A while back I challenged Bible apologist Dave Armstrong to write a coherent account of the resurection story in the Bible, incorporating all the details in each of the four gospels, offering him $1000 if he could do it. (It is a rather long document; the challenge can be found at the bottom of page 5.) It should be a cinch. The account in each of the gospels is quite brief, and, according to Mr. Armstrong, the Bible is the inerrent "word of god", without error or contradiction, so there should be no problem combining the details from all four accounts. To date (July 24, 2020), he has not responded with a story, so I sent him an email today doubling my offer to $2000 if he would simply write such a clear, straightforward, contradiction-free story.

I would now like to extend my challenge to everyone out there. To the first person who can write a nice, coherent account that includes all the details from the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible surrounding the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and doesn't contradict or disagree with any statement from any of the four books, I will pay $2000. Here it is in print. Save this webpage so that I can't back out of it! Get your pen out and start claiming that two grand!

Of course, Mr. Armstrong will not try it, because he knows it is impossible. The resurrection account is probably the most convoluted and contradictory part of the entire Bible. Each of the four gospel writers has his own version which disagrees hugely with any of the others. One could almost write a book just describing all the contadictions in this part of the "word of god". (I have list some of them in my free book, available at my book website). Have at it, though, if you think you can do it. You can send your entries to ward (at) wardricker (dot) com.

CAVEAT: In the extremely unlikely event that I get diluged with entries, I will start charging $50 per manuscript to read the stories. The $50 will be refunded, of course, along with the $2000 payment, upon a successful rendering of the gospel account.

Note! October 19, 2021: Nobody has yet tried to win the prize. You can still claim your two grand. Send those entries!

Still no response/submissions as of December 26, 2021. Does nobody want that $2000?

April 20, 2022: Still no response. It's a pity nobody wants my money!

Just checking in on April 29, 2023. Still no takers. Amazing! It's not that long of an account. The story takes up about a page in each gospel. Should take an hour or two if, indeed, the Bible is the inerrant word of god. Come on, folks. Get those pens out! An easy two grand is waiting for you!