(April 5, 2014 at 2:54 pm)professor Wrote: 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.Which is mind-boggling, considering what was described:
Matthew 27:52,53 Wrote:and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.These weren't just any people, they were "the saints." And they appeared to "many people" in "the holy city." Are we to assume that they did this in a manner that made them unrecognizable as anything but resurrected 'saints'? Because if so, then the passage is meaningless. Otherwise, why aren't there any reports of the return of such men of renown, who appeared to so many?
Matthew is the only gospel that mentions this fantastic occurrence. It also deviates from the others in mentioning that a guard was posted at the tomb (turning it into a minor sub-plot) as well as the only one that mentions Judas' suicide; it's clear that "Matthew" wasn't very impressed with the first draft of the gospels and decided it needed some sprucing up. If he was alive today he'd be one of those Hollywood screenwriters who would listen to your pitch about a tender love story and ask if you could "add a few explosions." He's the Michael Bay of the gospels.
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