[Serious] Literal and Not Literal

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Yes, the resurrection is to be understand as Jesus literally conquering death, by resurrecting in very real and concrete way, in a bodily resurrection. Not just as a symbol of hope, but the very embodiment of it, in the flesh.

It why one the gospels has a doubting Thomas, feeling the wounds of the resurrected Christ.

Great, so however the stories came to be accepted as true could have been similar, process-wise, to how the stories in Genesis were accepted as true. People saw and interpreted things in certain ways, and stories meant to be taken as true arose whereby people listened and accepted as true.

Sidenote: hopefully you realize this is all a matter of faith anyway and not historically validated that Jesus rose from the dead.

The Gospel writers themselves wrote with the intent of resurrection being understand as literally true. They wanted their readers to take it this way, this is very clear within the text.