Can the Critics prove the Resurrection?

Happy Easter. This is the resurrection morning when the tomb was found empty. I wanted to share just a brief portion of an article that can be found at - http://blog.soundrezn.com/2009/08/13/using-critics-to-prove-the-resurrection/ - Critics have been saying for years that the resurrection never occurred. But here are some details that 95% of them agree on.

1. Jesus died by crucifixion.
2. Jesus was buried.
3. Jesus’ death caused the Disciples to despair and lose hope.
4. Jesus’ tomb was discovered (or claimed to be discovered) to be empty a few days later.
5. The Disciples believed they experienced appearances of the risen Jesus.
6. After this the Disciples were transformed from doubters into bold believers.
7. Jesus’ resurrection was the center of preaching in the early Church.
8. Jesus’ resurrection was preached in Jerusalem.
9. As a result of this preaching, the Church was born and it grew.
10. Resurrection day, Sunday, replaced the Sabbath (Saturday) as the primary day of worship.
11. James, a skeptic, was converted when he also believed that he saw the resurrected Jesus.
12. Paul, a violent enemy of Christianity, was converted by an experience which he believed to be an appearance of the risen Jesus.
13. This is one I have added. The disciples did not get rich and the reward for all but one of them was to die because of what they were preaching. If they knew it were false then it seems at least one of them would have said so, to save his own skin.

Take these above and draw your own conclusion about whether there is enough evidence to support the resurrection. Have a blessed Easter day.