatly pleased with the totality of Licona’s analysis and outcomes.
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The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach is thus far my favorite textbook to refer to when exploring the Jesus’ resurrection. If you are looking for a timeless, structured, methodical, and systematic approach to the resurrection of Jesus, then this is the book for you. Although the massiveness of the volume can be intimidating, Licona’s scholarly work is well-written and easily followed, making it suitable for both scholars and layman. Rather than jump straight into the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, as others do, Licona begins by discussing the nature of history, truth, bias, burden of proof, and method. In so doing Licona makes clear what his methodology is, and that is, to carefully establish a core of facts (called the historical bedrock) and evaluate which hypothesis best meets those facts according to the standard historical criteria (e.g., explanatory scope and power), which can also be referred to as a minimal facts approach. After these more metaphysical topics, Licona provides details all (or nearly all) relevant ancient texts surrounding the resurrection. And after a lengthy discussion on the historical bedrock, Licona weighs six hypotheses (five of which being naturalistic hypotheses), concluding that the resurrection hypothesis is the only one that meets all of the historical criteria. One of the many strengths of his book is that it attempts to look at the historical research for the resurrection of Jesus from an unbiased perspective. His attempt is to limit what he refers to as his “horizon”—his lens of prior beliefs and experiences that make him biased to the evidence. Licona cites and deals with a vast number of nonbiblical sources and skeptical scholars. I would gladly say that Licona does so with modesty and integrity. For skeptics, they should be easily able to interact with this text with gratitude and enthusiasm. For some Christians, though, Licona can seem a bit too unbiased. If you are looking for an examination of the resurrection of Jesus that does not address challenges and tough questions honestly, then this probably isn’t the book for you. There are occasional instances where some may find Licona’s conclusions to seem too critical. For instance in his assigned historical value to the canonical Gospels and in his historical bedrock. (Spoiler) Licona only includes three facts in his historical bedrock, omitting the historical fact of the empty tomb (although he does consider it a second-order fact). The reason for both are based on the historical method and standard criteria. While some may disagree with his conclusions, there is no doubt in Licona’s consistency. The only other downside to the textbook is that it does not have the wherewithal to go into deep discussion on certain topics, like the historical reliability for the empty tomb. Doing a deep dive into individual topics like such would result in a much larger volume. So, if you are looking for an exhaustive exploration into a specific topic, this may not be the right text for you. That is not to discredit the comprehensiveness that Licona does provide! Despite its inexhaustiveness, Licona does give a number of sources one could use for a deeper search into a specific topic. Overall, if you are a Christian who wants to research the skeptical challenges facing the resurrection and you want to know how to construct a minimal facts approach to the resurrection of Jesus, or if you are a skeptic who desires to know more about the subject and interact with the top Christian historians, then this is the book for you.
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