(April 5, 2014 at 2:54 pm)professor Wrote: To Thom- I do not recall the word "Bloodline" in the bible.
In the book of Matthew the first chapter lists the forefathers of Joseph, not Jesus. Perhaps you could read it.
To the OP, the reason there is little discussed about those raised from the dead when Jesus rose is that we are not told what happened next.
Since Jesus is the firstborn from the dead, there must be a second,third and so on, afterward.
It only says they were seen, if they were resurrected to live normal lives afterward- it would have been phrased differently.
My take is they left, and that all the righteous from Adam left also.
I am highly looking forward to the next Departure.
Actually - the lineage as described in the bible was an attempt to make it seem that the christ fullfilled the prophecy that he was of the line of David - and since lineage at that time was the Male bloodline - the actual word bloodline does not need to be there to be implied. I take note - in your statement that you include "My take" for things that are not specifically mentioned in the bible as well.
Having said that - the problem is that there is NO reason to believe the christ actually lived - to have risen from the dead. THERE remains not a single mention of him or his "parents" in the historical record of his supposed time - so claiming that OTHERS were brought back from the dead - when there is NO mention of that in other writings is just as comical.
And - the story of Adam is a fairy tale - based on what we know is the origin of humans a hundred thousand years before the claimed time of the bible.
