Thousands of people saw him, he talked with many of them so he was alive, and he was seen ascending into the sky. Christianity would not have been able to get any kind of a start if the body of Christ could have been shown to still be in the tomb. It could have been soundly thwarted right at the beginning - and there was no shortage of people who were keen to do so. No body was ever produced.
The Gospels are historic documents in their own right, and all the writers were witnesses or associates of witnesses to the resurrection of Christ. Their accounts have minor variations indicating a lack of collaborative effort and a harmony indicative of a historic event. Almost all of the disciples were prepared to die horrendous deaths for their insistence on what they had witnessed. They could simply have stated it was a hoax and saved their lives. Instead they endured all manner of persecution. An entire new way of living was begun since Jesus appeared to hundreds of people following the resurrection and these people spead the news and changed the world. This could not have happened from some prank.
Christians also have the witness within of the Holy Spirit which testifies to the truth of Christ's living presence. This cannot be understood from the outside, but those who have become Christians know without doubt that Christ is indeed alive.
No, Paul and Jesus never met while Jesus was still alive. It was after Jesus rose from the dead that Jesus appeared to Paul (See 1 Corinthians 15:8). While some people interpret Paul as having a vision on the road to Damascus (Acts 9 1-6), Paul himself insisted that Jesus appeared to him in his resurrected person in his written word (See 1 Corinthians 15:8).
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is known for initially doubting Jesus' resurrection until he saw and touched his wounds. Thomas is also known for his bold statement, "My Lord and my God," upon seeing Jesus.
It was difficult for a person to remove the stone over the face of the tomb, it also had the Roman seal , tampering could lead to death.And she said that dead Jesus was alive a little to hard to believe.
King Saul and Jesus were not contemporaneous: Jesus died about 32 or 33AD but King Saul died about 1010BC. However, Paul the Apostle came from Tarsus and changed his name to 'Saul 'upon his conversion.
Nothing, Jesus was dead. That is why he was pierced. If he had been alive they would have broken his legs and thus scripture that stated not a bone would be broken would not have been fulfilled.
Jesus was resurrected on a Sunday.
The first person to see Jesus after he resurrected was Mary Magdalene.
Architects do not know that Jesus resurrected from the dead. The fact of the resurrection is a matter of faith. If there were a "fact" their would be no faith.
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Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem, in Israel.
After Jesus resurrected, he appeared to his disciples and followers for a period of 40 days before ascending into heaven.
Evangelize.
Jesus had to be resurrected to fulfill the prophecy of his resurrection, to demonstrate his victory over death, and to show his followers that he was the Son of God.
We assume he died around the age of 33, however he was resurrected three days later and is alive and well today.
Jesus is alive...
According to the Bible, Jesus was resurrected three days after his crucifixion. So it would be around 30 AD.
No. Jesus just visited the Americas after he was resurrected.