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To: Greg or e who wrote (60304)	10/16/2014 9:38:35 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

The crucifixion and resurrection are definitely not things that people would make up. . Jesus was put to death by crucifixion. This was a shameful death which should have devastated the disciples and ended Jesus’ movement. ........ 4. It would have been more convenient for the Church if this discovery had been made by men (whose testimony was considered more reliable) and by one of the early heroes of the faith (like Stephen or Cleopas). 5. The disciples were not expecting Jesus to be resurrected. Jews had many other ways of conceiving life after death: the disciples could have claimed to have seen Jesus’ angel, or his Spirit in heaven, or that Jesus had been translated into a “star”. It was decidedly odd to claim he was resurrected from an identifiable tomb. 6. Multiple appearances took place in which many people who had known Jesus well believed they had seen him alive again. 7. Paul, who initially persecuted the early Christians, became a follower of Jesus as a result of believing he had seen the risen Jesus. 8. James, the brother of Jesus, who was not a follower of Jesus before the crucifixion became a follower afterwards. He also became a leader in the church in Jerusalem and was put to death for his faith. ............. 16. The early church grew in a Hellenistic context that would have been hostile to the idea of bodily resurrection. Gentile philosophers wanted to escape the confines of the body; they didn’t want to be trapped in their bodies forever!