Does a God exist?

[SteveII]

Which authors don't claim Jesus rose from the dead? Mark? How does the 'original' verses 1-8 not claim Jesus rose from the dead? Did you remember there were 27 different documents? They would have ALL had to been significantly altered to remove the resurrection of Jesus. There is simply no evidence that happened.

Mark... why not?...
What was the original ending?
" When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”

4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”

8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid."

Can you spot the problem here?
1 - They just decided to go do that but wouldn't even have remembered that there was a huge ass stone blocking the entrance. Either they're all 3 a bit dumb, or... like many others, the story is fabricated, with a particular objective.
2 - "Oh yay, someone else got the stone out for us... and told us that 'he has risen' and went off into the world" No need to take a look in the tomb, then... this unknown figure is totally believable.
3 - Oh... instead of rejoicing, they cower in fear, flee, and TELL NO ONE!! How does this tale come to be in writing, then?

Bah.... I don't care to discuss the stupid book. It was written with a purpose in mind.
It is astonishing that that purpose is still working.

So you are changing your tune. You said Mark does not claim that Jesus rose from the dead. In fact, it does (see bold). Your response: they told no one...because of their fear. Obviously their fear wore off and they eventually did tell someone--we have the account.