Even if the disciples had believed in the resurrection of Jesus, it is doubtful they would have generated any following. So long as the body was interred in the tomb, a Christian movement founded on belief in the resurrection of the dead man would have been an impossible folly.
William Lane CraigReason is a tool to help us better understand and defend our faith; as Anselm put it, ours is a faith that seeks understanding.
William Lane Craig