(February 15, 2011 at 10:46 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Is it not possible that jesus just didnt die on the cross.
The punished often took days to die and he was only up there for about five minutes.
Who declared him dead and how qualified were they?
The Romans also didn't allow condemned criminals a burial in a tomb. The body was left up on the cross to rot. They certainly wouldn't have allowed a lavish burial by the standards of the time (A tomb? For a condemned criminal? Really?) And with guards posted as Pilate was ordered to do by the Jewish leaders. Because Pilate was famous for taking orders from the Jewish leaders. Actually, Pilate was known for being an iron fisted brutal tyrant, imfamous even by Roman standards.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
