What happened to Matthew's zombies?

[ThomM]

In Matthew's account of the crucifixion he tells us that just as the moment of Jesus' death

At that moment the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split. Tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs. After Jesus was raised to life, they went into the holy city. There they appeared to many people. (27:51-53)

In all my reading during years, decades, as a Christian I have never seen anyone try to deal with this question, and to be truthful I never thought of searching for an answer.

So, what did happen according to believers?

Did these "zombies" die again?

If so, how long did they live before returning to the tomb?

Or did they get taken up bodily into heaven like Elijah and Jesus in the bible's three-decker universe?

Or what?

Reading the bible is akin to reading a James Bond Novel
The existence of the gods - and James Bond are equal - they are all fictional characters created by humans

And James Bond saved the world far more times than any god in the bible did - in fact the god destroyed more often.

But - for an intelligent - educated - and logical person - expecting that such passages in the bible MIGHT be true - is comical. Why is it that there is NO mention of such things in any of the writings of the historians of the day? Remember - this is the golden age of Rome. THE bible itself mentions lots of scribes - but there were also lots of historians - some who lived in and around the supposed events - and never mention them.

Remember - according to the bible - there were MULTITUDES of followers around the christ - he was supposedly known about by Pilate and Herod.
And a living god - never bothered to leave behind proof of his existence - when even the pharaohs of Egypt were able to do that!


Actually - the catholic church - representing the majority of xtians - already has accepted evolution - and admits that the bible does not have to be believed as actual events. They even accept that the earth obits the sun now too!!!!! All you have to do is send them money - they don't care if you believe the bible or not!